turn off Windows XP Internet Gateway

I was having Windows Vista preinstalled in my pc and so recently I wiped it out and installed Windows XP on my system and on my direct connection to the internet it has set up Internet Gateway by default, so I wanted to know how to disable it or how do I turn off windows xp internet gateway? Can anyone help me out please. Thank you

Have you tried to disable the personal firewall in XP. It is not good and alters more settings than a Trend or NAV firewall. This way you can get rid of the "Internet Gateway" between your computer and the internet.

By default, the Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client is installed on a Windows XP Professional computer. The Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client starts the Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) Discovery service, that listens on port 1900 for NOTIFY directives. NOTIFY directives are messages that advertise the availability of UPnP-capable devices on the network. If you do not require the functionality of the Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client, you can remove the client from your computer. Doing so can help lower the risk of Internet-based attacks to port 1900 on your computer.

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.
2. In the Components list, click Networking Services, click Details, and then click to clear the Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client check box.
3. Click OK, click Next, and then click Finish.
4. Restart your computer.

More information here: http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

Here is a shortcut method to disable Internet Gateway showing up in your network connections on your computer or on your laptop:

First go to Start
Control Panel
Ad/remove Programs
Ad/remove Windows Components
go to Network Services
Uncheck "Internet Gateway"
and finish by pressing OK.