Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
Turning off Windows Security Center
Name: alebowgm Date: August 20, 2004 at 09:43:57 Pacific OS: XP Pro SP2 CPU/Ram: 1024 MB DDR
Comment:
Hey,
Does anyone know of a trick to turn off Windows Security Center from starting up in SP2 every time? I know that I don't have Windows Update on but I am getting annoyed that it continues to come up every start time telling me so...
Name: borderrose Date: August 20, 2004 at 09:57:24 Pacific
Reply:
Go to Control Panel-Security Centre- then click on the last choice on the list to the left, "Change the Way Security Centre Alerts Me" -- then clear all of the check boxes. You will see no more of it.
Borderrose
0
Response Number 2
Name: alebowgm Date: August 20, 2004 at 12:27:21 Pacific
Reply:
I have done that.
However it keeps on reverting back to the orignal settings every time after reboot...
0
Response Number 3
Name: Moye Date: August 28, 2004 at 17:35:51 Pacific
Reply:
Just goto start>run....type services.msc...find security center and double click...set to disabled.
0
Response Number 4
Name: Sir_Killalot Date: September 2, 2004 at 00:20:18 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks!! That shut up the little bugger... Kept checking my firewall after turning all 3 off. Well well...another Windows bug, or are they just annoying us? I'd say Window gotta have a selection box right after install: -Expert mode -Standard mode -N00b mode
That'll lower the number of headaches at least a bit...
0
Response Number 5
Name: IconK7 Date: September 10, 2004 at 15:13:41 Pacific
Reply:
Another route to fix this:
Go to Start, Administrative Tools. (May be in Control Panel) Choose Services, right click on Security Center, click on Properties. Pick Log On tab, find the (any) Profile in the box and Disable it.
Security Center will not return after ReBoot.
0
Response Number 6
Name: nonaste Date: September 17, 2004 at 06:03:46 Pacific
Reply:
Quote: "Thanks!! That shut up the little bugger... Kept checking my firewall after turning all 3 off. Well well...another Windows bug, or are they just annoying us? I'd say Window gotta have a selection box right after install: -Expert mode -Standard mode -N00b mode
That'll lower the number of headaches at least a bit..."
Summary: Hey, Does anyone know of a trick to turn off Windows Security Center from starting up in SP2 every time? I know that I don't have Windows Update on but I am getting annoyed that it continues to come u...
Summary: I am curious as to how to disable the Windows Security Center, it seems to serve no purpose other than to tell me that i have no firewall or virus protection of which i have both (Agnitum Outpost and ...
Summary: Hi, I'm using Windows XP Home Edition and I have a problem with the security center. I know its not that great a security feature, but I want to have it working right regardless. Up until recently,...
0 
