So I have it so sp2 installs silently and everything for my users which is no big deal. However is there a way to have it so through the registry I can turn off or modify the settings for the firewall ??

what you could do is use a program called InCtrl5 to log the changes made to the systems registry before and after you have applied the settings you want. I'ts a really great tool, and if a file was modified as well to reflect the changes you made, it too will show up.

if you can access all the computers you want to do this on them,i mean if youre the admin so give REGRUN SECURITY SUITE a try.

it will give you the most control ability over your registry .

and of course you can choose an specified place in registry to block from changes.