XP SP2 and Microsoft Security Center

[Sylvia]

My new SONY VAIO Notebook (1,6 Mhz Centrino 1Gb RAM) came with Win XP SP2
preinstalled.
Since the beginning after starting windows I had to wait until 2 minutes
(sometimes even 140 sec) for Microsoft Security Center to start.
And before this, no network connection and no folder search was available.
Is this normal? My vendor says yes, but of course he has all the interets to
say so.
Anybody having the same problem and possibly a solution?
Thanks in advance

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Sylvia wrote:

> My new SONY VAIO Notebook (1,6 Mhz Centrino 1Gb RAM) came with Win XP SP2
> preinstalled.
> Since the beginning after starting windows I had to wait until 2 minutes
> (sometimes even 140 sec) for Microsoft Security Center to start.
> And before this, no network connection and no folder search was available.
> Is this normal? My vendor says yes, but of course he has all the interets to
> say so.
> Anybody having the same problem and possibly a solution?
> Thanks in advance
Hi

If you disable the Security Center, does the problem go away?

Start/Run --> services.msc

Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it, set
"Startup type" to Disabled.


Having Security Center running isn't very important, it is a
monitoring service only:

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

[Sylvia]

Dear Torgeir,

No, I have got the same problem. I thought it was Security Center as after
it started everything worked well.

Now, even if after having done as per your suggestions, it is the same.

What can I do to determine which program is slowing down everything?

Already checked with Antivirus, Spybot and Adaware.
Thanks, Sylvia

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Sylvia wrote:
>
> > My new SONY VAIO Notebook (1,6 Mhz Centrino 1Gb RAM) came with Win XP SP2
> > preinstalled.
> > Since the beginning after starting windows I had to wait until 2 minutes
> > (sometimes even 140 sec) for Microsoft Security Center to start.
> > And before this, no network connection and no folder search was available.
> > Is this normal? My vendor says yes, but of course he has all the interets to
> > say so.
> > Anybody having the same problem and possibly a solution?
> > Thanks in advance
> Hi
>
> If you disable the Security Center, does the problem go away?
>
> Start/Run --> services.msc
>
> Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it, set
> "Startup type" to Disabled.
>
>
> Having Security Center running isn't very important, it is a
> monitoring service only:
>
> 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
>

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Sylvia wrote:

> Dear Torgeir,
>
> No, I have got the same problem. I thought it was Security Center as after
> it started everything worked well.
>
> Now, even if after having done as per your suggestions, it is the same.
>
> What can I do to determine which program is slowing down everything?
Hi

Run msconfig.exe, and see if disabling different things helps.



--
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

[Sylvia]

Dear Torgeir, I did it and found that the "Workstation" service was the
reason of the problem. (it was in "Start Pending" for around 2 minutes)

I disabled it and everything is ok now.
The only open question is now waht is the Workstation Service for?
Is it a problem if I keep it Disabled?
Please let me know, thanks Sylvia

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Sylvia wrote:
>
> > Dear Torgeir,
> >
> > No, I have got the same problem. I thought it was Security Center as after
> > it started everything worked well.
> >
> > Now, even if after having done as per your suggestions, it is the same.
> >
> > What can I do to determine which program is slowing down everything?
> Hi
>
> Run msconfig.exe, and see if disabling different things helps.
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>

[Sylvia]

Dear Torgeir, thank you for the suggestion, I did waht you said and found the
it was the "Workstation" service that was causing the problem (it stayed in
"Start Pending" for about 2 minutes).

I disalbled it and everyhting is ok now. The only open question is:
What is the use of this service?
Disabling it will affect in any way my usage of the PC?

Please let me know, thanks in advance Sylvia



"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Sylvia wrote:
>
> > Dear Torgeir,
> >
> > No, I have got the same problem. I thought it was Security Center as after
> > it started everything worked well.
> >
> > Now, even if after having done as per your suggestions, it is the same.
> >
> > What can I do to determine which program is slowing down everything?
> Hi
>
> Run msconfig.exe, and see if disabling different things helps.
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Sylvia wrote:

> Dear Torgeir, I did it and found that the "Workstation" service was the
> reason of the problem. (it was in "Start Pending" for around 2 minutes)
>
> I disabled it and everything is ok now.
> The only open question is now waht is the Workstation Service for?
> Is it a problem if I keep it Disabled?
> Please let me know, thanks Sylvia
Hi

If you are not in a network, the service in itself is not important.
The only issue is that several other services are dependent on the
Workstation service.

More here:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Workstation

But if you see no ill effects after disabling it, it is up to you
to decide if you want to keep it that way.

Also, if you used msconfig.exe do disable the service, you should
enable it there again, and then use services.msc to disable the
service.


--
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

[Sylvia]

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Sylvia wrote:
>
> > Dear Torgeir, I did it and found that the "Workstation" service was the
> > reason of the problem. (it was in "Start Pending" for around 2 minutes)
> >
> > I disabled it and everything is ok now.
> > The only open question is now waht is the Workstation Service for?
> > Is it a problem if I keep it Disabled?
> > Please let me know, thanks Sylvia
> Hi
>
> If you are not in a network, the service in itself is not important.
> The only issue is that several other services are dependent on the
> Workstation service.
>
> More here:
> http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Workstation
>
> But if you see no ill effects after disabling it, it is up to you
> to decide if you want to keep it that way.
>
> Also, if you used msconfig.exe do disable the service, you should
> enable it there again, and then use services.msc to disable the
> service.
>
>
> --
> 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


Ok, I'll do what you say regarding the way to diasble the service.
But, as a matter of fact, being a laptop it is of course possible that I use
it over a network. What should I do then? Have the Workstation Service
starting manually each time? (and waiting anyway for 2 minutes?) Is there a
more definitive and practical solution?
Thanks again Sylvia

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Sylvia wrote:

> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>If you are not in a network, the service in itself is not important.
>>The only issue is that several other services are dependent on the
>>Workstation service.
>>
>>More here:
>>http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Workstation
>>
>>But if you see no ill effects after disabling it, it is up to you
>>to decide if you want to keep it that way.
>>
>>Also, if you used msconfig.exe do disable the service, you should
>>enable it there again, and then use services.msc to disable the
>>service.
>
>
> Ok, I'll do what you say regarding the way to diasble the service.
> But, as a matter of fact, being a laptop it is of course possible that I use
> it over a network. What should I do then? Have the Workstation Service
> starting manually each time? (and waiting anyway for 2 minutes?) Is there a
> more definitive and practical solution?
> Thanks again Sylvia
Hi

This is outside my area of experience and expertize, so I am afraid
I don't have any good advice to offer you here...



--
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

[Curtis Clay III [MSFT]]

Hello Sylvia,
What is the Workstation Service?
Both local file system requests and remote file or print network requests
are routed through the Workstation service. This service determines where
the resource is located and then routes the request to the local file
system or to the networking components. When the Workstation service is
stopped, all requests are assumed to be local requests. For a detailed
understanding of the Windows networking architecture, visit the following
Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com
/resources/documentation/windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/cnet/cnad_arc_tfgi
.asp

It's only relevant if you're ona network and you need to allow remote
access to your workstation.


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