When I first installed Vista I did the Windows Update thing and there was an
update for Windows Defender. But after that, no updates for Windows Defender
every showed up even if I checked using Windows Update.
I did a search and check some other newsgroups and found that other people
are having the same problem and they all have legal copies of Vista.
This is what I found out and did. I found a link to download the definition
file and install it myself instead of using Windows Update. I then turned
off Auto Updates and when I ran Windows Update 3 updates showed up that were
not showing up when Auto Updates was turned on. 1 of those updates was
Windows Defender definition update. Downloaded and installed those 3
updates. I then added Windows Defender to the Exceptions list in Windows
Firewall and then turned Auto Updates back on.
Seems to be working ok now, but will have to wait till these definitions get
old to see for sure. Must be some kind of a bug.....
--->Dennis
"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:OT3LPWWUHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>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?
>
> --
>
> "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
>>>
>>
>
>