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02-11-2009
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| | Windows Defender fails to initialize - error 0x800106ba I just started getting this error (under Vista Home Premium SP1, up to date). I Googled and tried a few things such as 'net start windefend' at an elevated command prompt. (That command also works fine at Run.) That opens the program and it runs just fine, but when I reboot, I receive that same message - something like - Windows Defender failed to initialze 0x800106ba. I am told to reboot and check Help or something like that. I tried to remove it under Control Panel \ Programs and Features but it's not listed. If I could have uninstalled it, I would have tried a fresh install but that seems not to be possible. Ideas? Suggestions? (I also looked for a Defender forum in news.microsoft.com, but there isn't one. I thought it OK to post here.) Thanks, Dave Horne |
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02-11-2009
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| | Re: Windows Defender fails to initialize - error 0x800106ba More info - If I uninstall McAfee Security Center 9.3, this problem goes away. Since the items protected by Defender are already covered by McAfee, is there a way to either uninstall it or turn it permanently off? Thanks, DH "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OrExn6KjJHA.1184@xxxxxx Quote: >I just started getting this error (under Vista Home Premium SP1, up to > date). > > I Googled and tried a few things such as 'net start windefend' at an > elevated command prompt. (That command also works fine at Run.) That > opens > the program and it runs just fine, but when I reboot, I receive that same > message - something like - Windows Defender failed to initialze > 0x800106ba. > I am told to reboot and check Help or something like that. > > I tried to remove it under Control Panel \ Programs and Features but it's > not listed. If I could have uninstalled it, I would have tried a fresh > install but that seems not to be possible. > > Ideas? Suggestions? (I also looked for a Defender forum in > news.microsoft.com, but there isn't one. I thought it OK to post here.) > > Thanks, Dave Horne > |
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02-11-2009
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| | Re: Windows Defender fails to initialize - error 0x800106ba Dave Horne wrote: Quote: > I just started getting this error (under Vista Home Premium SP1, up to > date). > > I Googled and tried a few things such as 'net start windefend' at an > elevated command prompt. (That command also works fine at Run.) That > opens > the program and it runs just fine, but when I reboot, I receive that same > message - something like - Windows Defender failed to initialze 0x800106ba. > I am told to reboot and check Help or something like that. > > I tried to remove it under Control Panel \ Programs and Features but it's > not listed. If I could have uninstalled it, I would have tried a fresh > install but that seems not to be possible. > > Ideas? Suggestions? (I also looked for a Defender forum in > news.microsoft.com, but there isn't one. I thought it OK to post here.) > > happening, that's if you have restore points active. Or you might try this. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 |
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02-12-2009
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| Vista Ultimate 32bit, Windows 7 32bit. | Re: Windows Defender fails to initialize - error 0x800106ba  Quote: Originally Posted by Dave Horne  More info - If I uninstall McAfee Security Center 9.3, this problem goes away. Since the items protected by Defender are already covered by McAfee, is there a way to either uninstall it or turn it permanently off? Thanks, DH "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OrExn6KjJHA.1184@xxxxxx Quote: >I just started getting this error (under Vista Home Premium SP1, up to > date). > > I Googled and tried a few things such as 'net start windefend' at an > elevated command prompt. (That command also works fine at Run.) That > opens > the program and it runs just fine, but when I reboot, I receive that same > message - something like - Windows Defender failed to initialze > 0x800106ba. > I am told to reboot and check Help or something like that. > > I tried to remove it under Control Panel \ Programs and Features but it's > not listed. If I could have uninstalled it, I would have tried a fresh > install but that seems not to be possible. > > Ideas? Suggestions? (I also looked for a Defender forum in > news.microsoft.com, but there isn't one. I thought it OK to post here.) > > Thanks, Dave Horne > You will not be able to use windows defender when you have mcafee installed. like other anti-virus softwares, mcafee will disable windows firewall and defender to avoid duplicate notifications. uninstalling and reinstalling mcafee would fix this issue (it would reconfigure). but in your case you can uncheck windows defender from startup items (msconfig) Article and set windows defender service to Manual and stop the service. |
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02-12-2009
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| | Re: Windows Defender fails to initialize - error 0x800106ba "prasathkumar" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:f6a941db0b5923a61565bc2f325ffc14@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > Dave Horne;965488 Wrote: Quote: >> More info - If I uninstall McAfee Security Center 9.3, this problem goes >> away. Since the items protected by Defender are already covered by >> McAfee, >> is there a way to either uninstall it or turn it permanently off? >> >> Thanks, DH >> >> >> "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OrExn6KjJHA.1184@xxxxxx> > > Quote: >> > >I just started getting this error (under Vista Home Premium SP1, up to >> > > date). >> > > >> > > I Googled and tried a few things such as 'net start windefend' at an >> > > elevated command prompt. (That command also works fine at Run.) That >> > > opens >> > > the program and it runs just fine, but when I reboot, I receive that >> > same >> > > message - something like - Windows Defender failed to initialze >> > > 0x800106ba. >> > > I am told to reboot and check Help or something like that. >> > > >> > > I tried to remove it under Control Panel \ Programs and Features but >> > it's >> > > not listed. If I could have uninstalled it, I would have tried a >> > fresh >> > > install but that seems not to be possible. >> > > >> > > Ideas? Suggestions? (I also looked for a Defender forum in >> > > news.microsoft.com, but there isn't one. I thought it OK to post >> > here.) >> > > >> > > Thanks, Dave Horne >> > > > > > > You will not be able to use windows defender when you have mcafee > installed. like other anti-virus softwares, mcafee will disable windows > firewall and defender to avoid duplicate notifications. > > uninstalling and reinstalling mcafee would fix this issue (it would > reconfigure). but in your case you can uncheck windows defender from > startup items (msconfig) 'Article' > (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135) and set windows defender > service to Manual and stop the service. > > > -- > prasathkumar > > Thanks > > Prasath S off Defender. This seems to be the simpliest workaround for my problem. Thanks! Dave Horne |
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