"Mr. Arnold" wrote:

>
> "jobella" <jobella@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4AB4DE7D-B16B-4E4C-B61B-3DB796D45F2C@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > For the past month I've been getting an error message from Security
> > Center,
> > saying it is turned off however I am unable to open it.
> > I had Norton trial and have just installed Bitdefender. Normally I should
> > be
> > able to click in security center that I have my own software but am unable
> > to
> > do so
> > I went into Security Center Properties and got the following message:
> > "configuration manager: the specific device instance handle does not
> > correspond to a present device"
> > I then noticed that the Security Center was STOPPED. I got the following
> > message when I tried to start it: "Windows would not start Security Center
> > Sevice on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for this
> > service
> > is different from the account specified for other services running in the
> > same process." Can anyone help me.....
>
>
> To keep it short, go to the Services off of the Start Button, Control
> Panel/Admin Tool and find the Security Center Service. You right-click the
> line and go to Properties to the Logon tab. You go to Use this Account and
> enter Local Service and leave password blank click OK. Then you Start the
> service.
>
> I don't what is causing the problem, but I suspect the uninstalling and
> installing of security software has caused the password to become corrupted.
> You might get the same message after the service starts successfully when
> you try to view the service's dependencies, but the service will start.
>
>
Iv been having this problem too, except this solution hasnt worked for me
any other ideas?