How to UNINSTALL windows defender in vista ?

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How to UNINSTALL windows defender in vista ?

running

msiexec /uninstall windowsdefender.msi /quiet /log uninstall.log

works...aprntly...

anyone tried that ?
anyone wants to remove defender badly enuf, to want to try it ?

i get the following error message on trying

Code:

This installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid windows installer package

What should i do now ? i even tried disabling WD but get the same message.

i had come across the soln on the net and was wondering if anyone had tried it. no one appears to have; as defender so well integrated with vista. trying it may break yr installation. best to disable it instead.

wait a sec, how do you get that msg when simply trying to disable it? is yr defender working ok otherwise ?
open msconfig > startups.disable windows defender or
open wd > tools > disable realtime protection or
open services 7 change windows defender service starup status to disabled.