Security Centre

The Old Moos

Every time I turn on my computer it tells me that the Windows Security Centre
is at risk. I have Nortons IS installed as my Anti Virus program, and I know
this overrides the WSC, but how do I stop the Windows icon from showing my
computer is at risk when I start up.

I read that the Windows SC is only a warning, it does not save you from
viruses, is that correct?

Gordon

"The Old Moos" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Every time I turn on my computer it tells me that the Windows Security
> Centre
> is at risk. I have Nortons IS installed as my Anti Virus program, and I
> know
> this overrides the WSC, but how do I stop the Windows icon from showing my
> computer is at risk when I start up.
>
> I read that the Windows SC is only a warning, it does not save you from
> viruses, is that correct?
>


The security centre is not just about AV programs - have you actually OPENED
it to see what the message is?

The Old Moos

The problem is that when I turn the computer on, it comes up with the red
icon down at the bottom of the screen, which, when I click on it, tells me
Windows SC is turned off. I turn it on, but there doesnt seem to be a
default place where I can turn it on permanently. Pain having to turn it on
every time I turn on the computer.
Any suggestions how to do this?

"Gordon" wrote:

> "The Old Moos" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Every time I turn on my computer it tells me that the Windows Security
> > Centre
> > is at risk. I have Nortons IS installed as my Anti Virus program, and I
> > know
> > this overrides the WSC, but how do I stop the Windows icon from showing my
> > computer is at risk when I start up.
> >
> > I read that the Windows SC is only a warning, it does not save you from
> > viruses, is that correct?
> >
>
>
> The security centre is not just about AV programs - have you actually OPENED
> it to see what the message is?
>
>

Gordon

"The Old Moos" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The problem is that when I turn the computer on, it comes up with the red
> icon down at the bottom of the screen, which, when I click on it, tells me
> Windows SC is turned off. I turn it on, but there doesnt seem to be a
> default place where I can turn it on permanently. Pain having to turn it
> on
> every time I turn on the computer.
> Any suggestions how to do this?
>

Look in Control Panel-Security.

Tom Allen

"The Old Moos" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Every time I turn on my computer it tells me that the Windows Security
> Centre
> is at risk. I have Nortons IS installed as my Anti Virus program, and
> I know
> this overrides the WSC, but how do I stop the Windows icon from
> showing my
> computer is at risk when I start up.
>
> I read that the Windows SC is only a warning, it does not save you
> from
> viruses, is that correct?
>

Windows Security Centre is just a facility for controlling various
security aspects, it doesn't of itself provide a security function. Are
you sure that the warning isn't WSC advising you about some security
feature that is turned off ?
If you open WSC does it show some problem with Firewall, Updates,
Anti-virus, UAC etc. ?

Tom

The Old Moos

Maybe I am not explaining myself very well. When I turn on my computer, a
red icon shows in bottom right corner saying that my WSC security is at risk.
I click on it, and it tells me to turn it on. This makes the red icon go
away.

What I want to know is, is there a way of either turning this WSC on or off
permanently? Surely you don't have to go through this process every day? It
has only been a problem for 4 days now, so there must be a glitch somewhere I
can't find.

There are no messages in WSC when I open it, it just tells me to turn the
security on. (There is no button to click "apply" here, making it
permanent.)

Does NIS override this WSC or am I doubling up on security?

t-4-2

The Old Moos;753913 Wrote:
> Maybe I am not explaining myself very well. When I turn on my computer,
> a
> red icon shows in bottom right corner saying that my WSC security is at
> risk.
> I click on it, and it tells me to turn it on. This makes the red icon
> go
> away.
>
> What I want to know is, is there a way of either turning this WSC on or
> off
> permanently? Surely you don't have to go through this process every
> day? It
> has only been a problem for 4 days now, so there must be a glitch
> somewhere I
> can't find.
>
> There are no messages in WSC when I open it, it just tells me to turn
> the
> security on. (There is no button to click "apply" here, making it
> permanent.)
>
> Does NIS override this WSC or am I doubling up on security?
Hello The Old Moos,
My suggestions :
1.) Get rid of Norton. It is power hungry. Will turn Vista defender and
firewall off.
2.) Get Avast or Avag. They are free and they do a good job.
3.) Keep the built-in Vista defender and firewall on. They are designed
for the job. Don't need a 3rd party program to intrude unless your
machine is for business. Then never mind what I had just said.


--
t-4-2

The Old Moos

The problem seems to have resolved itself. Don't have to turn anything on
or off anymore, all working spiffingly!

Thanks for the info!

The Old Moos

Tom Allen

"The Old Moos" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
>
> The problem seems to have resolved itself. Don't have to turn
> anything on
> or off anymore, all working spiffingly!
>
> Thanks for the info!
>
> The Old Moos

Jolly good - if you open 'Help and Support' and type 'Security Center'
in the box ( US spelling ), hit the search button and then click on
'Using the Security Center' at the top of the list you will get loads
more info.

Regards
Tom