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Footnote...whenever doing any kind of repair or full install you should
physically disconnect from the internet until it's finished.
--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
XP Home SP2.
P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
"Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O0pN4aoJFHA.2772@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> P.S. go down to "How to run a repair install"
>
> --
> Peter.
> Toronto, Canada.
> XP Home SP2.
> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
> In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9366465C-7941-4C94-8E35-53A3EDF77840@microsoft.com...
>> but will a format or reinstall delete any of my files/applications etc?
>>
>> "Peter" wrote:
>>
>>> I think you need to do a format/re-install of XP or at least do a system
>>> file check.
>>> The latter is Start/Run enter sfc /scannow (with the space).. it may ask
>>> you
>>> for your Installation CD unless all the i386 files were installed along
>>> with
>>> XP. Insert the CD and see what happens. At worst it will fail.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter.
>>> Toronto, Canada.
>>> XP Home SP2.
>>> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
>>> In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
>>> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:A1525BA6-E0C8-4FFA-9F11-AF25E8EA37B8@microsoft.com...
>>> > well, thanks anyway. I've searched around and found I'm not the only
>>> > one
>>> > with
>>> > the problem, which is a slight relief, but no answers. It looks more
>>> > and
>>> > more
>>> > as though its a microsoft-related issue but they don't seem to be
>>> > acknowledging it. Strange thing, too, if I switch users the security
>>> > centre
>>> > and updates also turns off too. Guess I'll just have to activate them
>>> > manually each time until I can find the answer.
>>> > cheers
>>> >
>>> > "philwil" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Peter" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> ....apart from a repair install
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Peter.
>>> >> Toronto, Canada.
>>> >> XP Home SP2.
>>> >> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
>>> >> In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
>>> >> "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:uCk6ddmJFHA.3832@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> >> > Weird...did you have SP2 already installed when you bought the PC?
>>> >> > Help
>>> >> > is
>>> >> > supposed to be free if it wasn't. You could try the email approach
>>> >> > as
>>> >> > per
>>> >> > that page...they've helped me in the past. I asked you the
>>> >> > country as
>>> >> > I
>>> >> > assumed you were in the UK (centre iso center), but it could have
>>> >> > been
>>> >> > Canada too!!
>>> >> > Failing that you could join ProNetworks Forums, free, there are a
>>> >> > lot
>>> >> > of
>>> >> > experts there, especially in their Windows Forum...link:
>>> >> > http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/ ... but there isn't anything
>>> >> > else
>>> >> > that
>>> >> > I can suggest I'm afraid.
>>> >> > Sorry, and good luck!
>>> >> >
>>> >> > --
>>> >> > Peter.
>>> >> > Toronto, Canada.
>>> >> > XP Home SP2.
>>> >> > P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
>>> >> > In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
>>> >> > "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> > news:82C902D2-CEAF-412F-9AA0-A511E1511E3B@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >> I've tried all you said, but no change. Phoned Microsoft on the
>>> >> >> Security
>>> >> >> Centre 'free' phone number, and they want to charge me £50 to look
>>> >> >> into
>>> >> >> it!!
>>> >> >> There must be another way . . . I hope.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I'm in the UK, but the way. Does that make any difference?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Peter" wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>> Found yet another reference....."Go to the Control Panel, open
>>> >> >>> Performance
>>> >> >>> and Maintenance, open
>>> >> >>> Adminstrative Tools, open Services. Make sure that the "Security
>>> >> >>> Center"
>>> >> >>> and
>>> >> >>> "Windows Firewall/Intenet Connection Sharing" start up type is
>>> >> >>> set to
>>> >> >>> Automatic. Reboot your computer and see if they are available"
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> --
>>> >> >>> Peter.
>>> >> >>> Toronto, Canada.
>>> >> >>> XP Home SP2.
>>> >> >>> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
>>> >> >>> In memory of MVP, Alex Nichol
>>> >> >>> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> news:17911BF0-AA20-48B1-BE01-CECC32F06874@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >>> > Hi Peter,
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > the microsoft link you gave is dead. do you know another way
>>> >> >>> > in?
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > "Peter" wrote:
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> >> Security Center also has another dependancy in services.msc
>>> >> >>> >> Workstation
>>> >> >>> >> should be started and automatic.
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> --
>>> >> >>> >> Peter.
>>> >> >>> >> Toronto, Canada.
>>> >> >>> >> XP Home SP2.
>>> >> >>> >> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
>>> >> >>> >> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> >> news:0A6F3C95-6504-4C6A-B266-5D5044C369AD@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >>> >> > thanks for the reply, Peter.
>>> >> >>> >> > Interesting. . . I did as you advised, but after rebooting I
>>> >> >>> >> > still
>>> >> >>> >> > found
>>> >> >>> >> > Security Centre was Unavailable. So I checked Services.msc
>>> >> >>> >> > again
>>> >> >>> >> > and
>>> >> >>> >> > those
>>> >> >>> >> > services you mentioned, which I had put to Start, had
>>> >> >>> >> > switched
>>> >> >>> >> > themselves
>>> >> >>> >> > off
>>> >> >>> >> > again. Any idea what's causing that?
>>> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >>> >> > "Peter" wrote:
>>> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >>> >> >> P.S. Correction ... right click and go to "Properties"
>>> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >>> >> >> --
>>> >> >>> >> >> Peter.
>>> >> >>> >> >> Toronto, Canada.
>>> >> >>> >> >> XP Home SP2.
>>> >> >>> >> >> P4 @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HDD, 1.0gb DDR.
>>> >> >>> >> >> "philwil" <philwil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> >> >>> >> >> message
>>> >> >>> >> >> news:BA476BEE-42B0-4728-A67C-16134D00A412@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >>> >> >> >a couple of strange things started happening recently.
>>> >> >>> >> >> >First,
>>> >> >>> >> >> >when I
>>> >> >>> >> >> >start
>>> >> >>> >> >> >up
>>> >> >>> >> >> > the pc my taskbar security centre icon tells me my
>>> >> >>> >> >> > computer
>>> >> >>> >> >> > is
>>> >> >>> >> >> > at
>>> >> >>> >> >> > risk
>>> >> >>> >> >> > because automatic updates is switched off (it isn't. I
>>> >> >>> >> >> > have
>>> >> >>> >> >> > it
>>> >> >>> >> >> > set
>>> >> >>> >> >> > to
>>> >> >>> >> >> > automatic download, and as far as I'm aware it's
>>> >> >>> >> >> > working).
>>> >> >>> >> >> > Second, when I go to the security centre I'm told its
>>> >> >>> >> >> > currently
>>> >> >>> >> >> > unavailable
>>> >> >>> >> >> > because security centre service has not started or was
>>> >> >>> >> >> > stopped.
>>> >> >>> >> >> > Having
>>> >> >>> >> >> > said
>>> >> >>> >> >> > that, I can get into firewall, auto updates and internet
>>> >> >>> >> >> > options,
>>> >> >>> >> >> > and
>>> >> >>> >> >> > everything appears to be okay. Restarting makes no
>>> >> >>> >> >> > difference.
>>> >> >>> >> >> > Is it working properly? I don't know. Does anyone know
>>> >> >>> >> >> > why
>>> >> >>> >> >> > this
>>> >> >>> >> >> > is
>>> >> >>> >> >> > happening, and what I can do about it? I'm using XP Home
>>> >> >>> >> >> > with
>>> >> >>> >> >> > sp2
>>> >> >>> >> >> > etc.
>>> >> >>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>> >> >> > thanks.
>>> >> >>> >> >>
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