X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4EBC7C27.90008@cs.utoronto.ca> References: <4EBC4BD4 DOT 4020206 AT cs DOT utoronto DOT ca> <4EBC4E7B DOT 8080300 AT cornell DOT edu> <4EBC7C27 DOT 90008 AT cs DOT utoronto DOT ca> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:09:51 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Strange freezing in emacs From: Rance Hall To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Ryan Johnson wrote: >> >> Have you disabled Windows Defender? > > !!! It silently reinstalled itself at some point, or (just as likely) it > just lied about leaving the first time. Stopped, disabled, rebooted, all is > well. > > Does anybody know how to really uninstall Windows Defender? None of the tips > I can find online seem effective. It's like a virus the way it keeps > sneaking back! > > Meanwhile, I guess I'll just have to puppy guard the darn thing. > > Thanks again, > Ryan Have you checked the registry for left over references to it after an uninstall? the right orphan reg entry after an uninstalled windows update can silently reinstall it. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple