disabling the security status window from appearing on logon

I don't think that it will be a major change if you turn off the Security
Centre service. Security Centre just check the Status Of the "Automatic
Updates", "Firewall" and "Anti-Virus" and if any of them is turn off or not
updated (like Anti Virus) then it just start display the message "Your
computer might be at risk". Nothing else.

According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.

Hope this help, let us know!

"oli" wrote:

> We are installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have written a small
> script to deal with how XP will behave after the XPSP2 has installed.
>
> Everything is working fine appart from the fact every time a (new or
> old) user logs on for the first time they receive a Windows Security
> Status message. We would like to remove this.
>
> We have unticked the boxes in 'Change the way Security Center alerts
> me', ie the 3 tick boxes for AV, AU & Firewall and we do not receive
> messages saying you do not have your Firewall switched on, etc however
> the Windows Security Status Window appears only once when a user, be it
> new or old, logs on.
>
> We have set group policies to control the firewall and to turn off
> automatic updates. We have 400 computer in a Novell environment so we
> do not use Active Directory.
>
> I have read disabling the wscsvc service would work but then this seems
> to be a big change just to remove this one security status window.
>
> Please any suggestions would be very helpful.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

I don't think that it will be a major change if you turn off the Security
Centre service. Security Centre just check the Status Of the "Automatic
Updates", "Firewall" and "Anti-Virus" and if any of them is turn off or not
updated (like Anti Virus) then it just start display the message "Your
computer might be at risk". Nothing else.

According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.

Hope this help, let us know!

"oli" wrote:

> We are installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have written a small
> script to deal with how XP will behave after the XPSP2 has installed.
>
> Everything is working fine appart from the fact every time a (new or
> old) user logs on for the first time they receive a Windows Security
> Status message. We would like to remove this.
>
> We have unticked the boxes in 'Change the way Security Center alerts
> me', ie the 3 tick boxes for AV, AU & Firewall and we do not receive
> messages saying you do not have your Firewall switched on, etc however
> the Windows Security Status Window appears only once when a user, be it
> new or old, logs on.
>
> We have set group policies to control the firewall and to turn off
> automatic updates. We have 400 computer in a Novell environment so we
> do not use Active Directory.
>
> I have read disabling the wscsvc service would work but then this seems
> to be a big change just to remove this one security status window.
>
> Please any suggestions would be very helpful.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

I don't think that it will be a major change if you turn off the Security
Centre service. Security Centre just check the Status Of the "Automatic
Updates", "Firewall" and "Anti-Virus" and if any of them is turn off or not
updated (like Anti Virus) then it just start display the message "Your
computer might be at risk". Nothing else.

According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.

Hope this help, let us know!

"oli" wrote:

> We are installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have written a small
> script to deal with how XP will behave after the XPSP2 has installed.
>
> Everything is working fine appart from the fact every time a (new or
> old) user logs on for the first time they receive a Windows Security
> Status message. We would like to remove this.
>
> We have unticked the boxes in 'Change the way Security Center alerts
> me', ie the 3 tick boxes for AV, AU & Firewall and we do not receive
> messages saying you do not have your Firewall switched on, etc however
> the Windows Security Status Window appears only once when a user, be it
> new or old, logs on.
>
> We have set group policies to control the firewall and to turn off
> automatic updates. We have 400 computer in a Novell environment so we
> do not use Active Directory.
>
> I have read disabling the wscsvc service would work but then this seems
> to be a big change just to remove this one security status window.
>
> Please any suggestions would be very helpful.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

I don't think that it will be a major change if you turn off the Security
Centre service. Security Centre just check the Status Of the "Automatic
Updates", "Firewall" and "Anti-Virus" and if any of them is turn off or not
updated (like Anti Virus) then it just start display the message "Your
computer might be at risk". Nothing else.

According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.

Hope this help, let us know!

"oli" wrote:

> We are installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have written a small
> script to deal with how XP will behave after the XPSP2 has installed.
>
> Everything is working fine appart from the fact every time a (new or
> old) user logs on for the first time they receive a Windows Security
> Status message. We would like to remove this.
>
> We have unticked the boxes in 'Change the way Security Center alerts
> me', ie the 3 tick boxes for AV, AU & Firewall and we do not receive
> messages saying you do not have your Firewall switched on, etc however
> the Windows Security Status Window appears only once when a user, be it
> new or old, logs on.
>
> We have set group policies to control the firewall and to turn off
> automatic updates. We have 400 computer in a Novell environment so we
> do not use Active Directory.
>
> I have read disabling the wscsvc service would work but then this seems
> to be a big change just to remove this one security status window.
>
> Please any suggestions would be very helpful.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

I don't think that it will be a major change if you turn off the Security
Centre service. Security Centre just check the Status Of the "Automatic
Updates", "Firewall" and "Anti-Virus" and if any of them is turn off or not
updated (like Anti Virus) then it just start display the message "Your
computer might be at risk". Nothing else.

According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.

Hope this help, let us know!

"oli" wrote:

> We are installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have written a small
> script to deal with how XP will behave after the XPSP2 has installed.
>
> Everything is working fine appart from the fact every time a (new or
> old) user logs on for the first time they receive a Windows Security
> Status message. We would like to remove this.
>
> We have unticked the boxes in 'Change the way Security Center alerts
> me', ie the 3 tick boxes for AV, AU & Firewall and we do not receive
> messages saying you do not have your Firewall switched on, etc however
> the Windows Security Status Window appears only once when a user, be it
> new or old, logs on.
>
> We have set group policies to control the firewall and to turn off
> automatic updates. We have 400 computer in a Novell environment so we
> do not use Active Directory.
>
> I have read disabling the wscsvc service would work but then this seems
> to be a big change just to remove this one security status window.
>
> Please any suggestions would be very helpful.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

I don't think that it will be a major change if you turn off the Security
Centre service. Security Centre just check the Status Of the "Automatic
Updates", "Firewall" and "Anti-Virus" and if any of them is turn off or not
updated (like Anti Virus) then it just start display the message "Your
computer might be at risk". Nothing else.

According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.

Hope this help, let us know!

"oli" wrote:

> We are installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have written a small
> script to deal with how XP will behave after the XPSP2 has installed.
>
> Everything is working fine appart from the fact every time a (new or
> old) user logs on for the first time they receive a Windows Security
> Status message. We would like to remove this.
>
> We have unticked the boxes in 'Change the way Security Center alerts
> me', ie the 3 tick boxes for AV, AU & Firewall and we do not receive
> messages saying you do not have your Firewall switched on, etc however
> the Windows Security Status Window appears only once when a user, be it
> new or old, logs on.
>
> We have set group policies to control the firewall and to turn off
> automatic updates. We have 400 computer in a Novell environment so we
> do not use Active Directory.
>
> I have read disabling the wscsvc service would work but then this seems
> to be a big change just to remove this one security status window.
>
> Please any suggestions would be very helpful.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

I don't think that it will be a major change if you turn off the Security
Centre service. Security Centre just check the Status Of the "Automatic
Updates", "Firewall" and "Anti-Virus" and if any of them is turn off or not
updated (like Anti Virus) then it just start display the message "Your
computer might be at risk". Nothing else.

According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.

Hope this help, let us know!

"oli" wrote:

> We are installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have written a small
> script to deal with how XP will behave after the XPSP2 has installed.
>
> Everything is working fine appart from the fact every time a (new or
> old) user logs on for the first time they receive a Windows Security
> Status message. We would like to remove this.
>
> We have unticked the boxes in 'Change the way Security Center alerts
> me', ie the 3 tick boxes for AV, AU & Firewall and we do not receive
> messages saying you do not have your Firewall switched on, etc however
> the Windows Security Status Window appears only once when a user, be it
> new or old, logs on.
>
> We have set group policies to control the firewall and to turn off
> automatic updates. We have 400 computer in a Novell environment so we
> do not use Active Directory.
>
> I have read disabling the wscsvc service would work but then this seems
> to be a big change just to remove this one security status window.
>
> Please any suggestions would be very helpful.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

> According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
> because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
> because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.


I tend to agree and most probably will take this route.

If the service is disabled and the user has restricted access to start
the service, that should be adequate. All I can see with regards to the
benefits of having the the status window appear is to tell you what you
have / have not got in regards to AV, AU etc

I suppose my real question was that there has to be a flag set to 'run
once' for each user to notify the status of the security of that
machine. In our environment we have AV installed and will control the
AU and firewall via group policy so the status is irrelevant. That flag
must be a reg file and I wouldn't mind knowing how to find that.... We
use a snapshot tool to find out what changes on machines, ie reg file
ini file shortcuts etc but not sure how this would help?

I also read that doc sent in the first post and have done a fair amount
of research on this behaviour and have yet to find out how to stop that
status window appearing for each user that logs on!

any other ideas?
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

> According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
> because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
> because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.


I tend to agree and most probably will take this route.

If the service is disabled and the user has restricted access to start
the service, that should be adequate. All I can see with regards to the
benefits of having the the status window appear is to tell you what you
have / have not got in regards to AV, AU etc

I suppose my real question was that there has to be a flag set to 'run
once' for each user to notify the status of the security of that
machine. In our environment we have AV installed and will control the
AU and firewall via group policy so the status is irrelevant. That flag
must be a reg file and I wouldn't mind knowing how to find that.... We
use a snapshot tool to find out what changes on machines, ie reg file
ini file shortcuts etc but not sure how this would help?

I also read that doc sent in the first post and have done a fair amount
of research on this behaviour and have yet to find out how to stop that
status window appearing for each user that logs on!

any other ideas?
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

> According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
> because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
> because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.


I tend to agree and most probably will take this route.

If the service is disabled and the user has restricted access to start
the service, that should be adequate. All I can see with regards to the
benefits of having the the status window appear is to tell you what you
have / have not got in regards to AV, AU etc

I suppose my real question was that there has to be a flag set to 'run
once' for each user to notify the status of the security of that
machine. In our environment we have AV installed and will control the
AU and firewall via group policy so the status is irrelevant. That flag
must be a reg file and I wouldn't mind knowing how to find that.... We
use a snapshot tool to find out what changes on machines, ie reg file
ini file shortcuts etc but not sure how this would help?

I also read that doc sent in the first post and have done a fair amount
of research on this behaviour and have yet to find out how to stop that
status window appearing for each user that logs on!

any other ideas?
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

> According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
> because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
> because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.


I tend to agree and most probably will take this route.

If the service is disabled and the user has restricted access to start
the service, that should be adequate. All I can see with regards to the
benefits of having the the status window appear is to tell you what you
have / have not got in regards to AV, AU etc

I suppose my real question was that there has to be a flag set to 'run
once' for each user to notify the status of the security of that
machine. In our environment we have AV installed and will control the
AU and firewall via group policy so the status is irrelevant. That flag
must be a reg file and I wouldn't mind knowing how to find that.... We
use a snapshot tool to find out what changes on machines, ie reg file
ini file shortcuts etc but not sure how this would help?

I also read that doc sent in the first post and have done a fair amount
of research on this behaviour and have yet to find out how to stop that
status window appearing for each user that logs on!

any other ideas?
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

> According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
> because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
> because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.


I tend to agree and most probably will take this route.

If the service is disabled and the user has restricted access to start
the service, that should be adequate. All I can see with regards to the
benefits of having the the status window appear is to tell you what you
have / have not got in regards to AV, AU etc

I suppose my real question was that there has to be a flag set to 'run
once' for each user to notify the status of the security of that
machine. In our environment we have AV installed and will control the
AU and firewall via group policy so the status is irrelevant. That flag
must be a reg file and I wouldn't mind knowing how to find that.... We
use a snapshot tool to find out what changes on machines, ie reg file
ini file shortcuts etc but not sure how this would help?

I also read that doc sent in the first post and have done a fair amount
of research on this behaviour and have yet to find out how to stop that
status window appearing for each user that logs on!

any other ideas?
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon 

> According to me, there is nothing worry about as I always turn it off
> because if everything is perfect then it still start displaying the message
> because Virus defination of the Anti-Virus software is not update.


I tend to agree and most probably will take this route.

If the service is disabled and the user has restricted access to start
the service, that should be adequate. All I can see with regards to the
benefits of having the the status window appear is to tell you what you
have / have not got in regards to AV, AU etc

I suppose my real question was that there has to be a flag set to 'run
once' for each user to notify the status of the security of that
machine. In our environment we have AV installed and will control the
AU and firewall via group policy so the status is irrelevant. That flag
must be a reg file and I wouldn't mind knowing how to find that.... We
use a snapshot tool to find out what changes on machines, ie reg file
ini file shortcuts etc but not sure how this would help?

I also read that doc sent in the first post and have done a fair amount
of research on this behaviour and have yet to find out how to stop that
status window appearing for each user that logs on!

any other ideas?
 >> Stay informed about: disabling the security status window from appearing on logon