Windows Security Center not recognizing anti-virus software.

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chris0276

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I just installed Norton Antivirus and all the virus definitions have been updated, but Windows XP still flashes the red shield icon in my task bar. i click on it and it says that my virus protection is unknown. How do i get windows to recognize that there is an anti-virus software installed and that it's always on?

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Chris0276

As long as norton seems to be functioning properly, i wouldn't worry about it.It's probably because Symantec (Norton) is presently sueing Microsoft.lol!.You can go into the security center and turn off these alerts so they don't continue to popup.
 
A couple things come to mind. Do you have it running? Do you see the norton symbol in the task bar? There is a virus that will disable norton...are you sure you dont have it? Try uninstalling norton and them make sure the security advisor is turned on then reinstall. Something is wrong I run norton myself and when I first start my pc the shield will be red until norton loads then it will go away. There is definitely a problem somewhere!
 
cell4me said:
A couple things come to mind. Do you have it running? Do you see the norton symbol in the task bar? There is a virus that will disable norton...are you sure you dont have it? Try uninstalling norton and them make sure the security advisor is turned on then reinstall. Something is wrong I run norton myself and when I first start my pc the shield will be red until norton loads then it will go away. There is definitely a problem somewhere!
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yeah, the norton icon is on the task bar and it's enabled. I also ran a full scan on my system and nothing was found. I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but I installed Norton from a friend who burned me a copy.
 
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