thanks. updating maually worked.
"Charlie42" <Charlie42@spam.me.not> wrote in message
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> "Robin" <greetings@html.com> wrote:
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>>I installed Vista SP1 on 3/21/08 and the last time Windows Defender
>> updated itself was on 3/26/08. Now it gets stuck on "searching for
>> definitions".</span>
>
> Do you receive any error code? If not, you should take a look in Control
> Panel > System and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer (run
> as administrator), and see if you can dig up something. This problem could
> also be caused by your firewall.
>
> Alternatively, you can download and install definition updates manually
> from Microsoft Malware Protection Center:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/
>
> Windows Help: Troubleshoot problems with installing updates:
>
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/e...3c2c4c1033.mspx
>
> Charlie42 </span>