Sorry to repeat this again Thomas, however are you certain
you've clicked the "Change the way Security Center alerts me"
from the left margin of the Security Center in Control Panel?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...escalerts.mspx

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"Thomas Kuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The definitions were the latest ones (updated that morning), funny enough, when I switch off Zone Alarm, the same situation is at
> hand: the center notices it but no 'pop up' on the taskbar.
>
>
> Chris H. wrote:
>
>>The Security Center was probably warning you that Avast wasn't current on the definitions or was being contacted from outside to
>>be updated. 8-) The Windows Firewall only checks in-coming traffic or monitors whether such things as anti-virus programs are
>>updated properly. It does not check out-going traffic. Here's information on how the Security Center (Windows Firewall)
>>functions: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...2_wfintro.mspx
>>

Yep, did that. 8-)

Jimmy S. wrote:

>Sorry to repeat this again Thomas, however are you certain
>you've clicked the "Change the way Security Center alerts me"
>from the left margin of the Security Center in Control Panel?
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...escalerts.mspx
>
>
>