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[rn5a]

I am working on WinXP Pro (SP2). I have disabled Automatic Updates
from Control Panel since I prefer doing it manually. Because I have
disabled Automatic Updates, an icon (looks like a shield with a X in
between & red in color) always appears next to the time in the
Taskbar.

How do I get rid of that icon from there?

I tried ending the process by opening Task Manager & after selecting
wscntfy.exe, right-clicked it & clicked both "End Process" & "End
Process Tree" but it doesn't make any difference. The process gets
terminated for less than a second & re-appears in the Task Manager &
the icon too re-appears in the Taskbar.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

How do I get rid of that icon from there?

Go to Security Center in Control Panel and look into the item "change
the way..."

 

[rn5a]

Go to Security Center in Control Panel and look into the item "change
the way..."

Thank you so very much Grumpy Uncle.....that icon sitting next to the
time was a tad too irritating for me.....it was an eyesore...

Regards,

RON

 

[PA Bear]

Is Windows Defender installed?