I don't believe that code indicates what some folks are stating. However,
I'm not sure what the root issue is.
Have you gone to Windows or Microsoft Update, and applied all offered
critical updates? When you do that, are updates to Windows Defender
offered?
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"Zenmota" <zenmota@cox.net> wrote in message
news:1F4F4A05-332E-4FFB-9484-D2B9D102653D@microsoft.com...
>I bought my copy of Windows Vista (OEM version) from Newegg, use the
>license
> key that was on the sticker that came with the DVD and after installing to
> a
> clean hard drive it did the validation thing just fine. I even went to the
> Genuine Microsoft Software web page and had it Validate Windows and it
> says
> everything is fine. You would think that if I had an illegal copy of
> Vista,
> it wouldn't validate or it would be nagging me to death about not being
> legal.
>
> --->Dennis
>
> "Shaun C McDonnell" <sm-nospammmmmers@eisoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5BF0D00C-6045-4709-8610-83B506AAE2C6@microsoft.com...
>> Zenmota,
>>
>> 0x80240029 -2145124311 WU_E_INVALID_PRODUCT_LICENSE A product with an
>> invalid license was found on the system.
>>
>> Looks like you have an invalid license key for Windows Vista, which makes
>> your copy of Vista illegal.
>>
>> See http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/63.html
>>
>> Shaun McDonnell
>>
>> "Zenmota" <zenmota@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:8A2DA1B3-C8BC-4FA8-8952-72853FEC8361@microsoft.com...
>>> Windows Security Center started telling me that Windows Defender is out
>>> of date. When I try to update Windows Defender I get the following
>>> error:
>>>
>>> The Program Can't Check for Definition Updates
>>> Error Found: 0x80240029
>>>
>>> Definition version is 1.15.2227.3 created on 1/31/2007 at 8:19PM
>>>
>>> Using Windows Vista Home Premium OEM. Also using NOD32 anti-virus.
>>> Thanks for any help...
>>>
>>> ---->Dennis
>>
>