Uninstall Windows defender?
The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor recommends that I have uninstall Windows defender. Everything I read says it's impossible. Can anyone help? (I'm running Vista on a 32-bit computer)
That's right, Windows Defender is part of the Vista operating system. It cannot be uninstalled.
You can turn it off. Use this tutorial if this is what you need to do...
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/93118-Windows-Defender-off.html
Have you used the Windows 7 upgrade notice?
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/downloads/Upgrade-Advisor
It is strange to hear that the Advisory Committee has been asking you to "Uninstall" Windows Defender.
It makes no sense because Windows 7 has also integrated as part of the operating system Windows Defender.
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I have an old PC which only works Windows Vista Home Premium with SP 2. Now I want to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender from my pc. Can you please tell me how to do it safely?
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The following links might offer something useful:(2483120) how to manually uninstall Microsoft
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in Vista you cannot uninstall/reinstall Defender
It is part of the Vista operating system
read this information on the Defender:
· If you use microsoft security essentials avg avira mcafee norton etc they disable the vista version of windows defender by default
the basics of Microsoft security has its own version of windows defender
and other anti-virus programs use their own particular type of application to scan for spyware and malware
It of nothing to worry and is the default action, which is designed for them to do
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and here is the method to remove it from startup in vista
http://www.groovypost.com/HOWTO/Microsoft/Vista/remove-Windows-Defender-from-Vista-system-startup/
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http://www.groovypost.com/HOWTO/Microsoft/Vista/disable-Windows-Defender-for-Microsoft-Vista/
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and if you need to change startup programs read this information on the other methods of doing it without using defender
using msconfig read this tutorial:
How to use MSCONFIG in Windows Vista
Here's how to use MSCONFIG in Windows Vista to disable some unnecessary programs that load automatically at startup
http://netsquirrel.com/Msconfig/msconfig_vista.html
and also try this FREE program Autoruns:
This utility, which has a knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs configured to run at system startup or login and that the entries in the order of processing windows. These programs include those in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell, toolbar extensions, helper objects to the browser, Winlogon notifications, auto and many start-up services more
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You cannot uninstall Windows Defender as it is an integral part of the operating system. It can be disabled in order for the 3rd part antivirus or firewall software to install. The 3rd party software to do this, when they are installed, however, if you must do it manually, read this - http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21962-windows-defender-turn-off-windows-8-a.html
Kind regards
Patrick
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