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1332408 2013-03-13 01:17:00 I want to uninstall AVG and install MSEssentials-friend's laptop with Windows 8. Should I turn off the firewall before I
start uninstalling or only before I install the new programme?

Have just found this about Windows Defender?
www.clickonf5.org
Sounds a bit too good to be true really.....

Thanks
katharinem (3459)
1332409 2013-03-13 01:22:00 Just uninstall AVG windows firewall should turn back on after you uninstall it. I would also use the AVG removal tool. Depending on which version you installed (www.avg.com)

You cant install MSE on windows 8. It uses windows defender
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1332410 2013-03-13 01:22:00 There is no need to turn off the windows firewall at all.

If Windows 8 is like the Release Preview, MSE won't install, due to windows defender.

edit - see Speedy bet me to it
Nick G (16709)
1332411 2013-03-13 01:27:00 A lot of people who upgraded from Win7 to 8 (who had MSE installed / and they forgot to uninstall it) found that after Win8 was installed, they couldnt remove MSE. And it wasnt that easy to remove it Speedy Gonzales (78)
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