Turn off "computer may be at risk balloon" at start up

[Guest Moxieman]

Windows XP Home edition. I upgraded to SP3 and turned off automatic updates.

Now, EVERY time I turn on the computer, I log in and get that balloon saying

that my "computer may be at risk" because I don't have auto update turned on.

 

How do I stop having that blasted balloon come up -- without turning on

automatic updates -- every time I turn on my computer?

 

Thanks,

[Guest Ramone]

Re: Turn off "computer may be at risk balloon" at start up

 

Start, Control Panel, Security Center.

 

Bottom left side. "Change the way Security Center alerts me".

 

You can uncheck whichever item you do not want to be notified of.

 

Ramone

 

"Moxieman" <Moxieman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Windows XP Home edition. I upgraded to SP3 and turned off automatic

> updates.

> Now, EVERY time I turn on the computer, I log in and get that balloon

> saying

> that my "computer may be at risk" because I don't have auto update turned

> on.

>

> How do I stop having that blasted balloon come up -- without turning on

> automatic updates -- every time I turn on my computer?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest Gis Bun]

RE: Turn off "computer may be at risk balloon" at start up

 

 

Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services

 

Scroll down to Security Center and double click on it.

 

For the Startup type, select "Disabled". Click on the "Stop" button.

 

Note this stops everything in the Security Center [firewall turned off, AV

out of date or turned off, etc.] from notifying you. You could also go into

the security center and disable it's monitoring for updates, but stopping

this service is just one less thing running.

 

If you keep your system up to date, no problem.

 

 

"Moxieman" wrote:

> Windows XP Home edition. I upgraded to SP3 and turned off automatic updates.

> Now, EVERY time I turn on the computer, I log in and get that balloon saying

> that my "computer may be at risk" because I don't have auto update turned on.

>

> How do I stop having that blasted balloon come up -- without turning on

> automatic updates -- every time I turn on my computer?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest Ramone]

Re: Turn off "computer may be at risk balloon" at start up

 

Not a good idea from Gis Bun. The way I showed you is much better and safer.

 

Ramone

 

"Moxieman" <Moxieman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:155BF556-DA3F-4891-BE51-10A393FACA26@microsoft.com...

> Windows XP Home edition. I upgraded to SP3 and turned off automatic

> updates.

> Now, EVERY time I turn on the computer, I log in and get that balloon

> saying

> that my "computer may be at risk" because I don't have auto update turned

> on.

>

> How do I stop having that blasted balloon come up -- without turning on

> automatic updates -- every time I turn on my computer?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Turn off "computer may be at risk balloon" at start up

 

On 23 May, 03:33, Moxieman <Moxie...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Windows XP Home edition. I upgraded to SP3 and turned off automatic updates.

> Now, EVERY time I turn on the computer, I log in and get that balloon saying

> that my "computer may be at risk" because I don't have auto update turned on.

>

> How do I stop having that blasted balloon come up -- without turning on

> automatic updates -- every time I turn on my computer?

>

> Thanks,

 

I also turn them off.

 

well, I'm very quick and click the x while it is loading, and it

doesn't slow me down at all. Or I could leave it and it goes off i

think

 

But you can remove it, i'm sure

 

You are right they are called Balloon Tips.. (as oppose to bubbles

which is what I had thought)

 

Download TweakUI , go through, and you will see.

 

Choose "Tskbar and start menu", then disable "Enable Baloon Tips"

 

They're never useful anyway if you know them all..

 

If you have any problems, you could always reenable them.. And see one

like "low disk space" or low on virtual memory.. I don't recall

there being any others of potential use! Of course, if low VM, you

prob set it low, so you'd know. And if low disk space, performance

would suffer so you would check. It is a cause of a slow comp.

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Turn off "computer may be at risk balloon" at start up

 

On 23 May, 17:16, "Ramone" <hotmexi...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Not a good idea from Gis Bun. The way I showed you is much better and safer.

>

> Ramone

>

 

you can debate that with him.

 

Interesting option there you mentioned, in "security center".

 

security center is not such a useful screen usually.. And those links

on the left look like - links opening some kind of help. I would not

have expected one to bring up a [little] window with such a useful

setting..

 

I haven't tried it though.. I like my popup..

 

I think it actually signals to me that windows is near enough fully

loaded..

 

It might be the last if the icons that appears in the taskbar when

windows is loading. Though I guess i coul disable the bubble and the

icon will still be there.

[Guest Gis Bun]

Re: Turn off "computer may be at risk balloon" at start up

 

 

Except for those who are novices, the Security Center is plainly useless.

 

If a user knows XP well can't verify that your firewall is turned on and

your anti-virus is up to date [the latter will bug you most likely anyways],

then there is a problem.

 

Some turn off Automatic Updates and prefer to see what MS is dishing out.

 

Outside of that, as I said, one less service to load.

 

 

"Ramone" wrote:

> Not a good idea from Gis Bun. The way I showed you is much better and safer.

>

> Ramone

>

> "Moxieman" <Moxieman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:155BF556-DA3F-4891-BE51-10A393FACA26@microsoft.com...

> > Windows XP Home edition. I upgraded to SP3 and turned off automatic

> > updates.

> > Now, EVERY time I turn on the computer, I log in and get that balloon

> > saying

> > that my "computer may be at risk" because I don't have auto update turned

> > on.

> >

> > How do I stop having that blasted balloon come up -- without turning on

> > automatic updates -- every time I turn on my computer?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>

>

>