windows defender

[brandon5377]

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

 

[Brink]

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

 

[brandon5377]

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

 

[Brink]

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.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/120937-control-panel-hide-icon.html


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

 

[brandon5377]

the windows defender folder is completly missing

 

[SIW2]

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

 

[brandon5377]

its not under programs files....




or servces....

 

[SIW2]

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

 

[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

...

 

[SIW2]

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

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

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.

 

[Brink]

Brandon,

I'm not sure how you managed to delete Windows Defender either. If a System Restore using a restore point dated before the problem does not restore Windows Defender, then you might consider doing a Repair (upgrade) install to restore it.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html