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From: Geoff on 20 Apr 2010 23:19
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:20:57 -0400, "FromTheRafters" <erratic
@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

>From Vista?
>"Geoff" <geoff(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>news:oljss59nl40qvl4o84rv239l7e0r66r91i(a)4ax.com...
>> It's called "Uninstall".
>

Yes, it's called "Programs and Features" in the Vista control panel.
You can add and remove programs and this is not much different than
XP. You can even switch the control panel to Classic View. WD might be
in the Windows Components list in Vista so you might have to dig a
little deeper, but it's there somewhere.
From: Geoff on 20 Apr 2010 23:32
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:11:02 -0700, ??�?l
<l(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Geoff,
>
> FYI
>
>In Vista, MS Windows Defender is a part of the operating system--it is not
>separately uninstallable or installable.
>-=-

It figures. Microsoft's advice to developers is "always have an
uninstall option" it makes perfect sense that they would ignore that
advice.
From: John on 20 Apr 2010 21:35
Thanks for your comments all.
I'll continue with MSSE and won't install WD.

"John" <John(a)nospam> wrote in message
news:38C49007-B4E7-48BA-B0C8-3EE7DB0667D6(a)microsoft.com...
> I am a home user and have Widows XP home SP3 and only use MSE for
> security. What is the difference between MSE and WD, is there any benefit
> in having both installed at the same time and if not, which one is the
> better one to have?

From: Leo on 21 Apr 2010 11:27
The version of MSE I'm running disabled Defender during installation.

Microsoft Security Essentials Version: 1.0.1961.0
Antimalware Client Version: 2.1.6519.0
Engine Version: 1.1.5703.0
Antivirus definitions: 1.81.28.0
Antispyware definitions: 1.81.28.0

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Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?
"Geoff" <geoff(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:2c3ss5h6t11f87q63tperne9edri1dss3v(a)4ax.com...
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:12:43 -0500, "Leo" <nomail(a)for.me> wrote:

>It is my understanding that MSE turns off Defender during install, accordingly you do not have to uninstall Defender.

I don't know about how they turn off Defender but I do know about
problems. It also made Defender nag about not being updated, etc.

Initial release of MSSE didn't turn off Defender at all. It might be
better now but the WD process was still active even after recent MSSE
updates.

Per the recommendations in the MSSE install, "Remove any anti-virus or
anti-malware applications before installing MSSE". I would assume this
means WD as well as third-party programs.

I had WD installed on a 2.8GHz P4 system and had severe problems with
delayed file R/W and response times in IE7 and IE8 and other
applications after installing MSSE.

Removing both WD and MSSE and reinstalling MSSE fixed it.

They overlap functionality, simply remove the inferior program.
From: JD on 21 Apr 2010 14:10
John wrote:
> Thanks for your comments all.
> I'll continue with MSSE and won't install WD.
>
> "John" <John(a)nospam> wrote in message
> news:38C49007-B4E7-48BA-B0C8-3EE7DB0667D6(a)microsoft.com...
>> I am a home user and have Widows XP home SP3 and only use MSE for
>> security. What is the difference between MSE and WD, is there any
>> benefit in having both installed at the same time and if not, which
>> one is the better one to have?
>

Thanks for coming back and letting us know what you decided to do.


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