Guest WaynwS Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. A couple of days ago, the Windows security Alerts is on and Windows Security Center showed Windows Defender is out of date. but after manual update, I received a message: "There are no new definitions available to download for Windows." In Windows Defender, it states Real-time protection is on and Definition version is 1.43.73.0 created on 9/4/2008. I have tried someone's solution that posted in here by running verify repository, but after I run winmgmt / verifyrepository, system responded "WMI repository is consistent". So should I still run winmgmt /salvagerepository at this point? Is there other way can fix this problem? I had tried to search on the Microsoft website for answer with no success. Could anybody help? Wayne S Quote
Guest MowGreen [MVP] Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/default.aspx Go to the above page and download the latest defs from the links under ' Latest Definition Updates ' and save it. Once the download completes close all open programs and browsers. Now install the downloaded defs by running mpas-fe.exe [32-bit, x86 versions of Vista]. Did that get the defs installed ? MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] =============== -343- FDNY Never Forgotten =============== WaynwS wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. A couple of days ago, > the Windows security Alerts is on and Windows Security Center showed > Windows Defender is out of date. but after manual update, I received a > message: "There are no new definitions available to download for > Windows." In Windows Defender, it states Real-time protection is on and > Definition version is 1.43.73.0 created on 9/4/2008. > I have tried someone's solution that posted in here by running verify > repository, but after I run winmgmt / verifyrepository, system responded > "WMI repository is consistent". So should I still run winmgmt > /salvagerepository at this point? Is there other way can fix this > problem? I had tried to search on the Microsoft website for answer with > no success. Could anybody help? > > Wayne S > </span> Quote
Guest WaynwS Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 MowGreen, Thank you so much! That did it. I followed your instruction and it fixed the problem. It looked like my Windows Defender didn't have the most updated version. But the auto update function is set to be on, it should check for the updates everyday. Does that mean, from now on, I need to check and update the Windows Defender manually once for a while? Wayne S "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message news:%23qmUwRPHJHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/default.aspx > > Go to the above page and download the latest defs from the links under > ' Latest Definition Updates ' and save it. > Once the download completes close all open programs and browsers. > Now install the downloaded defs by running mpas-fe.exe [32-bit, x86 > versions of Vista]. > Did that get the defs installed ? > > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] > =============== > -343- FDNY > Never Forgotten > =============== > > > > WaynwS wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >> I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. A couple of days ago, >> the Windows security Alerts is on and Windows Security Center showed >> Windows Defender is out of date. but after manual update, I received a >> message: "There are no new definitions available to download for >> Windows." In Windows Defender, it states Real-time protection is on and >> Definition version is 1.43.73.0 created on 9/4/2008. >> I have tried someone's solution that posted in here by running verify >> repository, but after I run winmgmt / verifyrepository, system responded >> "WMI repository is consistent". So should I still run winmgmt >> /salvagerepository at this point? Is there other way can fix this >> problem? I had tried to search on the Microsoft website for answer with >> no success. Could anybody help? >> >> Wayne S >> </span></span> Quote
Guest MowGreen [MVP] Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 I'm fairly certain that an automatic update for WD's defs will come out either today or, tomorrow but at least by Friday. Let's see if that gets downloaded and installed, Wayne. Sometimes WD gets 'stuck' updating to the latest defs. Manually installing defs sometimes resolves that issue. 3rd party security software can sometimes impede the proper download and installation of said defs. Inconsistencies in certain components of Vista due to said 3rd party software is not uncommon, especially if a Norton product is involved. You could attempt verifying the WMI depository to see if that's related to this issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555962 MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] =============== -343- FDNY Never Forgotten =============== WaynwS wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > MowGreen, > > Thank you so much! > That did it. I followed your instruction and it fixed the problem. It > looked like my Windows Defender didn't have the most updated version. > But the auto update function is set to be on, it should check for the > updates everyday. Does that mean, from now on, I need to check and > update the Windows Defender manually once for a while? > > Wayne S > > > "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message > news:%23qmUwRPHJHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > <span style="color:green"> >> http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/default.aspx >> >> Go to the above page and download the latest defs from the links under >> ' Latest Definition Updates ' and save it. >> Once the download completes close all open programs and browsers. >> Now install the downloaded defs by running mpas-fe.exe [32-bit, x86 >> versions of Vista]. >> Did that get the defs installed ? >> >> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] >> =============== >> -343- FDNY >> Never Forgotten >> =============== >> >> >> >> WaynwS wrote: >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. A couple of days >>> ago, the Windows security Alerts is on and Windows Security Center >>> showed Windows Defender is out of date. but after manual update, I >>> received a message: "There are no new definitions available to >>> download for Windows." In Windows Defender, it states Real-time >>> protection is on and Definition version is 1.43.73.0 created on >>> 9/4/2008. >>> I have tried someone's solution that posted in here by running verify >>> repository, but after I run winmgmt / verifyrepository, system >>> responded "WMI repository is consistent". So should I still run >>> winmgmt /salvagerepository at this point? Is there other way can fix >>> this problem? I had tried to search on the Microsoft website for >>> answer with no success. Could anybody help? >>> >>> Wayne S >>></span></span> > </span> Quote
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