Re: Need to Disable Windows Security Center notice on reboot

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 09/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 09:20:06 +0530

Hi Torgeir,

Aren't they per-computer setting. I've not tried it cloning to HKCU yet. But
Regmon reveals:

SetValue HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify
SetValue HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify
SetValue HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify 

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Window XP Shell/User
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"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message 
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Jackson Smith wrote:
> Completed SP2 upgrade of XP Pro successfully.  I'm using
> McAfee firewall, antivirus, etc., so I disabled Windows
> Firewall.  I also disabled automatic updates.
>
> Now, every time I reboot, I get Windoes Security Center
> icon in system tray with a stupid bubble notice re:
> risk.  I have searched high & low on my PC, but I cannot
> find how to remove this from the system tray or executing
> on boot.
>
> Please advise how to disable this stupid notice.
Hi
Control Panel/Security Center, click on the "Change the Way Security
Center Notifies Me" link in the left pane.
If this setting is reset at each reboot, do the following:
Start Regedit.exe and create new entries under
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Security Center
DWORD Value: FirewallDisableNotify
Value Data:  1
DWORD Value: UpdatesDisableNotify
Value Data:  1
If that doesn't stick when you reboot, do the following:
Someone in another newsgroup thread indicated that a Symantec service
was the cause for this behavior on his computer (I can't remember in
what newsgroup though).
To "solve" this problem, 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/details.aspx?FamilyID=7bd948d7-b791-40b6-8364-685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en
Note: WinXPSP2_Documentation.zip contains all the .doc downloads...
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