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Old 03-10-2007   #1 (permalink)
Charlie


 
 

How to reinstall Defender

Vista Home Premium. I uninstalled Windows Defender and now cannot reinstall
it as the installer says "Vista already includes Defender"

Is there a work around to my dumb mistake???


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Old 03-10-2007   #2 (permalink)
Jesper


 
 

RE: How to reinstall Defender

> Vista Home Premium. I uninstalled Windows Defender and now cannot reinstall
> it as the installer says "Vista already includes Defender"


How exactly did you uninstall Defender?
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Old 03-17-2007   #3 (permalink)
Richard Brown


 
 

RE: How to reinstall Defender

Rick
I have Vista Home Premium and did the same thing. I still have not figured
out how to reinstall or activate what is left on my computer. I still have
the Windows Defender files on my C: Drive but cannot open them. I deactivated
them someway. I recieved the same error message when trying to reinstall. I
also cannot delete what is left in my system.












"Charlie" wrote:

> Vista Home Premium. I uninstalled Windows Defender and now cannot reinstall
> it as the installer says "Vista already includes Defender"
>
> Is there a work around to my dumb mistake???
>
>

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Old 03-23-2007   #4 (permalink)
Eileen


 
 

RE: How to reinstall Defender

Hi you can reinstall defender by using the restore option on your computer by
going through the start menu and accessories to system tools and restore. You
will see many restore points and the defender uninstall will show up. just
restore to the point before the uninstall. I did this and defender came back
and is working perfectly.
I hope this helps everyone. Eileen

"Richard Brown" wrote:

> Rick
> I have Vista Home Premium and did the same thing. I still have not figured
> out how to reinstall or activate what is left on my computer. I still have
> the Windows Defender files on my C: Drive but cannot open them. I deactivated
> them someway. I recieved the same error message when trying to reinstall. I
> also cannot delete what is left in my system.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Charlie" wrote:
>
> > Vista Home Premium. I uninstalled Windows Defender and now cannot reinstall
> > it as the installer says "Vista already includes Defender"
> >
> > Is there a work around to my dumb mistake???
> >
> >

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Old 04-05-2007   #5 (permalink)
Jay See


 
 

RE: How to reinstall Defender

I also would like to know how you uninstalled Defender because I'm trying to
do that now and I can't seem to find a way to do it.


"Charlie" wrote:

> Vista Home Premium. I uninstalled Windows Defender and now cannot reinstall
> it as the installer says "Vista already includes Defender"
>
> Is there a work around to my dumb mistake???
>
>

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Old 04-05-2007   #6 (permalink)
Rock


 
 

Re: How to reinstall Defender

"Jay See" <JaySee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>I also would like to know how you uninstalled Defender because I'm trying
>to
> do that now and I can't seem to find a way to do it.


> "Charlie" wrote:
>
>> Vista Home Premium. I uninstalled Windows Defender and now cannot
>> reinstall
>> it as the installer says "Vista already includes Defender"
>>
>> Is there a work around to my dumb mistake???


You can't uninstall Defender. It can be turned off, but non uninstalled.

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Old 04-18-2007   #7 (permalink)
cdn ninja


 
 

Re: How to reinstall Defender


Hi all I too had the same problem with uninstalling my beta version of
defender after upgrading from xp to vista and after lengthy searching I
think Ive finally found a fix. Please read and follow the following
carefully.The root cause of 0x8007006 is similar as 0x8007002. It can
be caused by damaged registry information or Windows Defend files.




Step 1: Back up Registry

==================

1. Click Start, type "regedit" (without quotation marks) in the search
bar and press Enter.

2. In the Registry Editor, click File menu, and click Export.

3. In the Save In list, select the folder where you want to save the
backup.

4. In the File Name box, and type a name for your backup file, such as
"Options" or "Backup".

5. Click Save.



Step 2: Create and Run the Registry File

==================

1. Click Start, type "notepad C:\register.reg" (without quotation
marks) in the Search bar, and then click OK. Choose Yes when you are
prompted to create a new file.

2. Copy the following texts between the star marks and then paste them
into the opened Notepad window:



************************BEGIN**************************



Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend]

"DisplayName"="@%ProgramFiles%\\Windows Defender\\MsMpRes.dll,-103"

"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001

"Group"="COM Infrastructure"

"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\

74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\

00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\

6b,00,20,00,73,00,65,00,63,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00

"Start"=dword:00000002

"Type"=dword:00000020

"Description"="@%ProgramFiles%\\Windows Defender\\MsMpRes.dll,-3068"

"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,00,00

"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"

"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001

"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,6f,\

00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,\

65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,63,00,6b,00,75,00,70,00,50,00,72,00,69,\

00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,\

74,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,\

00,00,00,53,00,65,00,44,00,65,00,62,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,\

69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,\

00,65,00,4e,00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,\

6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,69,\

00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,\

00,00

"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\

00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend\Parameters]

"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001

"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,\

00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,\

20,00,44,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,6e,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,6d,00,70,00,73,\

00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend\Security]

"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,04,01,00,00,10,01,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\

00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\

00,00,02,00,d4,00,07,00,00,00,00,00,28,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,06,00,00,00,00,00,\

05,50,00,00,00,b5,89,fb,38,19,84,c2,cb,5c,6c,23,6d,57,00,77,6e,c0,02,64,87,\

00,0b,28,00,00,00,00,10,01,06,00,00,00,00,00,05,50,00,00,00,b5,89,fb,38,19,\

84,c2,cb,5c,6c,23,6d,57,00,77,6e,c0,02,64,87,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,\

00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,\

05,20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,\

04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,06,00,00,00,00,\

00,28,00,15,00,00,00,01,06,00,00,00,00,00,05,50,00,00,00,49,59,9d,77,91,56,\

e5,55,dc,f4,e2,0e,a7,8b,eb,ca,7b,42,13,56,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\

00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend\Enum]

"0"="Root\\LEGACY_WINDEFEND\\0000"

"Count"=dword:00000001

"NextInstance"=dword:00000001



*************************END***************************



After you paste the above commands, please close the Notepad window.
Choose Yes when you are prompted to save the file.
*_When_saving_this_file_you_must_save_it_as_the_exact_same_file_name_as_you_gave_to_the_registry_backup_file_you_saved_earlier_as_this_must_replace_that_file._*


3. Double click on the notepad file you just saved
4. When you receive a message box asking "Are you sure you want to add
the information in the REG file to the registry", choose "Yes"

5. You will receive another message box saying "Information in the REG
file has been successfully entered into the registry", please click
"OK" to confirm.

6. Restart the computer.

I hope this info is helpful as it has worked for me and finally got
rid of this headache for me. Regards


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Old 05-18-2007   #8 (permalink)
kimi


 
 

RE: How to reinstall Defender

I have the same problem as charlie only I can not uninstall my windows
defender to upgrade the latest version.When I go to download it says vista
has windows defender included.How do I uninstall defende since it isn't
included in my programs list?any help would be appreciated.

"Charlie" wrote:

> Vista Home Premium. I uninstalled Windows Defender and now cannot reinstall
> it as the installer says "Vista already includes Defender"
>
> Is there a work around to my dumb mistake???
>
>

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Old 05-18-2007   #9 (permalink)
cdn ninja


 
 

Re: How to reinstall Defender


Hi all. What happened with me was that I didn't uninstall my beta
version prior to upgrading to vista premium and then after I upgraded
the beta version was still showing up in the "uninstall or change
programs list". When I "uninstalled it" it removed the beta version
but took some essential files with it from the windows vista version of
defender. You have to uninstall it before fixing the windows vista
version of defender. After which time You can begin the fix process
which I've already explained(above, in previous message).
[B]Note: The windows vista version of defender does not and is not
supposed to show up on your "change or uninstall programs list". If
you have one showing there then its the beta version. Hope this
helps!!B]


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Old 10-15-2008   #10 (permalink)
elm32


 
 

Re: How to reinstall Defender


Just wanted to let you know the fix posted by Cdn ninja worked for me
and I am not a advanced computer user. I had upgraded from xp to vista
using a Dell upgrade disk and developed the defender problem. Following
the cdn ninja instructions corrected the problem.


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