Selective Notifications from Security Center

> Alton Davis <xxx.xxx> wrote:
>

>> I have a laptop with Vista Home Premium which I use primarily for a
>> writing class, Powerpoint presentations, and writing minutes at

> meetings

>> -- most of the time it's not connected to the internet. I've disabled
>> UAC to eliminate some of the endless clicking and Automatic updates
>> since I only want to do those every couple of weeks on my own

> schedule.

>> I've also turned off Security Center. I would like to turn it back on
>> only without UAC and Automatic updates. Is it possible to do this?

>
> It all is, here's how:
>
> Turn Security Center service on/off:
> In Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Administrative Tools >
> Services, start/stop the Security Center service (may require you to run
> as administrator, and may require a restart).
>
> Turn Security Center notifications on/off:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...c8-a120-403c-a
> 4bb-47e5d2c64af61033.mspx
>
> Turn automatic updates on/off:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...f2-03c9-4a03-9
> b78-95bed6e508331033.mspx
>
> Turn UAC on/off:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...79-924d-4e08-9
> 358-c316055d3eae1033.mspx
>
> Keep in mind that turning UAC off for convenience sake really isn't
> recommended, you should read some of the other posts in this newsgroup
> about it. Neither is turning off automatic updates (or virus updates for
> that matter), but if you just work offline it's not that big a deal.
> Another option for you, would be to set automatic updates to "Look for
> updates, but ask about downloading them". You should run updates
> immediately after you go back online.
>
> Charlie42
>
>

> Thanks for your reply. What I wanted to do was leave the security
> center running but not get notifications about UAC or automatic
> updates. In XP you could turn off notification for firewall,
> automatic updates, and antivirus independently of each other. It
> wasn't an all or none thing.

> Alton Davis <mailto:xxx.xxx> wrote:
>

>> Thanks for your reply. What I wanted to do was leave the security
>> center running but not get notifications about UAC or automatic
>> updates. In XP you could turn off notification for firewall,
>> automatic updates, and antivirus independently of each other. It
>> wasn't an all or none thing.

>
> I'm not quite sure if I get you right, but it isn't "all or nothing" in
> Vista either. Once you get Security Center up and running, you will be
> able to tweak both firewall, updates and UAC settings independently the
> way you want. Just follow the Microsoft Help links I posted.
>
> I made a remark towards the end of my previous post about leaving the
> features on - but that doesn't mean it's impossible to turn some of them
> off. I just don't think it's a good idea. Still it is for you to decide.
>
> Charlie42
>

> Perhaps it's different in different versions of Vista, but the only
> options I have in Security Center are:
> Yes, notify me and display the icon
> Don't notify me but display the icon
> Don't notify me and don't display the icon
>
> I see no way to notify and display the icon for everything except UAC

> automatic updates