frank wrote:
First, let me apologize for the delay in getting back to you. I
haven't been reading this newgroup for a while. I just saw your posting
today.
My machine doesn't have the Security Center Icon on the taskbar.
It's been missing for a long time, perhaps since I bought the machine. I
don't remember for sure. I just checked my list of tweaks and failed to
find a notation explaining how and when I killed off the security
center, which makes me think my machine came with the security center
icon out of the tray. I checked Start->Settings->control
Panel->Security Center. I have Virus Monitoring turned off. I am
running an old DOS virus program FPROT 'cause its free, but Security
Center doesn't understand it. It may be that that the "not monitored"
setting makes the icon go away from your tray.
Have you tried right clicking on the tray icon? Some of the icons in
my tray offer a "disable" option when right clicked upon.
If neither setting the not monitored state or right clicking on the
icon kills the offending icon out of your tray, then I am out of good
ideas. You can try googling or going thru the on line help. I have had
excellent luck over the years with google. Any hacker who solves a
problem is so proud of his solution that he posts it on the net.
Far as I can tell, security center is pure nagware. It whines if it
sees no firewall, it whines if it sees no antivirus, and it whines if
automatic updates is turned off. If your fire wall is on, your anti
virus running, and automatic updates on, you don't really need a piece
of nagware soaking up machine resources to nag you to turn on what you
have already turned on. In short, I see nothing wrong with blowing
security center away for good, if you can find a way to do it.

David Starr