I have been using Windows Defender for a number of years on my laptop. After reading a topic on on of your forums stating that this product does not scan for viruses I downloaded and installed Microsoft Security Essentials a few weeks ago. since this time I have not been able to turn on and update Windows Defender. As I am not very pc literate can you please advise on whether or not I can use these two products together. If I am able to run the two products together then why is that I cannot access Windows Defender when using MSE?

If you are running Microsoft Security Essentials, you do not need to run Windows Defender. Microsoft Security Essentials is designed to disable Windows Defender in order to manage the PC’s real-time protection, including anti-virus, rootkits, Trojans and spyware. Reference: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msestart/thread/5309cb8d-02e1-40e8-974f-0dcedb9ab9fd This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:18:17 +0000, accesspatricia1949 wrote: > I have been using Windows Defender for a number of years on my laptop. After reading a topic on on of your forums stating that this product does not scan for viruses I downloaded and installed Microsoft Security Essentials a few weeks ago. since this time I have not been able to turn on and update Windows Defender. As I am not very pc literate can you please advise on whether or not I can use these two products together. If I am able to run the two products together then why is that I cannot access Windows Defender when using MSE? Microsoft Security Essentials turns off Windows Defender, and for a very good reason. Microsoft Security Essentials has the same functionality as Windows Defender built into it; there's no reason to have both. Ken Blake