Queries on XP2

[Peter Geddes]

I have installed SP2 and wondered if anyone can answer these questions:

1) I noticed the boot up logo no longer has Home or Professional on it. Is
this right?

2) Can the shield icon for Security center be removed? I use Norton
AntiVirus & Norton Internet Firewall and update Windows manually so I don't
need it in the tray.

Thanks

Peter Geddes

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I have installed SP2 and wondered if anyone can answer these questions:

1) I noticed the boot up logo no longer has Home or Professional on it. Is
this right?

Yes, this is a deliberate change...

2) Can the shield icon for Security center be removed? I use Norton
AntiVirus & Norton Internet Firewall and update Windows manually so I don't
need it in the tray.

Control Panel/Security Center, click on the "Change the Way Security
Center Notifies Me" link in the left pane.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Peter;
1. Yes that is normal for all versions of Windows XP now.
2. Open Security Center
Click "Change the way..." on the left side.
Uncheck all boxes.
Click OK.

 

[Frankster]

1) I noticed the boot up logo no longer has Home or Professional on it.

Yes, this is a deliberate change...

Do you know why? Just curious.

-Frank

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Do you know why? Just curious.

Hi

With 4 versions of XP now (Home, Pro, Media Edition, Tablet PC) I
guess they just got tired of having to handle the different startup
screens each time they needed to compile/link a new build of the
OS/Service pack. Keeping it simple is a way to save time and money.

 

[Alex Nichol]

1) I noticed the boot up logo no longer has Home or Professional on it. Is
this right?

Yes. With so many variants (also Media Center and Tablet editions) they
have dropped showing it as a distinction

2) Can the shield icon for Security center be removed? I use Norton
AntiVirus & Norton Internet Firewall and update Windows manually so I don't
need it in the tray.

In Control Panel - Security Center, click on the left 'Change the way. .
.. alerts me' and uncheck the Firewall box

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Hi

With 4 versions of XP now (Home, Pro, Media Edition, Tablet PC) I
guess they just got tired of having to handle the different startup
screens each time they needed to compile/link a new build of the
OS/Service pack. Keeping it simple is a way to save time and money.

Absolutly - it takes one more thing out of the test matrix for all the
various builds, since it is now consistent across all derivatives of Windows
XP.

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Regards,

Mike
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