you cannot uninstall Windows Defender in Vista- only in XP
As for it being turned off- if you are running Windows Onecare which has an
antivirus program built in and a piece of it is also WD, it will turn off
the WD that came installed with Vista
If not- go into Tools/options- scroll all the way down and look to see if
there is a check in "Use Windows Defender for all users"
If there is no check there put it in
make sure you click Save when done
robin
"f/fgeorge" wrote in message
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:25:01 -0800, Allison
> wrote:
>
>>i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every
>>time
>>i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have
>>an
>>anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't work
>>out how to turn it on.
>
> AVG is designed to check periodically for updates and scan your
> computer. Consider leaving your pc on 24/7 and it will do all this in
> the background. As for Windows Defender uninstall it and go to the MS
> site and re-download and re-install it. Yours is probably just out of
> date. >> Stay informed about: avg anti-virus