said by auggy 
:said by FatherChaos :
I cannot disable XP's firewall because both options in the firewall menu are grayed out.
Open regedit and check to see if the following registry key exists:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall If so, delete or rename that key, as that key does not exist by default and may be causing the issue.
To rename the key right-click
WindowsFirewall and rename to
WindowsFirewallold Create a System restore point beforehand and reboot the computer after.
BTW, are you able to access the internet in "Safe Mode with Networking"?
Wow dude thank so much, that fixed it! 
SP2 blocks access to Internet
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