Reinstall Windows Security Essentials

My kids accidentally deleted a defender of my Vista operating system. When I tried to install Defender on the download site, I was told that it was not necessary, as the Defender is provided as an integral part of Vista. What should I do?

Original title: install Defender

Thank you; I installed MSE. I want to advocate, 1). because come as an integral part of Vista Edition family basic and 2) for functions in addition to the anti-malware scanning. Now, people have been telling me, '... ". You cannot remove Defender", but it has been deleted. I tried to download it several times without success, and I can quite understand the problem...

1 MSE has his own defender who does the SAME work as Windows Defender. To have two advocates running is not only redundant, it creates conflicts between two defenders. Therefore, MSE will be and stopped at your Windows Defender. DON 'sentence T try to turn it back on. IT IS NOT NECESSARY.

2 cite... but it has been deleted...
Been deleted and is not the same as UNINSTALLED. Maybe you had deleted the shortcut or its icon, the PROGRAM itself is still in the system.

3. If you insist on having Windows Defender on, find another antivirus program that allows Windows Defender to run along the coast, such as Avast free home edition.

4. There is another way to get to the "for features in addition to abti-malware acanning. Windows Defender is not the only way to access these "other functions".

In short; If you stay with MSE, forget you to Windows Defender. It is not necessary.

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