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Ok, this needs to change.

This is supposed to be a QUICK scan! :blink:

38 minutes?!?

237,079 objects scanned?!?

How is that quick? :no:

A quick scan should be like the MS MRT, where it only scans known locations for known products.

Then a normal or indepth scan can cover everything.

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so is it possible in anyway to remove this from startup so the two processes for it dont start or is that completely impossible?

i think its installed as a service now instead of being in startup... not sure but check it out....

EDIT: yea there is a Windows Defender Service

Edited by Mystical112

i would like if a windows defender icon would appear next to the clock (i mean where are the messenger, norton antivir, etc icon) if it start automatically. how can i do this? i saw in msconfig that it starts on every system startup, but i want the icon for it, and i cant find how to enable it. how can i do this?

and i liked that feature of antispyware beta1 that if i double click a .reg file, a little windows says that it wants to run, and i could enable or disable it from running. if i saw well it has gone from the beta 2. or not?

-sorry for my bad english, but im a bit tired- :blush:

TaciboY

Ugh, noticeable visual flaws in this. The indications for various tasks it is doing, they are not there, but this is looking better. I like this UI better then the previous one, I am waiting for some central management ability, like GPO...because I do not want to pay for a centrally managed spyware solution.

"This software requires GDI+. Please load the Windows 2000 Security Software PreRequisite Pack."

I can't install it on Windows 2000. What the hell is the Windows 2000 Security Software PreRequisite Pack?

I think your fix is http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en you must extract it to system32.

i think its installed as a service now instead of being in startup... not sure but check it out....

EDIT: yea there is a Windows Defender Service

One is a service, yes, but the other is in HKLM/Run, so you'll have to address that in Msconfig (or Startup Control Panel, etc).

My only problem is that I think Windows Defender should always appear in the tray.

Otherwise it seems to work great.

yes. there should be a tray icon for it. i saw it one time in the tray, but never ever, and it had 2 options: open and exit :)

and where can i find the updater?

and where can i find the updater?

ok. i found it. its in the help menu in the About Windows Defender. but still cant find how to have a tray icon. i saw in msconfig, that it start with "-hide", so if it could be removed, maybe there would be a tray icon.

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