Uninstalling Windows Defender

[Newtechie]

How do I go about uninstalling this program? It is not listed in the add/remove programs.

 

[John]

How do I go about uninstalling this program? It is not listed in the add/remove programs.

You hav'nt mentioned what version or your operating system.

The latest version is in my Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel (
XP pro sp2 )
Reinstall your version & it should put it into Add/Remove programs in
the Control Panel.

uninstall Windows Defender
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=uninstall+Windows+Defender&btnG=Search&meta=
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en
Note: If you have version 1.1.1592.0, you must first manually uninstall
Windows Defender before you can install this newer version.

 

[Newtechie]

It's XP Pro w/SP2 (MCE). The program is installed but it's not listed in
the Add/Remove programs. I'm sure it's an older version so that's why I'm
asking how to uninstall it not without having it in add/remove programs.

 

[John]

It's XP Pro w/SP2 (MCE). The program is installed but it's not listed in
the Add/Remove programs. I'm sure it's an older version so that's why I'm
asking how to uninstall it not without having it in add/remove programs.

Here is some extra info, just in case you hav'nt used the google link.

Manually Uninstalling a Program
http://surecool.net/manuninst.htm
Demystifying the Windows Registry
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/Demystifying_the_Windows_Registry-tut74.html
Don't Fear the Registry
http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/658
RegSeeker
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
RegSeeker is a perfect companion for your Windows registry!
RegSeeker includes a powerful registry cleaner and can display various
informations like your startup entries, several histories (even
index.dat files), installed applications and much more! With RegSeeker
you can search for any item inside your registry, export/delete the
results, open them in the registry. RegSeeker also includes a tweaks
panel to optimize your OS! RegSeeker is FREE for personal use only!
95/98/NT4/ME/2000/XP/2003
My personal use, is to, delete only the Green entries.
Click on Select All and choose > Select all Green items.
Right click on a Green item to delete all Green files.
RegSeeker is also very good for registry searching, click on > Find in
registry, tick all the boxes in > Keys, put a word ( example AOL ) in >
Search for: & click > Search. Now you have a list on one page, of all
the registry entries for AOL.

 

[John]

Newtechie wrote:

Here is a revision for RegSeeker.

My personal use, is to, delete only the Green entries.
Click on Select All and choose > Select all Green items.
Right click on a Green item to delete all Green files.
1: Click on > Clean the registry.
2: Click on OK.
3: When searching is finished, click on > Select All & choose > Select
all Green items.
4: Right click on any Green item & click on > Delete selected items.
RegSeeker is also very good for registry searching, click on > Find in
registry, tick all the boxes in > Keys, put a word ( example AOL ) in >
Search for: & click > Search. Now you have a list on one page, of all
the registry entries for AOL.