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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 1 Jul 2010 12:42 Cal Who wrote: >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your >> subscription current? > > AVG... Like most current AV apps which include an anti-spyware component, installing AVG disables Defender by default. cf. http://www.avg.com/us-en/faq.num-2672 -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
From: Cal Who on 1 Jul 2010 13:10 "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:uF3mYyTGLHA.1716(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Cal Who wrote: >>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your >>> subscription current? >> >> AVG... > > Like most current AV apps which include an anti-spyware component, > installing AVG disables Defender by default. > > cf. http://www.avg.com/us-en/faq.num-2672 > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 Who knew? Well you guys did but not me. Thanks
From: Cal Who on 1 Jul 2010 13:15 "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:OvUdYyTGLHA.1716(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Cal Who wrote: > <snip> >>> MSE includes the properties of Windows Defender, but MSE is not a >>> replacement unless you are running MSE. >> >> I just installed MSE and wonder what yourlast comment means. Do I have to >> manully run it sometime. I believe it is scheduled to run by itself. I >> did >> not change any of the settings? > > In Vista & Win7, installing MSE disables Defender by default. > > In WinXP with Defender installed, installing MSE will remove it. That clears that up! I have XP. I wonder if I could sneak one more question in here. I believe Defender also replaces Windows Live OneCare (been reading the Internet). I didn't have a subscription but used it ocasionally to clean the registry. Am I now in a position where there is no free ms Registry cleaner? Thanks very much > > cf. > http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msestart/thread/5309cb8d-02e1-40e8-974f-0dcedb9ab9fd > > Microsoft Security Essentials Support Forums > http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
From: Cal Who on 1 Jul 2010 13:18 "Bruce Hagen" <BRH(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:i0icb4$fi2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > <snip> > > " Cal Who" <CalWhoNOSPAM(a)roadrunner.com> wrote in message > news:i0iatk$g74$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >>> >>> WD is not an automatic update. >> >> >> It's not the first time I guessed wrong. >> >> How does the typical MS user learn about such MS offering as Defender? > > > Visit Microsoft Download Center from time to time. > -- > Bruce Hagen > MS-MVP [Mail] > Imperial Beach, CA > > OK Thanks
From: Daave on 1 Jul 2010 13:18
Bruce Hagen wrote: > <snip> > > " Cal Who" <CalWhoNOSPAM(a)roadrunner.com> wrote in message > news:i0iatk$g74$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >>> >>> WD is not an automatic update. >> >> >> It's not the first time I guessed wrong. >> >> How does the typical MS user learn about such MS offering as >> Defender? > > > Visit Microsoft Download Center from time to time. Doesn't Windows Vista come with Windows Defender? If so, if one has used a PC with Windows Vista on it, they might erroneously assume that it comes standard with Windows XP, too (like IE). |