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Guest JamesJ
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If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows

Defender?

And if yes how?

 

James

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Guest Ǝøçεl
Posted

Hello James,

 

See if the solution in this thread helps.

 

<http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.private.security.spyware.general&p=1&tid=ba8ddef2-6e45-41fc-8226-a0eb69b9e1f7&mid=ba8ddef2-6e45-41fc-8226-a0eb69b9e1f7>

 

 

I hope this post is helpful.

 

Let us know how it works ºut.

 

Good luck

 

 

 

Ǝøçεl

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PS

Out of curiosity, what antivirus are you using?

 

 

"JamesJ" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows

> Defender?

> And if yes how?

>

> James

>

> </span>

Guest Ken Blake, MVP
Posted

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:09:25 -0400, "JamesJ"

<jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows

> Defender?</span>

 

 

No. No anti-spyware program is perfect, and running more than one is

good since it increases the level of your protection.

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Guest JamesJ
Posted

Wasn't sure.

 

Thanks,

James

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

news:6p5vu4hll8cv6pdef9h7p53pg0dpt6do7c@4ax.com...<span style="color:blue">

> On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:09:25 -0400, "JamesJ"

> <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows

>> Defender?</span>

>

>

> No. No anti-spyware program is perfect, and running more than one is

> good since it increases the level of your protection.

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup </span>

Guest JamesJ
Posted

Yes it helped

 

Thanks,

James

 

"Ǝøçεl" <l@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:100B11E3-E7FE-4D32-BFCD-6881A2FC1470@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Hello James,

>

> See if the solution in this thread helps.

>

> <http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.private.security.spyware.general&p=1&tid=ba8ddef2-6e45-41fc-8226-a0eb69b9e1f7&mid=ba8ddef2-6e45-41fc-8226-a0eb69b9e1f7>

>

>

> I hope this post is helpful.

>

> Let us know how it works ºut.

>

> Good luck

>

>

>

> Ǝøçεl

> -=-

> PS

> Out of curiosity, what antivirus are you using?

>

>

> "JamesJ" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows

>> Defender?

>> And if yes how?

>>

>> James

>>

>> </span></span>

Guest Ken Blake, MVP
Posted

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:47:26 -0400, "JamesJ"

<jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Wasn't sure.

>

> Thanks,</span>

 

 

You're welcome. Glad to help.

 

 

<span style="color:blue">

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

> news:6p5vu4hll8cv6pdef9h7p53pg0dpt6do7c@4ax.com...<span style="color:green">

> > On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:09:25 -0400, "JamesJ"

> > <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:

> ><span style="color:darkred">

> >> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows

> >> Defender?</span>

> >

> >

> > No. No anti-spyware program is perfect, and running more than one is

> > good since it increases the level of your protection.

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup </span></span>

 

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