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Old 03-30-2008   #15 (permalink)
Bob


 
 

Re: Security Center says that Windows Defender is turned off

What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
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"Dan" <Dan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Did you resolve this issue as I've got exactly the same problem? Please
> let
> me know how you did it, step by step, please if it worked! Dan.
>
> "Hornet" wrote:
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>> I have Windows Defender running normally on Windows Vista (the task-bar
>> icon
>> is showing that Defender is on and running ok) but the Security Center is
>> telling me that Windows Defender is turned off and there is a button to
>> turn
>> it on. However, when I press the Turn On button (even though I know it
>> is
>> already turned on) I get the message: "Security Center is updating
>> definitions for Window Defender". After "searching for definitions" I
>> get
>> the message: "There are no new definitions available to download for
>> Windows
>> Defender". I'd like to solve this because the Security Center icon is
>> always
>> showing me that I have a Security Alert.
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