On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 01:24:11 -0700, me too <me
too@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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>"Mr. Arnold" wrote:
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>> "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.....
>>
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>> 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?
Do you mean that you also used to have Norton installed? - if so, then
the remains of that POS are probably preventing things from working
properly.
Download and run the Norton Removal tool - read the warniings on the
page first (it removes ALL norton software)
http://service1.symantec.com/Support...05033108162039

HTH