Security Center - Control Panel opens on first login...

[kick]

I'm looking for a means of disabling execution of the Security Center
control panel on the first login for each user post update to SP2. I'm
well versed in controlling the notifications via registry and
disabling the wscsvc service entirely, but that's not what i'm after.
I want the Security Center to remain active so that users will receive
notifications should their PC be compromised for any reason... I just
don't want them seeing the control panel on their first login.

Any thoughts? I've scanned the microsoft.public.windowsxp.* forums and
didn't come up with much...

Thanks.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

I don't know the direct answer for your question but Security Center will
not necessarily warn a user if their computer has been compromised. It will
just warn them if the Windows Firewall is not active, they have no AV, etc.
Also if the computer is compromised the attack could easily disable Security
Center anyhow so not seeing it could give a false sense of security.

Steve

 

[kick]

Hi Steven,

I suppose I misused the word "compromised". I was referring to the
functionality of the components that are monitored by the Security
Center. If I disable the service (wscsvc) then users will no longer
receive notifications re: WU/AU, AV, etc. It would preferable to leave
the Security Center active so users will at least receive a
notification should the *functionality* of one of the monitored
services (AV, WU/AU or WF) be compromised (not necessarily by an
attack... software does occasionally "break"), and a failure on one of
those components does increase exposure. I hope that clears it up...

As for my initial question, i'm still searching. I just don't want
every user seeing the near full screen Security Center control panel
on first login.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

I understand. Hope you find a way to do what you want. You might post in the
customize newsgroup also. Offhand I don't know of a way to do it via
registry edit or with Group Policy.

Steve