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"Frank Bright" wrote:

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> Hi, (Note: I posted this on a general vista group before I discovered this

> security forum. Sorry for the double post)...

> I'm on Vista Home Premium and I've got Norton 2007.2 Anti-Virus software

> installed (it's Vista compatible). I've even done a successful, full virus

> scan. I installed the Norton 2007 just after the Vista upgrade.

>

> For some reason, Vista does not recognize the Norton program and I have a

> 'danger'/security alert in my task bar saying my computer is maybe at risk.

> If I click that icon, it takes me to the Security Center where it says that

> Vista sees no Anti-Virus Software on my computer.

>

> I do have a spy sweeper program as well but that is recognized ok by Vista.

>

> What could be causing this?

>

> Many Thanks for any assistance,....Frank

> </span>

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On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 07:27:01 -0800, donna

<donna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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>"Frank Bright" wrote:

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>> Hi, (Note: I posted this on a general vista group before I discovered this

>> security forum. Sorry for the double post)...

>> I'm on Vista Home Premium and I've got Norton 2007.2 Anti-Virus software

>> installed (it's Vista compatible). I've even done a successful, full virus

>> scan. I installed the Norton 2007 just after the Vista upgrade.

>>

>> For some reason, Vista does not recognize the Norton program and I have a

>> 'danger'/security alert in my task bar saying my computer is maybe at risk.

>> If I click that icon, it takes me to the Security Center where it says that

>> Vista sees no Anti-Virus Software on my computer.

>>

>> I do have a spy sweeper program as well but that is recognized ok by Vista.

>>

>> What could be causing this?

>>

>> Many Thanks for any assistance,....Frank

>> </span></span>

Go back into the Security area and change the setting to let YOU

manage the anti-virus instead of Vista. Then the error message will go

away.

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