Re: security centre unavailable
From: Peter (Peter_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/11/05
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:01:42 -0500
Yes it would. I back up my personal stuff and favourites, downloads etc on
a regular basis.
You could try a repair install which only wipes out the latest windows
updates, but preserves your files and folders. Rather than go into detail
it's all laid out here:
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm#How%20to%20Repair%20Windows%20XP%20by%20Installing%20Over%20top%20of%20Existing%20Setup:
-- 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:9366465C-7941-4C94-8E35-53A3EDF77840@microsoft.com... > 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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