Windows Defender and AntiVirus/Spyware

If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows
Defender?
And if yes how?

James

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



Ǝиçεl
-=-
PS
Out of curiosity, what antivirus are you using?


"JamesJ" wrote:

> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows
> Defender?
> And if yes how?
>
> James
>
>

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:09:25 -0400, "JamesJ"
<jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:

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


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

Wasn't sure.

Thanks,
James

"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:09:25 -0400, "JamesJ"
> <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
>> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows
>> Defender?
>
>
> 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

Yes it helped

Thanks,
James

"Ǝиçεl" <> wrote in message
news:100B11E3-E7FE-4D32-BFCD-...
> 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
>
>
>
> Ǝиçεl
> -=-
> PS
> Out of curiosity, what antivirus are you using?
>
>
> "JamesJ" wrote:
>
>> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows
>> Defender?
>> And if yes how?
>>
>> James
>>
>>

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:47:26 -0400, "JamesJ"
<jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Wasn't sure.
>
> Thanks,


You're welcome. Glad to help.



> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:09:25 -0400, "JamesJ"
> > <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote:
> >
> >> If my anti-virus software has anti-spyware should I turn off Windows
> >> Defender?
> >
> >
> > 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

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup