Guest Stonebow Witham Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 Can someone please tell me how to activate Windows Defender? I have tried all the assistance listed in this group and still cannot get Defender to work! One piece of advice was to log on to the C prompt as system administrator? I tried to right click on the prompt but there is nothing on the drop down menu that allows me to do this. I would appreciate a step by step guide (for IT illiterate people) as to how this is done. Thank you. Quote
Guest DevilsPGD Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 In message <EAF8A5F5-C663-4AA2-B1DD-7D0E9223ED23@microsoft.com> "Stonebow Witham" <stoned_with@ntlworld.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Can someone please tell me how to activate Windows Defender?</span> Usually you'd just hit the start orb, type "Defender" and hit enter. If you're having issues, you'll probably need to be more specific about the problem to get a more specific solution. Quote
Guest t-4-2 Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 Stonebow Witham;739317 Wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Can someone please tell me how to activate Windows Defender? > > I have tried all the assistance listed in this group and still cannot > get > Defender to work! > > One piece of advice was to log on to the C prompt as system > administrator? > I tried to right click on the prompt but there is nothing on the drop > down > menu that allows me to do this. I would appreciate a step by step guide > (for IT illiterate people) as to how this is done. > > Thank you.</span> Hello, Let's start with the most standard method : Click the Start button, the circular icon, bottom left. Right panel, click Control Panel. Left panel, click Classic View. Scroll all the way down until you find the Windows Defender icon, Right click on the icon, click OPEN Top, click Tools Click Options, now just checkmark neccessary boxes. It should look something like this : (click screenshot link to view ) 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' (http://imagegrotto.com/view-Capture.JPGwin...fender14278.JPG) Please let me know if it's turned on now. -- t-4-2 Quote
Guest Mick Murphy Posted June 8, 2008 Posted June 8, 2008 If you are using Windows One Care, it disables your ability to use it! -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "Stonebow Witham" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Can someone please tell me how to activate Windows Defender? > > I have tried all the assistance listed in this group and still cannot get > Defender to work! > > One piece of advice was to log on to the C prompt as system administrator? > I tried to right click on the prompt but there is nothing on the drop down > menu that allows me to do this. I would appreciate a step by step guide > (for IT illiterate people) as to how this is done. > > Thank you. > > </span> Quote
Guest Stonebow Witham Posted June 8, 2008 Posted June 8, 2008 Why? "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:263489A0-E33A-4BF7-BFE1-4AA8DDBDCED7@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > If you are using Windows One Care, it disables your ability to use it! > -- > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > "Stonebow Witham" wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >> Can someone please tell me how to activate Windows Defender? >> >> I have tried all the assistance listed in this group and still cannot get >> Defender to work! >> >> One piece of advice was to log on to the C prompt as system >> administrator? >> I tried to right click on the prompt but there is nothing on the drop >> down >> menu that allows me to do this. I would appreciate a step by step guide >> (for IT illiterate people) as to how this is done. >> >> Thank you. >> >> </span></span> Quote
Guest t-4-2 Posted June 8, 2008 Posted June 8, 2008 Stonebow Witham;740646 Wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Why? > "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:263489A0-E33A-4BF7-BFE1-4AA8DDBDCED7@xxxxxx> > > <span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> > > > If you are using Windows One Care, it disables your ability to use</span> > > it!<span style="color:darkred"> > > > -- > > > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > > > > > > > "Stonebow Witham" wrote: > > >> > > > > > > > >> Can someone please tell me how to activate Windows Defender? > > > >> > > > >> I have tried all the assistance listed in this group and still > > > cannot get > > > >> Defender to work! > > > >> > > > >> One piece of advice was to log on to the C prompt as system > > > >> administrator? > > > >> I tried to right click on the prompt but there is nothing on the > > > drop > > > >> down > > > >> menu that allows me to do this. I would appreciate a step by step > > > guide > > > >> (for IT illiterate people) as to how this is done. > > > >> > > > >> Thank you. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > </span></span></span> Forgive me to butt in. I know why Mick said that in regards to my suggestion to turn on the Windows Defender. Wondows OneCare has it's own Windows defender, and more or less like Norton, it will disable the resident Defender, Firewall etc. It wants to take over EVERYTHING. I hate it. -- t-4-2 Quote
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