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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 10/05/04 

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 20:56:08 +0200

jnes wrote:

> It is not allowing me to go into any picture attachments that I get on
> e-mail, plus it keeps telling me my computer is at risk. I already had a
> router (linksys) that I've been using as a firewall, so I do have security.
> Plus since I work for the gov't, I get a free subscription to Symantec
> Professional, which I also have on my computer.
Hi

The Security Center doesn't say that your computer is at risk, it
says "might be at risk".

To stop the reminders from the Security Center:

Control Panel/Security Center, click on the "Change the Way
Security Center Notifies Me" link in the left pane.

More here:

Frequently asked questions about Windows Security Center
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883792 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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