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Turning off Windows Security Center
Name: alebowgm Date: August 21, 2004 at 16:13:18 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...
A registery key maybe?
BTW: I already have changed the settings in the way Security Center alerts me, however it always reverts back to saying the Firewall is offline...
Name: joeteck Date: August 21, 2004 at 17:58:16 Pacific
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Yeah, thats one "feature" in SP2 you can't avoid.
They know about it, and should have a hotfix for it soon.
Joeteck
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Response Number 2
Name: Wombat Date: August 21, 2004 at 18:50:52 Pacific
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I do not think Microsoft will have a hotfix for this. It's going to be in your face all the time. This is so that you cannot complain about not being informed about getting the updates & patches.
The only way is to hide it... in Start / Settings / Taskbar & Start Menu put a tick in "Hide inactive icons" then click on customize / click on Windows Security Alerts and from the box select always hide.
Iligitimi non carborundum est
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Response Number 3
Name: rg69olds Date: August 21, 2004 at 19:20:59 Pacific
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I turned mine of with the servies. I stoped it and disabled it. I keep the security up my self and did not need it running. Take care RSG
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Response Number 4
Name: netckc Date: August 21, 2004 at 20:24:07 Pacific
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Just don't let it monitor anything i.e. antivirus, firewall and windows update. if u already have an antivirus software and firewall running, then u have nothing to worry about. just set them to "do not monitor" and leave windows update as it is as on. and the security centre won't pop up anymore.
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Response Number 5
Name: alebowgm Date: August 22, 2004 at 18:14:56 Pacific
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It isn't that simple. After every reboot it just continues to come back up...
I am going to look into the services and see if I can disable it...
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Response Number 6
Name: alebowgm Date: August 23, 2004 at 13:32:31 Pacific
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