SP2 Security Center

[Art Sheppard]

I have not been able to disable the Security
Center Icon in the Task Bar Window. I have a
hardware and software Firewalls, and great
Antivirus Programs. I have disabled the SP2
firewall, and I keep getting Pop-up Windows
on the Task Bar stating that my system is not
protected. It is just a pain to have to have
to continuously close the Pop-up window.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
/art

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Security Center
and click on: "Change the way Security Center alerts me".

Frequently asked questions about Windows Security Center
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;883792&Product=windowsxpsp2

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I have not been able to disable the Security
| Center Icon in the Task Bar Window. I have a
| hardware and software Firewalls, and great
| Antivirus Programs. I have disabled the SP2
| firewall, and I keep getting Pop-up Windows
| on the Task Bar stating that my system is not
| protected. It is just a pain to have to have
| to continuously close the Pop-up window.
| Any help would be greatly appreciated.
| Thanks in advance.
| /art

 

[leon]

it does give you the option to monitor it yourself, so
choose it and the window will stop popping up

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I have not been able to disable the Security
Center Icon in the Task Bar Window. I have a
hardware and software Firewalls, and great
Antivirus Programs. I have disabled the SP2
firewall, and I keep getting Pop-up Windows
on the Task Bar stating that my system is not
protected. It is just a pain to have to have
to continuously close the Pop-up window.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi

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


If that doesn't stick when you reboot, you can do the following:

To "solve" this problem, you can disable the Security Center service.


Start/Run --> services.msc

Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it, set
"Startup type" to Disabled.


There is also a Group Policy setting available to disable the
Security Center (Start/Run--> gpedit.msc).

Take a look at the chapter for the Security Center in
06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC

What settings are added or changed in Windows XP Service Pack 2?
Group Policy settings (page 26 for me)


06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC ("Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2, Part 6: Computer Maintenance") can be downloaded from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...d7-b791-40b6-8364-685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en

Note: WinXPSP2_Documentation.zip contains all the .doc downloads...