Vista - 3rd Party Firewall

I probably asked this before but please indulge me again.
I recently installed an AntiVirus/AntiSpyware/Firewall software.
Windows Defender loads at startup as does this other firewall.
Is it ok to have both running? Should I disable one?

Thanks,
James

Load the Security Center (in the Control Panel) to see if one or multiple
firewalls are running. I recommend you disable the Windows Firewall if your
suite includes one (so does Microsoft). FYI, Windows Defender is
antispyware (AS). Having more then one resident AS program is redundant and
may slow things down a little, but it shouldn't hurt anything.

Shows Windows Firewall being Off.

James

"Victek" <Victek@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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JamesJ wrote:You should only have one anti-virus program and 1 firewall program
running at one time.

Defender is not a firewall program.... The descrioption is:

"Scan your computer for unwanted software, schedule scans, and get the
latest unwanted software definitions."

BTW, I disabled the Windows Defender service with no consequences....

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

Trend micro has a scan for incompatable software before loading. Windows Defender is one of those listed. I have run both at the same time and did not have any complications, but also received no added bentifit as Defender did not find any problems after running Trend Micro. I did uninstalled Windows Defender as it removal does not effect any other Microsoft program.

General rule of thumb to follow.

1 x Firewall only
1 x Anti-Virus Only

I believe it is good practice to have more than one anti-spyware program however, unless you do notice a performance drop or have compatibility issues. From experience I have not yet found one all-in-one cure for spyware and regularly use quite a few each with differing results to combat these pests.