Actually, John, Windows Security recognizes my NAV alright. A nice green "ON" light. And I update the virus definitions and program updates first thing upon boot-up of the computer every day. It's all up-to-date. The only thing in Security Center that is not that tickity-boo shade of green is Automatic Updates, because I have it turned off; I update manually.

I think I know the reason Windows Security Center flashes me about my anti-virus being off, though, even though it's not...

Last February, my hard drive cacked out on me. So Dell sent me a new one, free, since it was still under warranty. Actually they sent me one twice the size (240 Gig) since they didn't supply the original 120 Gig model anymore (Hey, Thanksabunch, Dell). So I got busy reinstalling Windows XP and all my software and updates and settings, etc. Took a good 20+ hours to get back to where I was before the "Whatthef__knodon'ttellmeohshititstheharddriveIbet" fun & games.

Now, when the hard drive went for a poop, I had only about 6 months subscription left on my NAV updates. But here, 5 months after it was to have run out, I'm still getting the virus definition updates free. But I guess something is telling Security Center that my NAV is expired. I can only suppose my free lunch will run out in the next few weeks as the anniversary of my reinstalling my old NAV on a new hard drive comes round.

At which point, I'll go to Staples and buy a new Norton package that includes Norton Utilities too, since you can't by that as a standalone package anymore, dammit. I always preferred the defragger and other utilities that Norton put out in NU. But you have to buy it as part of Norton System Works, which includes Norton AntiVirus (which I already had a working, fully-registered-for-a-year copy of).

So, in conclusion, it doesn't bother me too much (though I did try to find a way of stopping it) and I'm hoping the notification will stop popping up after I install a new copy of NAV.