Windows security center is off

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I log on and the top tells me that the security system is turned off, it asks
me to re-open it and when I do it still says that it is off. I re-start my
laptop and it still says that it is off, How do I turn it on?
 
omacar said:
I log on and the top tells me that the security system is turned off, it asks
me to re-open it and when I do it still says that it is off. I re-start my
laptop and it still says that it is off, How do I turn it on?
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The Windows Security Center consists of several elements that include
an anti-virus application and a firewall application, among othes. What
ones are turned off? That is, re-opening the Security Center applet is
not enough; the disabled elements need to be re-enabled individually.
 
Hi omacar,

Ensure that the Security Center service is started......go to Start>Run and
key in:
services.msc
Click on OK or hit ENTER
In the right-hand pane, scroll down to Security Center and double-click on
it. Use the drop-down picklist beside "Startup type" to set it to Automatic,
click on Apply, click on the Start button beneath "Services status" then
click on OK. Close the Services window.



Regards,
 
Dop you know how I can place a short cut for the security program in ths
System Tray?

Thanks,
Don
 
new problem: It works but when I turn off the laptop it "forgets". When I
turn on the laptop again it goes back to disabled. I've done it about five
times now and it stays that way. Help!?
 
Do you happen to have Norton Internet Security installed on the laptop? I
don't use Norton so I don't know for certain, but apparently Norton Internet
Security has an option that will take over for Windows Security Center,
thereby disabling it.



Regards,
 
You can put it in the books Patti, you are correct about NIS having yet another
hand in the cookie jar. The hand goes by the name of Norton Protection Center and I
must point out it's not an option, when a user installs NIS, NPC tags right along.
Once NPC is installed it offers the user only 3 options and no more:
1) Set it to go to the notification area (systray) on boot instead of loading to the
taskbar.
2) Select to "Show messages from Windows Security Center", which then of course the
user gets double alerts, 1 from WSC and one from NPC.
3) Show Windows Automatic Update alerts.

Now see how thoughtful they were to include another useless POS. They must have
thought that NIS alone with its over 1700 reg entries just wasn't cutting it so the
added it to fill the gaps.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

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I don't usually recommend any particular product(s) to other users for a
variety of reasons. I use Avast Antivirus and ZoneAlarm firewall (an earlier
version that I can't recall offhand.....am posting this from my workplace),
plus I utilize TrendMicro and Panda Software's free online scanners every so
often.



Regards,
 
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