Security Center Driving Me NUTS

Posted: 11-07-2007, 05:34 PM
All of a sudden the Security Center has begunning nagging me constantly
about "critical security problems". First it' telling me I have no
anti-virus software, which is a lie. I have AVG which is fully updated and
working fine. Then it tells me Windows Defender is turned off and prompts me
to turn it on. So I click turn on and a window pops up saying it is checking
for updates-then it says none available. I click okay and it still won't
turn on! It just goes into an endless loop of telling me Defender is off,
prompting me to click turn on, search for updates, no updates, Defender is
off...you get the idea. Can anyone tell me what is going on and how to fix
it?


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Leslie Scheurich
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RE: Security Center Driving Me NUTS
Posted: 11-07-2007, 06:34 PM
I'm having the exact same problem, and am using Windows Live Care, which is
fully updated. I have posted a question with microsoft support, and have
tried several things (including re-install), but nothing works. Any thoughts
would be much appreciated!

Leslie

"Sue" wrote:
> All of a sudden the Security Center has begunning nagging me constantly
> about "critical security problems". First it' telling me I have no
> anti-virus software, which is a lie. I have AVG which is fully updated and
> working fine. Then it tells me Windows Defender is turned off and prompts me
> to turn it on. So I click turn on and a window pops up saying it is checking
> for updates-then it says none available. I click okay and it still won't
> turn on! It just goes into an endless loop of telling me Defender is off,
> prompting me to click turn on, search for updates, no updates, Defender is
> off...you get the idea. Can anyone tell me what is going on and how to fix
> it?
>
>
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Cyberhash
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Re: Security Center Driving Me NUTS
Posted: 11-07-2007, 07:45 PM
if you are mega sure you have a firewall and antivirus installed, then
.............

start > control panel > Security centre > change the way windows alerts me
(on left column in middle)


"Leslie Scheurich" <Leslie Scheurich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:F59184B2-C8BA-4643-AEEC-0F941650776D@microsoft.com...
> I'm having the exact same problem, and am using Windows Live Care, which
> is
> fully updated. I have posted a question with microsoft support, and have
> tried several things (including re-install), but nothing works. Any
> thoughts
> would be much appreciated!
>
> Leslie
>
> "Sue" wrote:
>
>> All of a sudden the Security Center has begunning nagging me constantly
>> about "critical security problems". First it' telling me I have no
>> anti-virus software, which is a lie. I have AVG which is fully updated
>> and
>> working fine. Then it tells me Windows Defender is turned off and prompts
>> me
>> to turn it on. So I click turn on and a window pops up saying it is
>> checking
>> for updates-then it says none available. I click okay and it still won't
>> turn on! It just goes into an endless loop of telling me Defender is off,
>> prompting me to click turn on, search for updates, no updates, Defender
>> is
>> off...you get the idea. Can anyone tell me what is going on and how to
>> fix
>> it?
>>
>>
>
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Milo \(MSPSS\)
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Re: Security Center Driving Me NUTS
Posted: 11-08-2007, 12:52 PM
For Security Center having problem with Windows Defender
---------------------------------------------------------------

Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.

Then type the following command:

winmgmt /verifyrepository

If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent",

type this command:

winmgmt /salvagerepository

The first time you run this it should fail:
" It will issue stop commands to the services causing it to fail. Just for
it to shutdown ". Run the command again. You actually may have to run it
couple
of times or more before it finally runs and completes on its own.

Restart your system.

-----------------------------------

"Sue" <susan_ny@verizon.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:A1FC7189-2D12-46A2-AD2F-96B6C5CCF5E1@microsoft.com...
> All of a sudden the Security Center has begunning nagging me constantly
> about "critical security problems". First it' telling me I have no
> anti-virus software, which is a lie. I have AVG which is fully updated and
> working fine. Then it tells me Windows Defender is turned off and prompts
> me to turn it on. So I click turn on and a window pops up saying it is
> checking for updates-then it says none available. I click okay and it
> still won't turn on! It just goes into an endless loop of telling me
> Defender is off, prompting me to click turn on, search for updates, no
> updates, Defender is off...you get the idea. Can anyone tell me what is
> going on and how to fix it?
>
>
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Sue
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Re: Security Center Driving Me NUTS-Listen to Milo's Advice-it works!
Posted: 11-08-2007, 08:34 PM
It's fixed! I did what you said and now Windows Defender is back ON and it's
recognizing my AV program! Thank you so much!!

Sue


"Milo (MSPSS)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BBE326B6-2825-430E-A621-56B16674FA37@microsoft.com...
> For Security Center having problem with Windows Defender
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.
>
> Then type the following command:
>
> winmgmt /verifyrepository
>
> If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent",
>
> type this command:
>
> winmgmt /salvagerepository
>
> The first time you run this it should fail:
> " It will issue stop commands to the services causing it to fail. Just for
> it to shutdown ". Run the command again. You actually may have to run it
> couple
> of times or more before it finally runs and completes on its own.
>
> Restart your system.
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Milo \(MSPSS\)
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Re: Security Center Driving Me NUTS-Listen to Milo's Advice-it works!
Posted: 11-08-2007, 10:55 PM
No problem at all, and thank you for choosing Microsoft.

"Sue" <susan_ny@verizon.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:4BBE912F-3C7D-4609-A41E-B9C1F1B23362@microsoft.com...
> It's fixed! I did what you said and now Windows Defender is back ON and
> it's recognizing my AV program! Thank you so much!!
>
> Sue
>
>
> "Milo (MSPSS)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BBE326B6-2825-430E-A621-56B16674FA37@microsoft.com...
>> For Security Center having problem with Windows Defender
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.
>>
>> Then type the following command:
>>
>> winmgmt /verifyrepository
>>
>> If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent",
>>
>> type this command:
>>
>> winmgmt /salvagerepository
>>
>> The first time you run this it should fail:
>> " It will issue stop commands to the services causing it to fail. Just
>> for
>> it to shutdown ". Run the command again. You actually may have to run it
>> couple
>> of times or more before it finally runs and completes on its own.
>>
>> Restart your system.
>
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seekerofwords
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Re: Security Center Driving Me NUTS-Listen to Milo's Advice-it wor
Posted: 02-11-2008, 06:46 PM
Milo, I have the same problem as Sue; however, when I right click the Window
Alert, I go to the Windows Security site. There is no place to Type, no place
to "Run as Administrator, I need a bit of clarification here, for I have
installed Norton 360, yesterday, it is running fine, but this Windows Alert
is popping up and the only way I have is to exit it for the time being--BUT,
I REALLY WANT the thing to operate correctly. HELP. Seekerof words. Help Me
MILO!!!

"Milo (MSPSS)" wrote:
> No problem at all, and thank you for choosing Microsoft.
>
> "Sue" <susan_ny@verizon.nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:4BBE912F-3C7D-4609-A41E-B9C1F1B23362@microsoft.com...
> > It's fixed! I did what you said and now Windows Defender is back ON and
> > it's recognizing my AV program! Thank you so much!!
> >
> > Sue
> >
> >
> > "Milo (MSPSS)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:BBE326B6-2825-430E-A621-56B16674FA37@microsoft.com...
> >> For Security Center having problem with Windows Defender
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.
> >>
> >> Then type the following command:
> >>
> >> winmgmt /verifyrepository
> >>
> >> If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent",
> >>
> >> type this command:
> >>
> >> winmgmt /salvagerepository
> >>
> >> The first time you run this it should fail:
> >> " It will issue stop commands to the services causing it to fail. Just
> >> for
> >> it to shutdown ". Run the command again. You actually may have to run it
> >> couple
> >> of times or more before it finally runs and completes on its own.
> >>
> >> Restart your system.
> >
>
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seekerofwords
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Re: Security Center Driving Me NUTS-Listen to Milo's Advice-it wor
Posted: 02-14-2008, 02:18 AM
If anyone can please help me with the problem mentioned below, please advise
me, I would like for the alerts signals to work properly with my Norton 360
and not keep popping up and stating no anti-virsus software found. Please,
anyone, if this can be correctly easily... answer pronto. Thanks, seekerof
words

"seekerofwords" wrote:
> Milo, I have the same problem as Sue; however, when I right click the Window
> Alert, I go to the Windows Security site. There is no place to Type, no place
> to "Run as Administrator, I need a bit of clarification here, for I have
> installed Norton 360, yesterday, it is running fine, but this Windows Alert
> is popping up and the only way I have is to exit it for the time being--BUT,
> I REALLY WANT the thing to operate correctly. HELP. Seekerof words. Help Me
> MILO!!!
>
> "Milo (MSPSS)" wrote:
>
> > No problem at all, and thank you for choosing Microsoft.
> >
> > "Sue" <susan_ny@verizon.nospam.net> wrote in message
> > news:4BBE912F-3C7D-4609-A41E-B9C1F1B23362@microsoft.com...
> > > It's fixed! I did what you said and now Windows Defender is back ON and
> > > it's recognizing my AV program! Thank you so much!!
> > >
> > > Sue
> > >
> > >
> > > "Milo (MSPSS)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:BBE326B6-2825-430E-A621-56B16674FA37@microsoft.com...
> > >> For Security Center having problem with Windows Defender
> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > >>
> > >> Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.
> > >>
> > >> Then type the following command:
> > >>
> > >> winmgmt /verifyrepository
> > >>
> > >> If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent",
> > >>
> > >> type this command:
> > >>
> > >> winmgmt /salvagerepository
> > >>
> > >> The first time you run this it should fail:
> > >> " It will issue stop commands to the services causing it to fail. Just
> > >> for
> > >> it to shutdown ". Run the command again. You actually may have to run it
> > >> couple
> > >> of times or more before it finally runs and completes on its own.
> > >>
> > >> Restart your system.
> > >
> >
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