S Laha wrote:
> Sorry, if I gave you half-information. Actually I never thought that it would
> be worth telling.
>
> Anyway, let me calrify the situation once again:
>
> 1. I have a dual boot laptop, Vista on C:\ and XP Prof SP2 on D:\
> 2. I have NIS 2007 on Vista, which reports everything is fine.
> 3. The laptop is one month old, and just started using it.
> 4. The XP installation is fresh, and do not have anything else installed on
> it.
> 5. On boot, the Security center tray baloon reports that the system is not
> secure, and asks to click the baloon to find out more. Clicking on it does
> nothing.
> 6. When clicked on the Control Panel Security Center icon, absolutely
> nothing happens. (other control panel icons work fine)
> 7. I have checked the services, and the Security Centre service is running
> and set to automatic.
> 8. I login to XP as an admin user.
1. Did you install XP using a third-party boot manager and hide the two
operating systems from each other? I'm guessing not but I'd like to be
sure. Having Vista and XP on the same computer without hiding them from
each other causes some funky behavior.
2. If you didn't do #1 above, I would. Otherwise try uninstalling NIS
from your Vista since it is garbage and it may be causing the problem on
XP. This would be unusual but since I can't see your machine, you might
as well try it. Recommended antivirus programs are NOD32, Kasperksy, and
Avast (free). The Windows Firewall is adequate for most people. BTW, you
absolutely need an antivirus on both operating systems.
3. If that doesn't help, then go through the virus/malware scanning
steps outlined at the link I already gave you (and repeat here for your
convenience). Go through the scanning from within XP, not from within Vista.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Malke
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