Inaccurate security warning in XP.

[James Silverton]

I posted this query yesterday but there is still no sign of its
appearing so here I go again!

After the latest update, on booting Windows XP I frequently get
the red shield telling me that protection software is not
installed and telling me to click the balloon to fix the
problem. I see the McAfee virus and firewall installation window
previous to this but Windows insists on the warning. If I do
click the balloon, the security center opens and closes with no
red shield and a happy computer! If I just ignore things the red
shield also goes away eventually. I certainly would like to be
warned if my protection software was really not installed but I
think this crying "Wolf!" will have its traditional effect.



Is there anything I can do about it?


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA

 

[Peter]

Are your McAfee applications up to date? Try running the Firewall setup
again and establish McAfee Security Center as the default.

 

[bumtracks]

I've seen that a couple times - ignore it, it goes away. Open security
center, it stays.