Windows Defender

[Justin Roberts]

My Windows Defender is not updating its Malware protection. It cites error
0x80240029. The Microsoft website indicated that I needed to download
Windows Server Update Services, however, this required a prerequisite
download as well. The prerequisite download doesn't appear to be compatible
with Vista yet.

Any ideas on how I can get my Defender to update its Malware protection

Thanks

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Better off trying the Newsgroup for Windows Defender:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/newsgroups/default.mspx

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| My Windows Defender is not updating its Malware protection. It cites error
| 0x80240029. The Microsoft website indicated that I needed to download
| Windows Server Update Services, however, this required a prerequisite
| download as well. The prerequisite download doesn't appear to be compatible
| with Vista yet.
|
| Any ideas on how I can get my Defender to update its Malware protection
|
| Thanks
|

 

[Richard in AZ]

My Windows Defender is not updating its Malware protection. It cites error 0x80240029. The
Microsoft website indicated that I needed to download Windows Server Update Services, however,
this required a prerequisite download as well. The prerequisite download doesn't appear to be
compatible with Vista yet.

Any ideas on how I can get my Defender to update its Malware protection

Thanks

That error message is typically due to an old (no longer supported) version of Defender.
Go to the MS site and download the current version of Windows Defender. When you install it, it
will remove the old version.