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• Should I deactivate Windows Defender running Microsoft Security Essentials?

  I installed Microsoft Security Essentials on vista and I wanted to know if I should keep Windows Defender on or turn it off?

  Windows Defender must stop automatically when you install MSE, but if not then I would recommend do you: MSE already has Defender engine everything in it, and it's not great to run both at the same time.

• Poor performance and crash since installing Microsoft Security Essentials

  My computer ran pretty fast until I decided to install security essentials download. Now he hangs up, takes a long time to go from site to site, etc.

  Make sure you have uninstalled completely any anti-virus that has been previously installed.

  You have only ONE AV installed and running.

  Microsoft Security Essentials questions should be directed to the MSE Forums:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/msestart/threads

  Installing and upgrading Microsoft Security Essentials program.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/msescan/threads

  Analysis, detection and removal of threats

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/mseupdate/threads

  Update the definitions of spyware and viruses

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I am trying to remove AVG Anti-virus and replace it with Microsoft Security Essentials. I have the basic Windows Defender works but don't know if it includes Security Essentials?

  Have Windows XP.

  Windows Defender does not include Microsoft Security Essentials.

• After XP SP1 installation, activation of windows and upgrade to SP3, Microsoft Security Essentials said that I need to get Windows Genuine?

  My brother-in-law gave me his laptop Dell Latitude D610 to work on. It was loaded with virus and almost completely non-functional. I installed an old windows XP Home Edition SP1 upgrade disk (I had to insert my plu too Windows 98 disc) on it because I had no original disks supplied with the computer. I am therefore perfectly legal with that.  I installed it and I activated it until I went through updates. When I finished updates of service pack to download SP2 to the execution of the method to update to SP3. I tried to install Microsoft Security Essentials however it would not load and said I had to VALIDATE windows. I already got it activated prior to all other updates. How can I fix it? When I try to validate windows all I see is a white screen, so I can't go any further!  So basically I have 2 problems I need to validate (the computer says that Windows is already activated when I click on the button "Activate Windows"). And I get the white screen when I try to validate... Please help I know it's legal software, just old.

  Hello

  
  Method 1:
  
  Visit the genuine Microsoft software Site of diagnosis and start the Diagnostics.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/genuine/diag/
   
   
  Method 2:
  Also, follow the steps in troubleshooting the Microsoft KB article and check if it works.
  Windows Genuine Advantage does not validate a copy of Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/916247
   
   
  You can also perform validation again at the http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/validate

• Windows Defender vice MS Security Essentials

  Hi all

  I would like to find some information on Windows Defender and MS Security Essentials it please.

  MS Security Essentials isn't just a spyware/malware scanner, or does it also include an AntiVirus program, it contains?

  Windows Defender is just a spyware/malware scanner, or does it also include an AntiVirus program, it contains?

  How the two programs compare to all spyware/malware scanning & Protection?

  I'm looking for a good spyware/malware scanner that offers on-demand so many Scaning & Protection in real time.
  I use Spyware Terminator but dropped it when they went to a newer version which had nagware in & used-to-peer for the updates.
  and that just kept this connection works, unless you remember to turn it off!

  I have 2 computers, one running Windows XP Pro SP2 (soon updated to SP3), with Avast AntiVirus & Comodo Firewall.
  I'm looking for a good spyware/malware scanner that offers real-time real Scaning & protection.  But I think I read that MS Security Essentials
  a AntiVirus program and it would cause problems with Avast running at the same time!

  The 2nd computer I have is a laptop with Windows 7 (X 64-bit) Home edition that is also running Avast AntiVirus & Comodo Firewall,
  It came with Windows Defender on it and I don't know if this is causing a conflict with the AvastAV program?

  Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated!

  Sincerely,

  Cindy ;>)

  PS: If MS Security Essentials contains an AntiVirus, how does that compare to Avast AV protection?

  Hello

  To add a bit to the excellent advice already given:

  Of course, you want excellent malware detection, however excellent system
  compatibility is just as important and many fail on the latter.

  Notice I recommend Avast or MSE and suggest adding Prevx - free that
  offers extra protection and superior detection. Prevx is designed to work along
  SIFE other antivirus/security programs.

  Here's what I use and recommend: (these are all free and very effective versions.)

  Avast and Prevx proved extremely reliable and compatible with all I have
  launched on them. Microsoft Security Essentials and Prevx have also proven to be very
  reliable and compatible. Use MSE or Avast and Prevx, Prevx 3 but not all.

  Avast Home free - stop any shields is not necessary except leave the file system, Web,.
  Operational network (Script and behavior are also recommended in Ver 6 +).

  Prevx - Home - free

  Windows Firewall

  Windows Defender (is not necessary if you use MSE)

  Protected IE - mode

  IE 8 - SmartScreen filter WE (IE 7 phishing filter)

  I also IE always start with asset if filter InPrivate IE 8.
  (It may temporarily turn off with the little icon to the left of the + bottom
  right of IE)

  Two versions of Avast are available 6.x and 4.8 x

  Avast - home - free - 6.x stop shields you do not use (except files, Web, network, &)
  Shields of behavior) - double click on the icon in the Notification area - real time Orange - click on the
  Shield that you want to stop - STOP. To stop the Orange icon to show an error indicator-
  Click on the Orange icon - top right - settings - click on the status bar - uncheck shields you
  disabled - click OK
  http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

  Avast 4.8 x - home - free - stop shields, you don't need except leaving Standard, Web,.
  and the network running. (Double-click the blue icon - look OK. - upper left - Shields details
  Finish those you don't use).
  http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download#TAB4

  Or use Microsoft Security Essentials - free
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

  Prevx works well alongside MSE or Avast

  Prevx - home - free small, fast, exceptional protection CLOUD, working with other security
  programs. It is a single scanner, VERY EFFICIENT, if it finds something come back here
  or use Google to see how to remove.
  http://www.prevx.com/   <-->
  http://info.prevx.com/downloadcsi.asp?prevx=Y<-->

  Choice of PCmag editor - Prevx-
  http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2346862,00.asp

  Also get Malwarebytes - free - use as scanner only. If you ever think malware and that
  would be unusual with Avast and occasional Prevx running with the exception of a low level cookie
  (not much), to UPDATE and then run it as a scanner. I have a lot of scanners and they
  never find anything of note that I started to use this configuration.
  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Update (error code 80070103) Windows Update fails & Microsoft Security Essentials does not install (error code 0 x 80070643)

  I keep trying to update and all these errors reappear. I can't install Microsoft Security Essentials and any update of Windows. I tried to do system Recoery by pressing F11 after reboot, and it does not work either.  I'm guessing that something might be wrong with the registry or there is a virus but I am not a computer wiz. I don't have the Vista recovery disc and the original disk to restart.  is it possible to fix this?

  I paid to get it to format in November 2010... I installed a fake Windows Vista on it (32 bits but my PC on a 64-bit password) so I had to clean install it.

  I don't understand: If you paid someone to format the HARD drive and do a clean Windows, when install I YOU "installed a 32-bit Vista?"

  If your parent friend had lost the Windows CD comes with the brand new computer, the person you paid use to do the clean install of Vista 64-bit?

  I do not see KB948465 in installed updates, only KB956250 & KB256506

  I asked only KB948465. In any case, KB256506 is not an update or a section of the play.

  No, I never had any other than Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus

  Again, I don't understand. If you have never had any other antivirus MSE and MSE has been installed since November 2010, why you try to 'install Microsoft Security Essentials' now?

  Q: which, if any, of these updates ARE LISTED in updates installed (no update history)?
  A: See the number 3, I don't see anything else apart from those two

  What "number 3"? You see nothing else, in addition to the two updates to date?

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  I give up. I can't help you if you do not answer my specific questions in your very next answers!

  I think you'd better take the computer back to the repair shop & pay to figure what's wrong (yet). Good luck.

  In & out...

• My OS is Windows Vista 64 Home Premium and I have installed Microsoft Security Essentials now, Windows Defender will not work. Why?

  Windows Defender encountered an error: 0x800106ba

  MSE must close Winfows Defender.

  MSE has its own integrated version of Defender.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• What is the diffenrece between the Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials? It is worth more than the other?

  Windows Defender vs Microsoft Security Essentials

  What is the diffenrece between the Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials?  One is more recommended than the other or guarantee better security than the other? .. .or do they use the same definition files and also provide a safe protection?

  Please feel free to share your own opinions and thoughts on the comparison of the two programmes.  It would be much appreciated.

  If you run either of these two programs... That who and why?

  Thank you friends.

  Windows Defender is not an anti-virus program. MSE is a comprehensive security program and that you want to use.

• Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Dedender

  can someone tell me if I can use Windows Defender with Microsoft Security essentials

  Ah, I was wrong. Although the version linked to this article is from 2007 and as such is probably much obsolete. In any case, as you pointed out, they cannot work together and Security Essentials outperforms it far in the protection against threats.

• Microsoft Security Essentials disables Windows Defender in Vista?

  Can error 0x800106ba on any attempt to open code I Defender. I also acquired McAfee at some point, but I uninstalled it hundreds of years ago but I still have the same error message whenever I try to open Windows Defender. Help, please

  It is not fair to McAfee posing problem with the Defender:

  Windows Defender:

  If you have Microsoft Security Essentials, AVG, McAfee, Norton, etc. installed, they have a conflict with Windows Defender, or turn it off.

  Microsoft Security Essentials has its own integrated version of the defender and should automatically disable the version of Vista in Windows Defender.

  If it's not:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/turn-Windows-Defender-on-or-off

  Turn Windows Defender on or off the information on the link above of Microsoft.

  Hope the above explains the common compatibility issues with Windows Defender and other security programs.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

  Hello, just to be sure I have the correct information, Windows Defender lights not in Windows Vista with Microsoft Security Essentials, as Essentials has its own version of the Defender.  The error code I received is the same as the previous posts in which is: 0x800106ba.  Again, just to be sure, I understand, I should stop trying to turn Defender because Security Essentials has covered it, okay?

  Separated from the:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-security/error-code-0x800106ba-on-trying-to-open-Windows/87cb635c-9ced-4363-9af4-8ca790179671#LastReply

  Hello

  Yes; Microsoft Security Essentials should disable Windows Defender for the reasons you mentioned.

  If she didn't turn it off, you should manually have to do it anyway.

  This information explains Microsoft explained:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/protect/Forum/MSE-protect_start/Windows-Defender-and-Microsoft-Security-Essentials/5309cb8d-02e1-40E8-974f-0dcedb9ab9fd

  Q: is - this installation of Microsoft Security Essentials (XP/Vista/7) disable Windows Defender?
  A: Microsoft Security Essentials should disable Windows Defender in Vista and Windows 7, and then uninstall it from XP. In some cases, this does not happen automatically.
   

  Q: what happens if I do not disable or uninstall Windows Defender, if I use Microsoft Security Essentials (XP/Vista/7)?
  A: If Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender are both running, your system can know the performance degradation and other problems caused by the conflict of two services providing real-time protection at the same time.

  See you soon.

• AVG and microsoft security essentials

  Hi, I got my laptop to explicit memory service, they have installed Microsoft Security essentials, it check for viruses, etc.. I wonder this conflict situations or cause problem with my protection of AVG.  Thank you... Dave

  Dave

  It can lead to conflicts and can allow the same malware app aims to prevent.  I pick one and delete the other.  If it was me I would remove AVG

  I notice that you have of moy.
  AVG can be a cause of BSOD.
  Please remove and replace it with Microsoft Security Essentials
  http://www.Avg.com/ww-en/utilities'] download tools and utilities | AVG worldwide

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security_essentials/ "] Microsoft Security Essentials - free Antivirus for Windows"

• Download Microsoft security essentials problems

  I reformatted my HD for windows svc pack 3 and tried to download Microsoft security essentials. Rec'd a msg that I need to activate my windows reinstallation, but my computer does not accept my original product key of my lable on the computer.  suggestions how to proceed?

  I moved your post on the forum to activate XP because this isn't a question of MSE.

  The label on your PC is an OEM version of the operating system. You must use an OEM installation CD or the key will not work. If you have used this PC's drive, the key should work and you may have mistyped the key.

  -steve

• Update Microsoft Security Essentials removed

  Original title: Microsoft Security Essentials

  I use Windows 7 and Office 2007.  Microsoft Security Essentials asked me if I wanted to update the program.  The updated program was a digital signature from Microsoft.  Everything seemed to go well and when the download is complete, it asked me to restart my computer.  After the restart, Security Essentials has completely disappeared from my computer.

  If that's the problem with Microsoft Security Essentials, then try to install it from:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx

  Also, check in the start menu and see if you can open it or not

  And if still problem then contact support:

  https://support.microsoftsecurityessentials.com/

• Problem: Windows Security Center gives me a "alert" that my anti-virus is turned off, but I am running Windows defender and Microsoft Security Essentials.

  Windows Security Center gives me a "alert" that my anti-virus is disabled.  I have Win XP Professtional and'm running Windows defender and Microsoft Security Essentials times which I recently uninstalled, restarted the computer and reinstalled more updated.  I read related security problems, but I have not found a match.  I have a screenshot of the Win Security Center Alert, but unable to attach.  It is said: ' Windows found multiple antivirus programs on this computer, but they all report that they could be updated or disabled. " Click on the recommendations for suggested actions... [what I did without success, i.e. update.  «[I uninstalled, stop, rebooted and reinstalled and updated]»

  When I shoot to the top of MSE it says, "protection is enabled, and updated definitions.

  Windows Defender said: "Nothing detected" and "computer running normally."

  Before the uninstall and update, I ran System Mechanic from Iolo, who has done wonders for speed.

  Norman

  When it comes to antivirus software, you want one and only one installed and running on your computer.  Two or more may come into conflict with eachother and degrade performance.  I advise you to uninstall Windows defender and use soley mse.

  also I strongly suggest that you avoid using "PC optimization" tools.  They can help a little, but they often do more harm than good.