Re: security centre unavailable

From: philwil (philwil_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:01:07 -0800

well, thanks anyway. I've searched around and found I'm not the only one with
the problem, which is a slight relief, but no answers. It looks more and more
as though its a microsoft-related issue but they don't seem to be
acknowledging it. Strange thing, too, if I switch users the security centre
and updates also turns off too. Guess I'll just have to activate them
manually each time until I can find the answer.
cheers

"philwil" wrote:

"Peter" wrote:

> ....apart from a repair install
>
> --
> Peter.
> Toronto, Canada.
> XP Home SP2.
> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
> In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
> "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uCk6ddmJFHA.3832@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Weird...did you have SP2 already installed when you bought the PC? Help is
> > supposed to be free if it wasn't. You could try the email approach as per
> > that page...they've helped me in the past. I asked you the country as I
> > assumed you were in the UK (centre iso center), but it could have been
> > Canada too!!
> > Failing that you could join ProNetworks Forums, free, there are a lot of
> > experts there, especially in their Windows Forum...link:
> > http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/ ... but there isn't anything else that
> > I can suggest I'm afraid.
> > Sorry, and good luck!
> >
> > --
> > Peter.
> > Toronto, Canada.
> > XP Home SP2.
> > P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
> > In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
> > "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:82C902D2-CEAF-412F-9AA0-A511E1511E3B@microsoft.com...
> >> I've tried all you said, but no change. Phoned Microsoft on the Security
> >> Centre 'free' phone number, and they want to charge me £50 to look into
> >> it!!
> >> There must be another way . . . I hope.
> >>
> >> I'm in the UK, but the way. Does that make any difference?
> >>
> >> "Peter" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Found yet another reference....."Go to the Control Panel, open
> >>> Performance
> >>> and Maintenance, open
> >>> Adminstrative Tools, open Services. Make sure that the "Security Center"
> >>> and
> >>> "Windows Firewall/Intenet Connection Sharing" start up type is set to
> >>> Automatic. Reboot your computer and see if they are available"
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Peter.
> >>> Toronto, Canada.
> >>> XP Home SP2.
> >>> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
> >>> In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
> >>> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:17911BF0-AA20-48B1-BE01-CECC32F06874@microsoft.com...
> >>> > Hi Peter,
> >>> >
> >>> > the microsoft link you gave is dead. do you know another way in?
> >>> >
> >>> > "Peter" wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> Security Center also has another dependancy in services.msc
> >>> >> Workstation
> >>> >> should be started and automatic.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> --
> >>> >> Peter.
> >>> >> Toronto, Canada.
> >>> >> XP Home SP2.
> >>> >> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
> >>> >> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> news:0A6F3C95-6504-4C6A-B266-5D5044C369AD@microsoft.com...
> >>> >> > thanks for the reply, Peter.
> >>> >> > Interesting. . . I did as you advised, but after rebooting I still
> >>> >> > found
> >>> >> > Security Centre was Unavailable. So I checked Services.msc again
> >>> >> > and
> >>> >> > those
> >>> >> > services you mentioned, which I had put to Start, had switched
> >>> >> > themselves
> >>> >> > off
> >>> >> > again. Any idea what's causing that?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > "Peter" wrote:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >> P.S. Correction ... right click and go to "Properties"
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> --
> >>> >> >> Peter.
> >>> >> >> Toronto, Canada.
> >>> >> >> XP Home SP2.
> >>> >> >> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
> >>> >> >> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> >> news:BA476BEE-42B0-4728-A67C-16134D00A412@microsoft.com...
> >>> >> >> >a couple of strange things started happening recently. First,
> >>> >> >> >when I
> >>> >> >> >start
> >>> >> >> >up
> >>> >> >> > the pc my taskbar security centre icon tells me my computer is
> >>> >> >> > at
> >>> >> >> > risk
> >>> >> >> > because automatic updates is switched off (it isn't. I have it
> >>> >> >> > set
> >>> >> >> > to
> >>> >> >> > automatic download, and as far as I'm aware it's working).
> >>> >> >> > Second, when I go to the security centre I'm told its currently
> >>> >> >> > unavailable
> >>> >> >> > because security centre service has not started or was stopped.
> >>> >> >> > Having
> >>> >> >> > said
> >>> >> >> > that, I can get into firewall, auto updates and internet
> >>> >> >> > options,
> >>> >> >> > and
> >>> >> >> > everything appears to be okay. Restarting makes no difference.
> >>> >> >> > Is it working properly? I don't know. Does anyone know why this
> >>> >> >> > is
> >>> >> >> > happening, and what I can do about it? I'm using XP Home with
> >>> >> >> > sp2
> >>> >> >> > etc.
> >>> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> > thanks.
> >>> >> >>
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