windows defender on/off

[jkois]

each time i reboot, i have to turn defender on again. the icon is in the
taskbar, but is orange. i have gone to options and set it to be on. is this
normal? are there other settings i need to make? note: i am running live
onecare, if this makes a differance.
thanks

 

[PA Bear [MS-MVP]]

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup, please.

OneCare includes Windows Defender by default so if you're running WinXP, you
don't need Defender standalone installed.

 

[jkois]

ooops! sorry. vista sp1.
thanks

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup, please.

OneCare includes Windows Defender by default so if you're running WinXP, you
don't need Defender standalone installed.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

[PA Bear [MS-MVP]]

AFAIK, installing OneCare in Vista automatically co-opts the default install
of Defender or disables it.

You'd probably be better off asking about this in an appropriate OneCare
forum instead of this Defender-specific newsgroup:
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/default.aspx?SiteID=2

 

[jkois]

i'll try there. thanks.

AFAIK, installing OneCare in Vista automatically co-opts the default install
of Defender or disables it.

You'd probably be better off asking about this in an appropriate OneCare
forum instead of this Defender-specific newsgroup:
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/default.aspx?SiteID=2

 

[jkois]

thanks, that explains it all. defender is disabled if onecare is installed
after it. onecare does defenders job and isn't needed.
thanks again pa bear

 

[PA Bear [MS-MVP]]

YW & thanks for your feedback.

Recap: If OneCare's installed, it will disable the standalone install of
Defender in WinXP and Vista so there's no need to turn it on.

 

[tvan]

I recently installed onecare (vista sp1) and was having this same problem
with defender. I understand that it is incorporate into onecare - no problem.
My problem is that Vista now comes up every time it shuts off defender with
the red shield icon and tells me anti-spyware is turned off. Onecare is still
running. The problem here is that onecare and vista's security alerting don't
seem to work together. Any ideas?

 

[PA Bear [MS-MVP]]

The behavior you describe could be a symptom of a hijackware problem. I'd
rececommend posting in this OneCare forum instead:
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1744&SiteID=2
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

I recently installed onecare (vista sp1) and was having this same problem
with defender. I understand that it is incorporate into onecare - no problem.
My problem is that Vista now comes up every time it shuts off defender with
the red shield icon and tells me anti-spyware is turned off. Onecare is still
running. The problem here is that onecare and vista's security alerting don't
seem to work together. Any ideas?

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