Microsoft Security Center (WinXP) does not recognize Avast! any more

[mjwiech]

Hi,

Microsoft Security Center in Windows XP (SP2, all uppdates up to date) does not recognize Avast! any more though the program is obviously running properly.

Probably the registry needs some repairing but I am unable to find out what should be repaired...

Can anybody help?

Kind regards
mjwiech

[Eddy]

Try a repair of Avast.

[Lisandro]

Microsoft Security Center in Windows XP (SP2, all uppdates up to date) does not recognize Avast! any more though the program is obviously running properly.

Do you have any other antivirus installed in your system?
Are you logged as the Administrator?

[mjwiech]

Try a repair of Avast.

Yes, I did try this before I sent my message to the board (I used the Control Panel - Add or Remove Programs)...

It looks like I must uninstall Avast and reinstall it again... but there MUST be a simpler way...

Kind regards
mjwiech

[DavidR]

Were you on-line when you tried the repair?

Whilst it is nice that windows security center recognises avast! however, if it doesn't it's no big deal as avast! will still work as normal.

[mjwiech]

Do you have any other antivirus installed in your system?
Are you logged as the Administrator?

No, Avast is the only antivirus program on my PC.
Yes, I am logged with admin rights.

Kind regards
mjwiech

[mjwiech]

Were you on-line when you tried the repair?

Whilst it is nice that windows security center recognises avast! however, if it doesn't it's no big deal as avast! will still work as normal.

Yes, I was on line while repairing Avast.

I agree, this is not a big deal - just a little bit irritating.

Kind regards
mjwiech

[Lisandro]

I found this in forums:

1) Make sure you are an administrator on the machine you want to enable it on
2) Go to Start > Run. Type in gpedit.msc hit enter/click 'Ok'
3) Go to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Securitry Centre.
4) Double click on 'Turn on Security Centre (Domain PCs only). Select 'Enabled'. Click Ok.
4) Close, reboot. Done. When you open the security centre, it'll actually contain useful information.

[mjwiech]

I found this in forums:

1) Make sure you are an administrator on the machine you want to enable it on
2) Go to Start > Run. Type in gpedit.msc hit enter/click 'Ok'
3) Go to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Securitry Centre.
4) Double click on 'Turn on Security Centre (Domain PCs only). Select 'Enabled'. Click Ok.
4) Close, reboot. Done. When you open the security centre, it'll actually contain useful information.

Thank you for your reply.
It seems that I have more problems with my WinXp.

The policy editor all of o sudden will not run. It gives me a message:

"Snap-in failed to initialize.
Name: Group Policy Object Editor
CLSID:{8FC0B734-A0E1-11D1-A7D3-0000F87571E3}"

I did an extensive research on this subject via Google. Unfortunately - no solution I was able to find, works...

Kind regards
mjwiech

[mjwiech]

Just for your information:

1. I was able to solve the problem with policy editor. A dll library (framedyn.dll) somehow disappeared from \windows\system32 directory. Btw it's not the first file that disappeared from the Windows directory without any reason causing troubles. Eg. unvise32.exe or unvise32qt.exe.

2. However the Security Center still does not recognize Avast!. I did not get any particular information after Windows restart and Security Center restart. 

Thanks a lot for trying to help me.

mjwiech

[Lisandro]

However the Security Center still does not recognize Avast!. I did not get any particular information after Windows restart and Security Center restart.

What the Security Center inform?
I mean, 'no antivirus is installed'?

Which firewall do you use?

[mjwiech]

What the Security Center inform?
I mean, 'no antivirus is installed'?
Which firewall do you use?

Yes, the Security Center claims no antivirus is installed. It used to recognize it before.
I use the built-in Windows XP firewall.

Kind regards
mjwiech

[thedon57]

Hi i  found that one of my windows files was slipping which was not letting windows firewall recognise it.

What you do is if you have it insert windows xp cd and run setup let it do an upgrade(recommended) and it will repair all your file it takes 51 minutes, when it has finished just reinstall windows updates, it won't interfer with your other files, and you will find the problem solved, doing a restore will not help, windows needs to put the file back.

[xistenz]

What you do is if you have it insert windows xp cd and run setup let it do an upgrade(recommended) and it will repair all your file it takes 51 minutes, when it has finished just reinstall windows updates, it won't interfer with your other files, and you will find the problem solved, doing a restore will not help, windows needs to put the file back.

A less drastic way of doing this would be to put your XP CD in and goto Start --> Run.

Type:

Code: [Select]

sfc /scannow
and hit enter.

This will check all windows system files and replace any missing and corrupt ones.

[thedon57]

Hi thanks never thought of that way.