Scan Stops - Error 0x8050800c

[Guest]

Each scan, whether full or quick, stops about 2 minutes into the scan (at
C:\windows\system32\wowexec.exe) with a message that Defender encountered an
error (0x8050800c), and than "An unexpected problem occurred. Install any
available updates, and then try to start the program again."
Defender is up-to-date. (Indeed, after sufficient problems with Vista beta,
I did a clean install of XP last night, and am reinstalling programs. So the
Defender download is from today--and I ran update as soon as it was
downloaded.)
Also--and I don't know if it is related--but I don't see the Defender icon
in my Taskbar (it was there when I used XP before Vista), even though it is
supposed to be providing real-time protection.
Any ideas?

 

[Dave M]

Please refer to this thread:

Subject: error: 0x8050800c
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 09:13:02 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.private.security.spyware.onlinecommunity

 

[Guest]

Hello Tom,
Please check this numbers in the About Help (Look in the engine version).
WD v. 1.1.1347.0
Engine v. 1.1.1481.0
Signature v.1.14.1513.6

When was the last time you ran CHKDSK /F ?

About the icon:
Got to Tools>Options>Scroll down about 2/3 of the way to Real Time
Protection
Options. There is says:

"Choose when WindowsDefender icon appear in the notification area"
"O Only if Windows Defender detects an action to take"
"O Always"

You make the choice.

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I hope this post is helpful.

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