Inaccurate security warning in XP.

[Guest]

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I posted this query yesterday but there is still no sign of its
appearing so here I go again!

After the latest update, on booting Windows XP I frequently get
the red shield telling me that protection software is not
installed and telling me to click the balloon to fix the
problem. I see the McAfee virus and firewall installation window
previous to this but Windows insists on the warning. If I do
click the balloon, the security center opens and closes with no
red shield and a happy computer! If I just ignore things the red
shield also goes away eventually. I certainly would like to be
warned if my protection software was really not installed but I
think this crying "Wolf!" will have its traditional effect.



Is there anything I can do about it?


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA

 

[peter]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Are your McAfee applications up to date? Try running the Firewall setup
again and establish McAfee Security Center as the default.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2 Fully Updated
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 360gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.erols.com> wrote in message
news:uGobH4gtFHA.2504@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I posted this query yesterday but there is still no sign of its appearing
>so here I go again!
>
> After the latest update, on booting Windows XP I frequently get the red
> shield telling me that protection software is not installed and telling me
> to click the balloon to fix the problem. I see the McAfee virus and
> firewall installation window previous to this but Windows insists on the
> warning. If I do click the balloon, the security center opens and closes
> with no red shield and a happy computer! If I just ignore things the red
> shield also goes away eventually. I certainly would like to be warned if
> my protection software was really not installed but I think this crying
> "Wolf!" will have its traditional effect.
>
>
>
> Is there anything I can do about it?
>
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland, USA
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

I've seen that a couple times - ignore it, it goes away. Open security
center, it stays.

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.erols.com> wrote in message
news:uGobH4gtFHA.2504@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I posted this query yesterday but there is still no sign of its appearing
>so here I go again!
>
> After the latest update, on booting Windows XP I frequently get the red
> shield telling me that protection software is not installed and telling me
> to click the balloon to fix the problem. I see the McAfee virus and
> firewall installation window previous to this but Windows insists on the
> warning. If I do click the balloon, the security center opens and closes
> with no red shield and a happy computer! If I just ignore things the red
> shield also goes away eventually. I certainly would like to be warned if
> my protection software was really not installed but I think this crying
> "Wolf!" will have its traditional effect.
>
>
>
> Is there anything I can do about it?
>
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland, USA
>