Re: Problems with Windows Defender

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On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:18:00 -0700, Tomas
<Tomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi!, I just installed my windows XP and wanted to use Windows Defender as
antivirus software,


You can't. That's not what it is. Windows Defender is an anti-spyware
program. You need separate anti-virus software.


then after installing the Security system of XP kept
telling me that I needed an antivirus and my system is at risk,


Exactly!


then I
thought that Windows Defender wasn´t actually a real time antivirus but a
secondary program


Not any kind of anti-virus program.


so I installed Nod32 and Windows stopped telling my system
is at risk,


Correct.


but the thing my system, though still relatively operational, got
very slow and unstable,


Sorry, I don't know why. I've heard good things about NOD32, but
haven't used it myself.



I noticed windows Defender introduced in the msconfig
start tab, a program and then checked to unselect it,


No, don't do this--at least not unless you replace it with other
anti-spyware software. You need both kinds of products.


but i can still see
some process associated with Windows Defender in my Taskbar everytime I load
my PC, I tryied configuring Windows defender to not ve active all the time
but nothing happened, what should I do? should I uninstall Windows Defender
and keep nod32 or uninstall nod32 and keep Windos Defender although the
security center keeps warning me I don´t have an antivirus? or maybe I should
keep both with some kind of configuration?? Pleas Help, Thanks!

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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