Hey everyone.....
Windows defender is now out of beta, and the interface has been amped up.....
However, is the protection and removal actually better? I'm stuck between 3 things: Ewido full version *don't mind cost*, spyware terminator, and windows defender (non-beta). Could anyone help me? Thanks! ![:D]()
If you're thinking of using it read the first part of this post by rridgely about it not detecting newer malware.
Although it does seem they fixed the issues with it creating a bunch of Restore Points for no reason, and some other ultra annoying issues.
This is a bunch of bull! Apparently, the non-beta version of Defender is only compatible with XP SP2 or later. I've been using the Beta version on 2000 SP4 for months, but now I'm out of luck.
What the heck changed so dramatically with the latest version that they had to drop 2000 support??? Probably another sleezy ploy by Microsoft to force you to use their latest Windows version. Typical Microsoft BS. Unless I'm wrong and there actually is something very different, but I'm very skeptical of that...
Well Microsoft doesn't support Windows 2000, Windows XP (the original) or Windows XP SP1 anymore, so maybe that's the reason why they dropped support for 2000 on Defender. Altough, I'd never install it in the first place.
So apparently what I suspected is actually true. As far as I can tell there is nothing about the Defender software itself that won't allow it to run under 2000, Microsoft just dropped support because 2000 is in the "extended" life cycle phase. Pretty lame that they would tease 2000 owners with Beta versions, then as soon as the full release comes out they say "we were just messin with ya! haha!"
I have one laptop with Win2K-SP4 that is too old to upgrade to XP, but too good to throw out. So I'm stuck with the last beta - don't know how long it will last until it expires...
They could have just dropped support for WD under W2K; the thing was working perfectly well...