Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta1) Program Didn't Update Expiration???

Dan Williams · Jul 18, 2005

A friend of mine indicated that Microsoft AntiSpyware had an automatic
update a couple of weeks ago that extended the expiration date from
7/31/2005 to the end of December. I have not received this update yet.
Help about indicates...

Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.501
This version expires on: 7/31/2005
Spyware Definition Version: 5735 (7/17/2005 7:35:14 PM)

Trying a manual update indicates that my software is currently up-to-date.
Any help on the steps I should take would be very much appreciated.

Carey Frisch [MVP] · Jul 18, 2005

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| A friend of mine indicated that Microsoft AntiSpyware had an automatic
| update a couple of weeks ago that extended the expiration date from
| 7/31/2005 to the end of December. I have not received this update yet.
| Help about indicates...
|
| Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.501
| This version expires on: 7/31/2005
| Spyware Definition Version: 5735 (7/17/2005 7:35:14 PM)
|
| Trying a manual update indicates that my software is currently up-to-date.
| Any help on the steps I should take would be very much appreciated.

pcbutts1 · Jul 18, 2005

Uninstall it then download it again from here
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

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Michael T · Jul 18, 2005

Have you been here?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

Dan Williams · Jul 18, 2005

Michael T said:
Have you been here?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

Yes... I was still hopeful that I would not need to uninstall and reinstall
it. One thought was that maybe they were sending this update in waves. I
have also tried the Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) Newsgroups, but so
far have not been able to find a posting regarding this issue. I will try
posting there too.

pcbutts1 · Jul 18, 2005

It's a bug in the software. Uninstall it then download it again from here
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

--

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See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm
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Dan Williams · Jul 18, 2005

A friend of mine indicated that Microsoft AntiSpyware had an automatic

update a couple of weeks ago that extended the expiration date from
7/31/2005 to the end of December. I have not received this update yet.
Help about indicates...

Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.501
This version expires on: 7/31/2005
Spyware Definition Version: 5735 (7/17/2005 7:35:14 PM)

Trying a manual update indicates that my software is currently up-to-date.
Any help on the steps I should take would be very much appreciated.

The following instructions from the Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)
Newsgroups resolved my issue. Thank you to everyone for your help! I am
now at...

Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.614
This version expires on: 12/31/2005
Spyware Definition Version: 5735 (7/18/2005 1:13:03 PM)

Instructions: You MUST download the newer copy of MSAS from the
following page:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyId=321CD7A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-
DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en.

Build 614 is the latest, 519 was before that, and 501 was
before that.

The new version isn't without its problems.

Once you donwload the new installer, uninstall the old
version first and reboot the system. Go to
c:\windows\system32 (XP) or c:\winnt\system32 (2000 or
systems upgraded from 2000) and delete the
gcUnCompress.dll found there. Then install the new
version. Doing so will make it possible to properly
update the definition files. If you don't do so, the
compressed definition files won't be decompressed by the
older version of gcUncompress.dll, as updating/installing
without deleting this file will not replace this file
with the newer version included with the installer.

Colin Barnhorst · Jul 19, 2005

Don't be afraid to unistall MSAS. Just be sure to reboot to cleanup before
downloading and reinstalling MSAS again.

Peter Foldes · Jul 19, 2005

It installed over the old version without a problem here

Peter Foldes · Jul 19, 2005

Thank you to everyone for your help! I am

now at...

Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.614
This version expires on: 12/31/2005
Spyware Definition Version: 5735 (7/18/2005 1:13:03 PM)

Wrong version is installed. Thew newest one is

Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.615
This version expires on: 12/31/2005
Spyware Definition Version: 5735 (7/18/2005 1:03:27 AM)
Product ID: 76831-000-0000012-00123

Gary Tsang · Jul 19, 2005

Actually, MS Antispyware 1.0.615 is the latest now.

It is available here.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

Information about what is fixed can be found here
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod/archive/2005/07/18/407849.aspx

Dennis Marks · Jul 19, 2005

It seems to change daily. Yesterday it was 1.0.614.

Ken Blake · Jul 19, 2005

In

Dennis Marks said:
It seems to change daily. Yesterday it was 1.0.614.

Not quite daily, but yes, 615 just came out.

Norm · Jul 19, 2005

I downloaded what is supposedly 615 (size 6,816,904) and ran the install.
The result shows 614 in Help-About. I also tried Update which indicated I
had latest.

Is anyone else having problems getting 615?

Norm

Peter Foldes wrote:
| It installed over the old version without a problem here
|
|
| ||
|| ||| Have you been here?
|||
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en
||
|| Yes... I was still hopeful that I would not need to uninstall and
|| reinstall it. One thought was that maybe they were sending this
|| update in waves. I have also tried the Microsoft Windows
|| AntiSpyware (Beta) Newsgroups, but so far have not been able to find
|| a posting regarding this issue. I will try posting there too.

Dan Williams · Jul 20, 2005

Darn... I thought I was finally in good shape. The interesting thing is
that is telling me everything is up-to-date. Do I have to uninstall and
reinstall again? Will it be important to remove the gcUnCompress.dll file
again?

Dan Williams · Jul 20, 2005

Is anyone else having problems getting 615?

I uninstalled and reinstalled. I also removed the gcUnCompress.dll file
before doing the install. It updated to the latest definitions fine. The
interesting thing is that other people have gotten notified to update to 615
by the software. Microsoft AntiSpyware is telling me I am up-to-date even
though I am at...

Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.614
This version expires on: 12/31/2005
Spyware Definition Version: 5735 (7/18/2005 1:13:03 PM)

I sure hope that you don't have to keep uninstalling and reinstalling.

Bill Ridgeway · Jul 20, 2005

I have read (although I cannot be certain) that 615 remedies a fault in 614
of not automatically updating. It will be interesting when 616 comes around
whether or not the fault has been fixed.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

pcbutts1 · Jul 20, 2005

Remove the gcUnCompress.dll file, uninstall it, the re-download it from here
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

--

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NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards.
See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm
Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com

Dan Williams · Jul 22, 2005

Follow-up... had to do it manually again. I am now at...

Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.615
This version expires on: 12/31/2005
Spyware Definition Version: 5737 (7/22/2005 11:01:58 AM)

An important tip I got was to...

Go to
c:\windows\system32 (XP) or c:\winnt\system32 (2000 or
systems upgraded from 2000) and delete the
gcUnCompress.dll found there. Then install the new
version.

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