Guest Joe Bloggs Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 I have a new Dell Studio Desktop 540 using Vista SP1. Very early on I started getting "Windows defender" error on screen "Application failed to initialize: error 0x800106ba. I was getting it on each startup until isolating via MS Config. The "Windows Defender" program does not appear in control panel. I went to "Windows update" page, as I arrived there it said on important update was waiting, by chance it was a windows defender update, I installed it and it worked and I was able to launch windows defender. As I had altered the start-up in MSCONFIG I restored it to normal start-up and machine started fine without any error. However, when I select "Windows defender" from start-up menu I am getting the same 0x800106ba error code. The program does still not appear in control panel. HOWEVER! It now runs ok sometimes but not others! When it doesn't run I'm getting 0x800106ba error. Dell suggested I revert PC back to as built status, but as I have just spent 2 days putting all my programs on and the fact that 2 hours ago I proved Windows Defender does sometimes work perfectly well I'm not doing that. Anyone got any ideas? Next time it does run ok I thinking of uninstalling via add / remove programs and re-installing. Can't do it now as its not shown in the program list! Thanks Quote
Guest Paul Wogstad Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Try this: Ø Control Panel Ø Administrative tools Ø Services Ø then locate WD and double click it Ø select "startup type" as automatic Ø then click "log on" tab Ø click "Local System account" and check the only check box available. Ø Click the "recovery" tab and make sure WD tries at least two times to start Ø Now, click the "General" Tab and click "start" "Joe Bloggs" <pwormald@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:brudnUGFIcE_IFvUnZ2dnUVZ8oqWnZ2d@bt.com...<span style="color:blue"> >I have a new Dell Studio Desktop 540 using Vista SP1. Very early on I > started getting "Windows defender" error on screen "Application failed to > initialize: error 0x800106ba. I was getting it on each startup until > isolating via MS Config. > > The "Windows Defender" program does not appear in control panel. > > I went to "Windows update" page, as I arrived there it said on important > update was waiting, by chance it was a windows defender update, I > installed > it and it worked and I was able to launch windows defender. As I had > altered > the start-up in MSCONFIG I restored it to normal start-up and machine > started fine without any error. > > However, when I select "Windows defender" from start-up menu I am getting > the same 0x800106ba error code. The program does still not appear in > control > panel. > > HOWEVER! It now runs ok sometimes but not others! When it doesn't run > I'm getting 0x800106ba error. > > Dell suggested I revert PC back to as built status, but as I have just > spent > 2 days putting all my programs on and the fact that 2 hours ago I proved > Windows Defender does sometimes work perfectly well I'm not doing that. > > Anyone got any ideas? > > Next time it does run ok I thinking of uninstalling via add / remove > programs > and re-installing. Can't do it now as its not shown in the program list! > > Thanks > </span> Quote
Guest DDW Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:37:16 -0000, "Joe Bloggs" <pwormald@bigfoot.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Next time it does run ok I thinking of uninstalling via add / remove >programs >and re-installing. Can't do it now as its not shown in the program list!</span> Check your other thread on that one. Please, next time CROSS-post instead of multi-posting. DDW -- Reply via this group No email please Quote
Guest Joe Bloggs Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Thanks Paul, that worked perfectly! I'm glad did not listed to DELL tech support and return my PC to factory status! DDW, sorry not cross posting, very rare I use these groups and learning on here! Thanks again "Paul Wogstad" <wogstad@online.no> wrote in message news:eYjPBU0qJHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Try this: > > > > Ø Control Panel > > Ø Administrative tools > > Ø Services > > Ø then locate WD and double click it > > Ø select "startup type" as automatic > > Ø then click "log on" tab > > Ø click "Local System account" and check the only check box available. > > Ø Click the "recovery" tab and make sure WD tries at least two times to > start > > Ø Now, click the "General" Tab and click "start" > > > > > > > > "Joe Bloggs" <pwormald@bigfoot.com> wrote in message > news:brudnUGFIcE_IFvUnZ2dnUVZ8oqWnZ2d@bt.com...<span style="color:green"> >>I have a new Dell Studio Desktop 540 using Vista SP1. Very early on I >> started getting "Windows defender" error on screen "Application failed to >> initialize: error 0x800106ba. I was getting it on each startup until >> isolating via MS Config. >> >> The "Windows Defender" program does not appear in control panel. >> >> I went to "Windows update" page, as I arrived there it said on important >> update was waiting, by chance it was a windows defender update, I >> installed >> it and it worked and I was able to launch windows defender. As I had >> altered >> the start-up in MSCONFIG I restored it to normal start-up and machine >> started fine without any error. >> >> However, when I select "Windows defender" from start-up menu I am getting >> the same 0x800106ba error code. The program does still not appear in >> control >> panel. >> >> HOWEVER! It now runs ok sometimes but not others! When it doesn't run >> I'm getting 0x800106ba error. >> >> Dell suggested I revert PC back to as built status, but as I have just >> spent >> 2 days putting all my programs on and the fact that 2 hours ago I proved >> Windows Defender does sometimes work perfectly well I'm not doing that. >> >> Anyone got any ideas? >> >> Next time it does run ok I thinking of uninstalling via add / remove >> programs >> and re-installing. Can't do it now as its not shown in the program list! >> >> Thanks >></span> > </span> Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.