Windows Defender will nags, but no updates?

[Guest James Colbert]

System:

Vista Ultimate, X2 4400+, 3GB DDR RAM, MSI 7125 mainboard, nForce4 chipset.

 

Recently, Windows Defender has been notifying me that its definitions are

out of date. The problem is that when I attempt to update, it states that

there are no updates available, but the task bar tray nag remains.

 

I also noticed that the last restart, after post, there was a Registry path

displayed across the screen. I grabbed a camera to capture it, but was too

late. I've not seem this before, but Vista updated itself just before

starting windows, so I assume this could be part of that process and may not

be related.

 

Any ideas on why Windows Defender thinks its definitions are out of date? I

wonder if some rogue program has disabled it somehow? I'm very careful with

my systems, but this has me scratching my head.

 

Thanks for any info,

James

[Guest rrm]

Den 20.09.2008 kl. 19:17 skrev James Colbert <jc2567@bellsouth.net>:

<span style="color:blue">

> System:

> Vista Ultimate, X2 4400+, 3GB DDR RAM, MSI 7125 mainboard, nForce4

> chipset.

>

> Recently, Windows Defender has been notifying me that its definitions

> are out of date. The problem is that when I attempt to update, it states

> that there are no updates available, but the task bar tray nag remains.</span>

 

I have had the same problem. For me it turn out to be that window update

needed an update. For me it did not show up until i manual checked for

updates.

<span style="color:blue">

> I also noticed that the last restart, after post, there was a Registry

> path displayed across the screen. I grabbed a camera to capture it, but

> was too late. I've not seem this before, but Vista updated itself just

> before starting windows, so I assume this could be part of that process

> and may not be related.

>

> Any ideas on why Windows Defender thinks its definitions are out of

> date? I wonder if some rogue program has disabled it somehow? I'm very

> careful with my systems, but this has me scratching my head.

>

> Thanks for any info,

> James</span>

[Guest James Colbert]

The following response did not show up in my newsgroups. I found it at

vista64.com. I'm sure that it shows for others here, but for those for whom

it does not, I re-quote it below. My response follows the quote:

 

rrm wrote:

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> I have had the same problem. For me it turn out to be that window update

>> needed an update. For me it did not show up until i manual checked for

>> updates.</span></span>

 

Hi rrm,

 

Thanks for your response. Yes, the first thing I did was a manual update (I

have update set to notify, but not DL or install until I say so), and there

were no updates to be obtained. WD is the only spyware program I use. I

don't really have any others because I've always been careful where I browse

and what I DL. Also, I am behind a corporate firewall and security is fairly

decent. I am the only one who uses this network (with the exception of a

guest now and then) and have not had any issue in 15 years. Still, this

behaviour seems odd and I wonder if I've somehow been infected? Has anyone

heard of WD behaving in this manner?

 

Thanks,

James

 

 

"James Colbert" <jc2567@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:OmSFyS0GJHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> System:

> Vista Ultimate, X2 4400+, 3GB DDR RAM, MSI 7125 mainboard, nForce4

> chipset.

>

> Recently, Windows Defender has been notifying me that its definitions are

> out of date. The problem is that when I attempt to update, it states that

> there are no updates available, but the task bar tray nag remains.

>

> I also noticed that the last restart, after post, there was a Registry

> path displayed across the screen. I grabbed a camera to capture it, but

> was too late. I've not seem this before, but Vista updated itself just

> before starting windows, so I assume this could be part of that process

> and may not be related.

>

> Any ideas on why Windows Defender thinks its definitions are out of date?

> I wonder if some rogue program has disabled it somehow? I'm very careful

> with my systems, but this has me scratching my head.

>

> Thanks for any info,

> James </span>