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After installing the Windows Service Pack
2 (SP2) you will notice another security feature entitled Security Alert. This
checks that your firewall, anti virus and windows update options are all
operating correctly. However, if you don't use, say, the Windows Firewall,
preferring instead to use a third party firewall, as soon as you disable the
windows firewall the security alert icon appears in the system tray informing
you that your system is not protected. The same applies if Windows Update is not
enabled or you do not have an up to date anti virus application. While this is
commendable that you should be alerted to these short comings you are well aware
that 'you' yourself have disabled these features in favour of a third party
product. To make sure that the security alert icon doesn't keep pestering you
proceed as follows:
Please Note: Some people are still
experiencing problems with the Security Center Alerts even though they have been
disabled using the procedure below. If you experience any problems the only
'current' solution is to Disable the Security Center all together. To do this
follow the details at the bottom of this page
Removing Security Alert check marks
from Security Center
1/ Click the Start button
2/ From the Start menu select Control
Panel
3/ In Control Panel click the
Security Center Icon
4/ The security Center window will now
open
5/ On the left of the window you
will see a list of options
6/ Click on the Change the way
security Center alerts me option
7/ In the Security Center Alert
settings windows you have three options:
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Firewall
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Auto Updates
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Virus Protection
8/ Remove the check mark from the
option you do not want to be alerted of
9/ Click OK
10/ Finally Exit the Security
Center and Control panel
Disabling Security Center from within
Services msc
1/
Click Start button
2/
Click Run
3/
In the Run dialogue box type: ‘services.msc’ (without the quotes)
4/
In the services window scroll down the list until you come to Security Center
5/
Double Click on the Security Center option
6/
The Security Center properties window will open
7/
In the Start Type dialogue box it should read ‘Automatic’
8/
Click the Green arrow on the right of the dialogue box
9/
From the drop down menu select Disable
10/
Click the Apply button followed by OK to Exit the Security
Center Properties Window
11/
Finally Exit Services msc
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