Gene
Sat Aug 16 13:38:40 PDT 2008
On 8/16/2008, CSM1 posted this:
> "SMH" <SMH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:100B1940-6184-45A5-84EC-BF0DA515B17A@microsoft.com...
>>I recently uninstalled my antivirus/firewall (Defender Pro) and the
>> uninstall
>> reported it as finished successfully. Unfortunaly, the Security Center
>> still
>> reports both as present. When I turned on the windows firewall the security
>> center reported that I have two active firewalls. And when I tried to load
>> another antivirus program the antivirus install manager reported that
>> another
>> antivirus was present. I have searched my system and have not been able to
>> find a file or reference to the Defender Pro files anywhere. I contacted
>> the
>> Defender Pro support people and they were not able to resolve my problem.
>> So
>> I am stuck and do not know how to remove whatever reference the security
>> center is holding onto. Anyone have a suggestion.
>
> Have you tried a search of the registry for "Windows Defender" or maybe
> "Defender" without the quotes.
>
> Windows is bad about leaving junk behind in the registry.
>
> Be careful, you can do great harm to your computer if you delete the wrong
> stuff, Backup the registry before removing anything.
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756
>
> --
> CSM1
>
http://www.carlmcmillan.com
The OP might find useful info on the Defender web site, especially if
they have user forums; also, isn't there security-related newsgroup in
the Microsoft forums?
I had a similar problem with some AV software (maybe it was Comodo
Firewall) and I found a solution on the maker's website ... eventually
:-)
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