Re: MS Antispyware "Security Agent" missing

From: Bigbruva (Richardh_at_dontusethis.ws)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:53:41 -0800

Whenever an application is in development one of the last parts of the dev
cycle is to update all the user documentation and help contents.
So I am sure this will be sorted out once the product is shipped. However as
Sandi suggests it would help ensure this happens if you post the issue in
the correct forum.

Just out of interest if you do not use Messenger why are you bothering to
unblock it anyhow?
If you want to stop it loading do the following:

1) Open the Windows Messenger main screen and select Tools / Options.
2) Click the Preferences tab.
3) Uncheck the "Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts" option.

Does that help?

BB

"Pirate Pete" <Pirate Pete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CCB8FD78-3A04-4D47-8CB3-7A500E571C28@microsoft.com...
> OK, thanks; I tried that.
>
> Still couldn't find the program I blocked (MS Messenger -- can't figure
> out
> why it wants to load since I've never used it.), or how to unblock if if I
> want to. MS needs to work on this since the Help hardly matches the
> program,
> and the program's block/unblock, as-is (admittedly in beta) is way too
> complicated. I mean, as a 20-year PC user (lawyer in small office
> pretending
> [out of necessity] to be his own IT staff) I couldn't figure it out.
>
> "Bigbruva" wrote:
>
>> If you select the "Real Time Protection" icon (it looks like a shield)
>> The three types of Security Agents are shown in the bottom left of the
>> window.
>> From here you can select to manage each agent and change the blocking
>> settings.
>>
>> Let us know if this helped you out
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> BB
>>
>> PS For future Antispyware questions you should try the following
>> newsgroups:
>> http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us
>>
>>
>>
>> "PiratePete" <PiratePete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DD9A154D-16D9-495A-8EAC-806DAD45FF34@microsoft.com...
>> > On my most recent boot, the Antispyware beta asked me if I wanted to
>> > block
>> > something that was trying to add itself to the services that run at
>> > startup,
>> > and I said yes block it. When I tried to find out how to unblock it if
>> > I
>> > later want to, the help file said: "1. From the main screen, or any of
>> > the
>> > screens with the toolbar, click the Security Agents icon or menu
>> > option."
>> >
>> > For the life of my I can't find a "Security Agent" ocon or menu item.
>> > What
>> > am I missing?
>> >
>>
>>
>>

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