Windows Security Center Shows non exisitng Symantec firewall

External Since: Feb 08, 2005 Posts: 52

I had some trouble with Norton Antivirus and Interet Security so I removed
them from my machine. There are no Symantec files on my machine and the
registry has been cleaned -- everything according to Symantec's instructions.
However, Windows Security Center still shows Norton Antivirus and Norton
Firewall as operating. Does anybody know what cause this and how to fix it?
Thanks a lot for your help.

External Since: Nov 01, 2005 Posts: 2975

Mary Fran wrote:
> I am having exactly the same problem and would like to try removing the WMI
> repository, but, being a novice, I don't understand exactly how to run the
> commands.
>
> Is this correct?
>
> Set a System Restore point.
>
> Open command window and then:
>
> Type or paste (without quotes) "net stop winmgmt" and press the enter key;
>
> Type or paste "cd/d%windir%\system32\wbem" [actually it looks as if there's
> a space before and after "/d"] and press enter;
>
> Type or paste "ren repository repository.old" and press enter;
>
> Type or paste "net start winmgmt" and press enter.
>
> Wait a few minutes while WMI rebuilds the database. How will I know when
> this is finished?
>
> Check the Security Center to see if the ghost of Norton has been vanquished.

Once again:

Start>Run>cmd [enter]
net stop winmgmt [enter]
cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter] - yes there is a space after cd and
after /d
ren repository repository.old [enter]
net start winmgmt [enter]

Reboot your computer and things should be OK now. Also check in the
Security Center options at the left side ("Change how Security Center
alerts me") to make sure there are checks in all three boxes.

Malke
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