Thank you Zenmota,
This worked for me !
On turning auto updates back on 5 new updates appeared !
Thanks again GJH66
"Zenmota" wrote:
> Try turning off Auto-Updates (also un-check Use Microsoft Update if you have
> it) and then check for updates. When I did this, it showed updates for
> Defender that were not showing when Auto-Update was turned on. I also added
> Windows Defender to the Windows firewall Exceptions (not sure if this
> helped).
>
> Here's the link for the update file:
>
> http://www.download.windowsupdate.co...4cc393dbdd.exe
>
>
> "GJH66" <GJH66@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8731EA2E-7EC8-48F1-AC7D-ABCC270107D5@microsoft.com...
> > Same issue here - legit Vista Ultimate "The program can't check for
> > definition updates" 0x80240029.
> >
> > No updates offered on Windows Update ?
> >
> > Zenmota - where did you find the update file ?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated
> >
> > "mannorak" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I'm getting exactly the same error and message. OEM Vista, activated and
> >> validated...
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> mannorak
> >>
>