When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small window
opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and Defender is
still off.
Any suggestions?

If you think that the Security Center is possibly not reporting to you
accurately, and you're on Vista then...

Run a cmd prompt as administrator.
Enter the following command: winmgmt /verifyrepository
which checks the integrity of the WMI database and let us know the results.

If your on XP the above command won't work though, so we'd need to know
what OS you're running.
--

Regards, Dave


MattR wrote:
> When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
> window
> opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
> available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
> Defender is
> still off.
> Any suggestions?

Too, besides running Dave's command if it's appropriate for your OS, are you
running Windows Live OneCare?

"MattR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:77FDA0AA-8775-40F1-BA99-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
> window
> opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
> available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and Defender
> is
> still off.
> Any suggestions?

And yet another possibility, is your system date set correctly? Check it
by clicking the time clock on the taskbar notification area.

--

Regards, Dave


MattR wrote:
> When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
> window
> opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
> available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
> Defender is
> still off.
> Any suggestions?

System date is correct. Running Vista. Ran winmgmt /verifyrepository...

WMI repository verification failed
Error code: 0x80041003
Facility: WMI
Description: Access denied

Matt R

"Dave M" wrote:

> And yet another possibility, is your system date set correctly? Check it
> by clicking the time clock on the taskbar notification area.
>
> --
>
> Regards, Dave
>
>
> MattR wrote:
> > When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
> > window
> > opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
> > available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
> > Defender is
> > still off.
> > Any suggestions?
>
>
>

Did you run Command Prompt, by right-clicking the shortcut and choosing "Run
as Administrator"? Again, did you install Windows Live OneCare?

"MattR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7B53A5BA-B711-4BEC-A935-(E-Mail Removed)...
> System date is correct. Running Vista. Ran winmgmt /verifyrepository...
>
> WMI repository verification failed
> Error code: 0x80041003
> Facility: WMI
> Description: Access denied
>
> Matt R
>
> "Dave M" wrote:
>
>> And yet another possibility, is your system date set correctly? Check it
>> by clicking the time clock on the taskbar notification area.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards, Dave
>>
>>
>> MattR wrote:
>> > When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
>> > window
>> > opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
>> > available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
>> > Defender is
>> > still off.
>> > Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>

dean-dean:
With your info I ran as administrator... WMI repository is INCONSISTENT

I did not install Windows Live OneCare.

Matt R.

"dean-dean" wrote:

> Did you run Command Prompt, by right-clicking the shortcut and choosing "Run
> as Administrator"? Again, did you install Windows Live OneCare?
>
> "MattR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7B53A5BA-B711-4BEC-A935-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > System date is correct. Running Vista. Ran winmgmt /verifyrepository...
> >
> > WMI repository verification failed
> > Error code: 0x80041003
> > Facility: WMI
> > Description: Access denied
> >
> > Matt R
> >
> > "Dave M" wrote:
> >
> >> And yet another possibility, is your system date set correctly? Check it
> >> by clicking the time clock on the taskbar notification area.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Regards, Dave
> >>
> >>
> >> MattR wrote:
> >> > When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
> >> > window
> >> > opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
> >> > available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
> >> > Defender is
> >> > still off.
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Hi Matt;

Good news, you just have to rebuild your WMI database.
Run this command again as an administrator: winmgmt /salvagerepository
The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands to
the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the
services to shut down. Run the command again. Sometimes it takes up to 5
times
before it finally completes on its own.
Reboot your system, and you should be OK.
Let us know how you make out.

--

Regards, Dave


MattR wrote:
> dean-dean:
> With your info I ran as administrator... WMI repository is INCONSISTENT
>
> I did not install Windows Live OneCare.
>
> Matt R.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> Did you run Command Prompt, by right-clicking the shortcut and choosing
>> "Run
>> as Administrator"? Again, did you install Windows Live OneCare?
>>
>> "MattR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:7B53A5BA-B711-4BEC-A935-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> System date is correct. Running Vista. Ran winmgmt
>>> /verifyrepository...
>>>
>>> WMI repository verification failed
>>> Error code: 0x80041003
>>> Facility: WMI
>>> Description: Access denied
>>>
>>> Matt R
>>>
>>> "Dave M" wrote:
>>>
>>>> And yet another possibility, is your system date set correctly? Check
>>>> it
>>>> by clicking the time clock on the taskbar notification area.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> MattR wrote:
>>>>> When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
>>>>> window
>>>>> opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
>>>>> available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
>>>>> Defender is
>>>>> still off.
>>>>> Any suggestions?

Dave M:
After three attempts... success. Thanks

"Dave M" wrote:

> Hi Matt;
>
> Good news, you just have to rebuild your WMI database.
> Run this command again as an administrator: winmgmt /salvagerepository
> The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands to
> the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the
> services to shut down. Run the command again. Sometimes it takes up to 5
> times
> before it finally completes on its own.
> Reboot your system, and you should be OK.
> Let us know how you make out.
>
> --
>
> Regards, Dave
>
>
> MattR wrote:
> > dean-dean:
> > With your info I ran as administrator... WMI repository is INCONSISTENT
> >
> > I did not install Windows Live OneCare.
> >
> > Matt R.
> >
> > "dean-dean" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you run Command Prompt, by right-clicking the shortcut and choosing
> >> "Run
> >> as Administrator"? Again, did you install Windows Live OneCare?
> >>
> >> "MattR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:7B53A5BA-B711-4BEC-A935-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> System date is correct. Running Vista. Ran winmgmt
> >>> /verifyrepository...
> >>>
> >>> WMI repository verification failed
> >>> Error code: 0x80041003
> >>> Facility: WMI
> >>> Description: Access denied
> >>>
> >>> Matt R
> >>>
> >>> "Dave M" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> And yet another possibility, is your system date set correctly? Check
> >>>> it
> >>>> by clicking the time clock on the taskbar notification area.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards, Dave
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> MattR wrote:
> >>>>> When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
> >>>>> window
> >>>>> opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
> >>>>> available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
> >>>>> Defender is
> >>>>> still off.
> >>>>> Any suggestions?
>
>
>

I didnt work for me.. i got this message.#

wmi repository verification failed
error: 0x80041003
facility: wmi
description: failed

I too am running vista, i have the red shield in my task bar and when i
check turn windows defender on in the security center it checks for updated
definitions and fails everytime

surely there is a fix for this somewhere
"MattR" wrote:

> Dave M:
> After three attempts... success. Thanks
>
> "Dave M" wrote:
>
> > Hi Matt;
> >
> > Good news, you just have to rebuild your WMI database.
> > Run this command again as an administrator: winmgmt /salvagerepository
> > The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands to
> > the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the
> > services to shut down. Run the command again. Sometimes it takes up to 5
> > times
> > before it finally completes on its own.
> > Reboot your system, and you should be OK.
> > Let us know how you make out.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards, Dave
> >
> >
> > MattR wrote:
> > > dean-dean:
> > > With your info I ran as administrator... WMI repository is INCONSISTENT
> > >
> > > I did not install Windows Live OneCare.
> > >
> > > Matt R.
> > >
> > > "dean-dean" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Did you run Command Prompt, by right-clicking the shortcut and choosing
> > >> "Run
> > >> as Administrator"? Again, did you install Windows Live OneCare?
> > >>
> > >> "MattR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >> news:7B53A5BA-B711-4BEC-A935-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >>> System date is correct. Running Vista. Ran winmgmt
> > >>> /verifyrepository...
> > >>>
> > >>> WMI repository verification failed
> > >>> Error code: 0x80041003
> > >>> Facility: WMI
> > >>> Description: Access denied
> > >>>
> > >>> Matt R
> > >>>
> > >>> "Dave M" wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> And yet another possibility, is your system date set correctly? Check
> > >>>> it
> > >>>> by clicking the time clock on the taskbar notification area.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Regards, Dave
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> MattR wrote:
> > >>>>> When I try to turn on Windows defender in the Security Center a small
> > >>>>> window
> > >>>>> opens... Checking for new definitions....There are no new definitions
> > >>>>> available to download for Windows defender. Close the window and
> > >>>>> Defender is
> > >>>>> still off.
> > >>>>> Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> >