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Posted

I get an error when I boot saying that WinDefend won't load. I checked the

logs and found that both WinDefend and WMPNetworkSvc both fail to start,

errors below:

 

WinDefend won't start: Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified

WMPNetworkSvc: Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified

 

Not sure if it's related, but my Security log has several Event 5038 errors:

 

File Name: \Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\drivers\tcpip.sys

 

Code integrity determined that the image hash of a file is not valid. The

file could be corrupt due to unauthorized modification or the invalid hash

could indicate a potential disk device error.

 

I'm NOT using OneCare.

 

Any thoughts on how to approach this one?

 

Thanks!

Guest William Anderson
Posted

Hey there Mike,

 

Have you installed SP1 yet? If so, have you tried a rollback? I'm reading

on Neowin that it seemed to do the trick for some people.

 

"Mike" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I get an error when I boot saying that WinDefend won't load. I checked the

> logs and found that both WinDefend and WMPNetworkSvc both fail to start,

> errors below:

>

> WinDefend won't start: Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified

> WMPNetworkSvc: Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified

>

> Not sure if it's related, but my Security log has several Event 5038 errors:

>

> File Name: DeviceHarddiskVolume2WindowsSystem32driverstcpip.sys

>

> Code integrity determined that the image hash of a file is not valid. The

> file could be corrupt due to unauthorized modification or the invalid hash

> could indicate a potential disk device error.

>

> I'm NOT using OneCare.

>

> Any thoughts on how to approach this one?

>

> Thanks!

> </span>

Guest Engel
Posted

Hello Mike,

 

I quote dean – dean --a regular contributor here:

 

You might try this.

 

Go to the main Windows Update window and

click on "Installed Updates" (on the left-hand side of the window, at the

bottom), and then remove "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB931099)" (only).

 

Reboot. Reboot again. (2)

 

Go back to Windows Update, and re-install the same

update, by clicking on the Check for Updates button.

 

This should essentially re-install Windows Defender on Vista.

--

 

 

"Mike" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I get an error when I boot saying that WinDefend won't load. I checked the

> logs and found that both WinDefend and WMPNetworkSvc both fail to start,

> errors below:

>

> WinDefend won't start: Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified

> WMPNetworkSvc: Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified

>

> Not sure if it's related, but my Security log has several Event 5038 errors:

>

> File Name: DeviceHarddiskVolume2WindowsSystem32driverstcpip.sys

>

> Code integrity determined that the image hash of a file is not valid. The

> file could be corrupt due to unauthorized modification or the invalid hash

> could indicate a potential disk device error.

>

> I'm NOT using OneCare.

>

> Any thoughts on how to approach this one?

>

> Thanks!

> </span>

Posted

The answer is, yes I have installed SP1, but this problem started a week or

so after installing SP1.... not right away. If I can avoid it, rolling back

is a bit too troublesome at the moment. I'd like to try other options if

there are any.

 

Thansk!

 

Mike

 

 

 

"William Anderson" <WilliamAnderson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:0E5FE2E3-DD5A-4263-A11F-A8011673E10F@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Hey there Mike,

>

> Have you installed SP1 yet? If so, have you tried a rollback? I'm

> reading

> on Neowin that it seemed to do the trick for some people.

>

> "Mike" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> I get an error when I boot saying that WinDefend won't load. I checked

>> the

>> logs and found that both WinDefend and WMPNetworkSvc both fail to start,

>> errors below:

>>

>> WinDefend won't start: Error 2: The system cannot find the file

>> specified

>> WMPNetworkSvc: Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified

>>

>> Not sure if it's related, but my Security log has several Event 5038

>> errors:

>>

>> File Name: DeviceHarddiskVolume2WindowsSystem32driverstcpip.sys

>>

>> Code integrity determined that the image hash of a file is not valid. The

>> file could be corrupt due to unauthorized modification or the invalid

>> hash

>> could indicate a potential disk device error.

>>

>> I'm NOT using OneCare.

>>

>> Any thoughts on how to approach this one?

>>

>> Thanks!

>> </span></span>

Posted

Thanks for the reply!

 

I removed KB931099 and rebooted twice. Even after checking for updates,

windows update doesn't show KB931099 as an option. I downloaded the x64

version of KB931099 from microsoft, and get the error that the update

"doesn't apply to my system". I am running Vista x64, so there's something

funky.

 

Is there some way to Force the update to install?

 

thanks!

 

Mike

 

"Engel" <Engel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1947C0F3-4F19-48F1-B3E3-943DF7CA085D@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> bottom), and then remove "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB931099)" (only).

> Reboot. Reboot again. (2)

> Go back to Windows Update, and re-install the same

> update, by clicking on the Check for Updates button.

> This should essentially re-install Windows Defender on Vista.</span>

Guest Engel
Posted

Hello Mike,

 

<Is there some way to Force the update to install?>

 

Sure, you can try here:

64-bit <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=86955&clcid=0x409>

 

OR-

<http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal>

 

Look in the right of the page for:

 

Latest Definition Updates

Windows Defender

Antispyware: v1.31.9091.0

32 bit

64 bit

Information on updating Defender

 

Try 64 bit, or Information on updating Defender

 

 

I hope this post is helpful.

 

Good luck

 

Ǝøçεl

- -- --

 

 

 

"Mike" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Thanks for the reply!

>

> I removed KB931099 and rebooted twice. Even after checking for updates,

> windows update doesn't show KB931099 as an option. I downloaded the x64

> version of KB931099 from microsoft, and get the error that the update

> "doesn't apply to my system". I am running Vista x64, so there's something

> funky.

>

> Is there some way to Force the update to install?

>

> thanks!

>

> Mike

>

> "Engel" <Engel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:1947C0F3-4F19-48F1-B3E3-943DF7CA085D@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> > bottom), and then remove "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB931099)" (only).

> > Reboot. Reboot again. (2)

> > Go back to Windows Update, and re-install the same

> > update, by clicking on the Check for Updates button.

> > This should essentially re-install Windows Defender on Vista.</span>

> </span>

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