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Old 11-01-2009, 07:00 AM
(PeteCresswell)
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Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.

Windows XP keeps nagging me "Your computer might be at risk.
Automatic updates is turned off. Click this balloon to fix..."

Any way to suppress this?
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Old 11-01-2009, 07:10 AM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

(PeteCresswell) wrote:

> I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.
>
> Windows XP keeps nagging me "Your computer might be at risk.
> Automatic updates is turned off. Click this balloon to fix..."
>
> Any way to suppress this?


Control Panel/Security Center/Change how the Security Center alerts me
on the left hand side panel at the bottom. Untick Automatic Updates.

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Old 11-01-2009, 07:20 AM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.
>
> Windows XP keeps nagging me "Your computer might be at risk.
> Automatic updates is turned off. Click this balloon to fix..."
>
> Any way to suppress this?


I recently made the same post!

Do you have MBAM installed? If so, see:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...37d8a079?hl=en


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Old 11-01-2009, 01:30 PM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

Per M:
>Control Panel/Security Center/Change how the Security Center alerts me
>on the left hand side panel at the bottom. Untick Automatic Updates.


I think I have a different panel.

Mine has three radio buttons:

- Download updates... but let me choose when to install

- Notify me but don't automatically download or install

- Turn off automatic updates


I had the first one selected, changed it to the last one - in
the spirit of your advice.
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Old 11-01-2009, 01:30 PM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

Per Daave:
>I recently made the same post!
>
>Do you have MBAM installed? If so, see:
>
>http://groups.google.com/group/micro...37d8a079?hl=en



Apparently not - at least a search for "mbam" on C:\ did not
return anything.
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Old 11-01-2009, 02:10 PM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

On Nov 1, 4:21*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" <x...@y.Invalid> wrote:
> Per M:
>
> >Control Panel/Security Center/Change how the Security Center alerts me
> >on the left hand side panel at the bottom. Untick Automatic Updates.

>
> I think I have a different panel.
>
> Mine has three radio buttons: *
>
> - Download updates... but let me choose when to install
>
> - Notify me but don't automatically download or install
>
> - Turn off automatic updates
>
> I had the first one selected, *changed it to the last one - in
> the spirit of your advice.
> --
> PeteCresswell


If you see buttons instead of boxes you are looking at the Automatic
Update settings, not the alert me settings.

On the bottom left click:

Change the way Security Center Alerts me and take action.

Or a shortcut is:

Click Start, Run and in the box enter:

wscui.cpl

Click OK, then on the bottom left click:

Change the way Security Center Alerts me and take action.
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Old 11-01-2009, 05:00 PM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

> I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.

Why?


(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.
>
> Windows XP keeps nagging me "Your computer might be at risk.
> Automatic updates is turned off. Click this balloon to fix..."
>
> Any way to suppress this?

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Old 11-01-2009, 05:20 PM
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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote in message
news:uD7B6d1WKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.

>
> Why?
>


Can't speak for the OP, but I prefer to be notified
and to examine the update queue before I let updates
happen. Amongst other things, I'll do a system save
before letting any substantial number of updates
happen. After a most annoying incident in the
medium past.


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Old 11-01-2009, 10:50 PM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

Feel free to begin a new thread to discuss your preferences.

Anthony Buckland wrote:
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote in message
> news:uD7B6d1WKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.

>>
>> Why?
>>

>
> Can't speak for the OP, but I prefer to be notified
> and to examine the update queue before I let updates
> happen. Amongst other things, I'll do a system save
> before letting any substantial number of updates
> happen. After a most annoying incident in the
> medium past.

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Old 11-02-2009, 10:40 AM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> I have "automatic updates" explicitly turned off.
>
> Windows XP keeps nagging me "Your computer might be at risk.
> Automatic updates is turned off. Click this balloon to fix..."
>
> Any way to suppress this?


OPen the Security Center (Start - Control Panel - Security Center) and
on the left side at the bottom click where it says "Change the way
Security Center alerts me". You can turn off the alerts for Autoamtic
updates, your Antivirus and firewall by clicking to clear the check mark.

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Old 11-02-2009, 06:10 PM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

Per Roy Smith:
>OPen the Security Center (Start - Control Panel - Security Center) and
>on the left side at the bottom click where it says "Change the way
>Security Center alerts me". You can turn off the alerts for Autoamtic
>updates, your Antivirus and firewall by clicking to clear the check mark.


Took awhile, but it finally sank in.

I was looking for a button or something and ignoring the
"Resources" text.

Thanks Roy.

Thanks Jose'.

Thanks M.
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Old 11-02-2009, 08:50 PM
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Re: Turning off "Your computer might be at risk...." Prompt?

(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Per Roy Smith:
>> OPen the Security Center (Start - Control Panel - Security Center) and
>> on the left side at the bottom click where it says "Change the way
>> Security Center alerts me". You can turn off the alerts for Automatic
>> updates, your Antivirus and firewall by clicking to clear the check mark.

>
> Took awhile, but it finally sank in.
>
> I was looking for a button or something and ignoring the
> "Resources" text.
>
> Thanks Roy.


Your welcome.

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