Vista - windows defender

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

Hello Brandon, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You cannot uninstall, delete, or reinstall Windows Defender in Vista since it is a part of Vista itself. You can turn it off and on though. Could you please explain more about exactly what you deleted to help you restore it?

Shawn

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

Brandon,

Does Windows Defender open when you click on C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe ?

If yes, then check with Method Two in this tutorial to see if Windows Defender (step 8D) was set to be hidden in the Control Panel.

Control Panel - Hide Icon


This is usually caused by malware. I would recommend that you run a thorough antivirus and spyware scan to help be safe.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

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

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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.