Re: security centre unavailable

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:47:04 -0800

but will a format or reinstall delete any of my files/applications etc?

"Peter" wrote:

> I think you need to do a format/re-install of XP or at least do a system
> file check.
> The latter is Start/Run enter sfc /scannow (with the space).. it may ask you
> for your Installation CD unless all the i386 files were installed along with
> XP. Insert the CD and see what happens. At worst it will fail.
>
> --
> 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:A1525BA6-E0C8-4FFA-9F11-AF25E8EA37B8@microsoft.com...
> > 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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