can some one please post a link where i can download windows defender for vista?
i deleted it =/
and microsoft download center says i shuld already have it
thnx for any help

well
when i go to
start > control panel > security > all thats listed is:
security center
windows firewall
windows update
and internet options
and the first time i noticed it was when widnows defender came up and said that th programs services have stopped and that i shuld reboot
which i did
and when i went to go see if its services were on it wasn't there

the windows defender folder is completly missing

Originally Posted by brandon5377

the windows defender folder is completly missing

Hello brandon,

Could you please check to see if you can find Defender listed here



or here



and under services.msc , here



Thanks

SIW2

its not under programs files....




or servces....

Hi,

How did you delete it, exactly.? Did you right click the folder and delete - pretty sure you would need to take ownership to do that.

SIW2

Originally Posted by brandon5377

well
and the first time i noticed it was when widnows defender came up and said that th programs services have stopped and that i shuld reboot
which i did
and when i went to go see if its services were on it wasn't there

...

Hi brandon,

Yes, I saw that - but when you said you deleted it - thought maybe you meant you had done so as it wasn't working. Seems to have deleted itself?

Probably worth doing a full scan if you have another anti - malware tool.

Worth trying a system restore to before this happened

System Restore - How to

If that doesn't work, you might use a file recovery tool to see if it finds anything on your hd.

If you don't already have one, you can get a good freebie from

www.glarysoft.com

Better to download and install it on a separate partition - so as not to overwrite anything.