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Old 04-02-2008   #16 (permalink)
Robinb


 
 

Re: Security Center says that Windows Defender is turned off

also if you are running MS Onecare- it will turn off WD when running because
part of once care has WD built in it
robin
"Bob" <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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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