RE: Windows Defender Won't Update

Thanks, Chuck! I just happened to see your post on a different post and tried
it, and was about to recommend it
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/sec...ac05&sloc=en-US.

I saw a link to one site from microsoft, but it had not help like this.
Thanks a million, it worked!

"Chuck" wrote:

> The past two or three days, I kept getting the yellow shield in the taskbar
> that there were updates available (Windows Defender). I kept applying the
> update (and it showed up as installed), but the yellow shield kept popping up
> again and again and again...
>
> Finally found the solution on the Microsoft site. Here's what to do:
>
> RESOLUTION
> To resolve this problem, follow these steps: 1. Remove the current signature
> file. To do this, click Start, click Run, type Msiexec /x
> {A5CC2A09-E9D3-49EC-923D-03874BBD4C2C}, and then click OK.
> 2. Open Windows Defender. To do this, click Start, click Programs, and then
> click Windows Defender.
> 3. Check for new definitions. To do this, click the Help options arrow next
> to the Windows Defender Help icon, click About Windows Defender, and then
> click Check for Updates.
>
> Hope this helps others that are having the same problem.
>
>
> "kc0eak" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have Windows Defender installed, and also automatic updates is configured
> > to tell me when updates are available, but not to download them. With
> > Windows Defender now installed, once the update is downloaded, automatic
> > updates keep telling me there are updates available, but the updates that are
> > shown have the same reference number (e.g. k79024129727) as the one I had
> > just downloaded.
> >
> > Why does the same update continually pop up, and is Windows Defender getting
> > updated?
> >
> > Thanks