Right click the start button and click on properties.
Step 2.
Click on classic mode and hit apply.
Step 3.
Close the box you were in and you have the old windows look.
Step 4.
Right click Network Neighborhood and click on Properties.
Step 5.
Click on the 3rd tab (advanced)
Step 6.
You will see at the top of this box, asking windows to protect you. Turn that off. This is what turns off the firewall in XP that is prohibiting you from playing in Igames.
Hit apply and close window
Some people have found that Windows XP will work fine w/o doing anything but if you are having problems connecting or have a message that says you have hit a firewall then you need to follow the above steps. If you are still having problems email Sad1 at [email protected]