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You certainly can disable the IPV6 without harm if your not using iv6 enabled applications in your infrastructure.

There are some instances where it is offered to disable ipv6 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/952842

to completely remove the ipv6 from your computer please do the following

Right Click Network Places
Select Manage Network Connections For each enabled and used NIC
Right Click – Local Area Connection – Select Properties
Networking Tab
DeSelect IPv6
Close

after doing the above procedure you might have to use the registry editor aswell to completely disable the ipv6 tunnel

To completely disable IPv6 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer yourself, follow these steps:

1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Locate the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters
3. In the details pane, click New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.
4. Type DisabledComponents, and then press ENTER.
5. Double-click DisabledComponents, and then type 0xffffffff in Hexadecimal or 4294967295 in Decimal.Note The 0xffffffff value or the 4294967295 value disables all IPv6 components except for the IPv6 loopback interface.

My Computer:
explorer.exe /root,,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

My Computer with C drive selected:
explorer.exe /select,c:

My Network Places:
explorer.exe /root,,::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

Start a Network Connection: (replace ConnectionName with the name of the connection)
rundll32.exe rnaui.dll,rnadial ConnectionName

Recycle Bin:
explorer.exe /root,,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Empty Recycle Bin: (may not work correctly)
cmd.exe /C del /F /Q C:\RECYCLER\*.*

Task Manager:
taskmgr.exe

Computer Management:
compmgmt.msc

System Properties:
control.exe sysdm.cpl

Volume Control:
sndvol32.exe

Date and Time Properties:
control.exe timedate.cpl

Logoff:
shutdown.exe -l

Switch User / Lock Computer:
rundll32.exe user32.dll LockWorkStation

Hibernate:
rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

Restart:
shutdown.exe -r

Shutdown:
shutdown.exe -s

Shutdown (abort):
shutdown.exe -a

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916261

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type explorer, and then click OK.
Locate the following folder:
%windir%\inf
Note The %windir% placeholder represents the path of the WINDOWS system folder. Typically, C:\WINDOWS is the path of the WINDOWS system folder.

The inf folder is a hidden folder. To view the inf folder, follow these steps:
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
In the Advanced settings list, click Show hidden files and folders under Hidden files and folders.
Click Apply, and then click OK.
Double-click the inf folder, right-click au, and then click Install.
Click Browse. Locate and then click the %windir%\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder if the following conditions are true:
You installed Windows XP SP2 from a Windows XP SP2 CD that included SP2 as part of the base installation.
You downloaded and installed Windows XP SP2 from the Microsoft Web site.
Windows XP SP2 was included with the computer.
Note If the ServicePackFiles folder is not present on the computer, you can copy the files from a slipstreamed Windows XP SP2 installation CD.
Click OK to copy the files.
Change the setting on the computer not to display hidden files and folders. To do this, follow these steps:
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
In the Advanced settings list, click Do not show hidden files and folders under Hidden files and folders.
Click Apply, and then click OK.
Restart the computer.