Try this. Go to
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/
Under "Latest Definition Updates", choose your operating system type, 32-bit
or 64-bit, and try the manual download. Note here the instructions
pertinent to Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/ADL.aspx#top
After this, is it shown as being out of date?
"Boolean1 @verizon.net>" <Boolean1<no-spam> wrote in message
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> Why does my Windows Defender show as Out of Date?
>
> When I click Update Now, Security Center goes out updates definitions for
> Windows Defender, but...then I get the message: "there are no new
> definitions to download for Windows Defender.
>
> What's going on with this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Boolean1