W/D v1.1.1593.0

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Kayman

Hello;

I am in the progress preparing my pc for installing IE7 and try to cover all
bases to avoid/mitigate mishaps. I am keeping abreast of all known
(pre-installation) issues and latest release notes.

Among other things, it is advised to shut down Windows Defender.

Some posts I've read in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general suggest
to completely uninstall W/D and re-install after IE7 is installed.

Any opinions, is there a 'safe' way to just disable/shut-down W/D?
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Also, in System Configuration Utility under Services (checked Hide All
Microsoft Services), Windows Defender Manufacturer is listed as Unknown.
1. I thought W/D *is* a Microsoft Service and,
2. Manufacturer would be a known entity.

Could somebody clarify, please.

TIA....................Kayman.


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Since no one has responded to you since yiesterday, I'll give a layman's
opinion. I haven't read anywhere official that you need to uninstall
Defender. It should be adequate to turn it off. Go to tools>options and
uncheck realtime protection and uncheck "use Windows Defender." That should
turn off everything except the base service and prevent it from conflicting
with IE7 install. Several services related to Windows One Care are also
listed as "unknown" rather than "Microsoft." I'm not sure why, but I'm
guessing it's by design. Non-Microsoft services can be turned off using
msconfig without endangering your ability to reboot. I have known cases where
users have to diable their antivirus and antispyware in order to install a
printer or scanner. It would be less safe to force them to decide which
Microsoft services could be disabled. In the case of One Care, the antivirus
can be disabled, but the base service, Windows Live One Care ( winss.exe) is
listed as "Microsoft" and persists even when the AV service is disabled. I
stumbled upon this fact when I was disabling services prior to installing
some Dell drivers and media programs from CDs and didn't want anything
accidentally botching up the install.

Back to IE7 - you should be safe with Defender disabled before installing
it. Plus Defender should not be set to run at startup becuase it is suggested
to reboot twice after installing IE7 so that all the files get set properly
without interference. Of course, if you're not sure or just want to be extra
careful, you could uninstall Defender. The same would apply to Spysweeper and
similar programs. Also undo all immunizations and bad download blockers
within Spybot and SpywareBlaster. Good luck!
 
all i did was to disable my antispyware and avg programs that run in
realtime.
In Windows Defender all i did was uncheck the realtime protection.
I did this on 3 computers with no problems at all
robin
 
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