Re: security center unavailable?

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/27/05


Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:45:40 -0500

It was just a hunch. When McAfee is installed, it asks if you want the McAfee Security Center to be the default. But I just removed and reinstalled it, it doesn't disable the Security Center or the Security service.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
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"lisafrank76" <lisafrank76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4EBD68CC-CB48-4F84-869A-BB4BD7064693@microsoft.com...
> No I don't I have Norton installed on my P.C. Why is McAfee known to do this? 
> 
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> 
>> Do you have the McAfee Security Center installed on your PC by chance?
>> 
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>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
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>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>  
>> "lisafrank76" <lisafrank76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FB6F1BBD-1D50-49B2-B071-B623F0CF0C4C@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, can anyone tell me why when I open the security center it says,
>> > "security center unavailable because the security center has not been 
>> > started or was stopped."
>> > I tried going to resources but it won't let me get into " change the way 
>> > security center alerts me" and that is where it says to go on the windows web 
>> > site.  Please help, this can't be good!!!!!!
>>


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