Windows Vista informing that Windows Defender is disable.

[Jose Carlos Balani]

Who have any idei about the windows vista do not recognize the windows
defender?

Windows defender is installed and updated and windows vista inform that is
inactive, the same occur to AVG Free Edition.


Tanks for Advanced.

José Balani.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Are other security products installed--Windows Live OneCare, for example?

 

[Jose Carlos Balani]

I have the AVG Free Edition 8.0 with the Antispyware and Email Scanner, and
the Security Center inform that not exist a antivirus installed.

And I cannot disable this feature because all features of the AVG are
started with same service.

Thanks.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

OK - here's what I would try:

Sometimes when the Security Center is not recognizing installed Antivirus or
Antispyware, it is because of a problem with WMI.

We can test, and possibly repair WMI with the following command-line
operation.

Start, all programs, accessories.

Right-click "command prompt" and choose "run as administrator."

From this "elevated" command prompt (meaning that it is running as
administrator), type the following line, and hit enter:

winmgmt /salvagerepository

Observe and lets see what the result is. I'm not sure what happens if it
needs to rebuild the repository--whether you are prompted further, or
whether a reboot is needed to see a positive result.

 

[Jose Carlos Balani]

Many Thanks!!! this is the solution of the problem.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Excellent!

Glad to hear that--thanks for letting us know.

 

[Jose Carlos Balani]

Great, this procedure solve the problem.

OK - here's what I would try:

Sometimes when the Security Center is not recognizing installed Antivirus
or Antispyware, it is because of a problem with WMI.

We can test, and possibly repair WMI with the following command-line
operation.

Start, all programs, accessories.

Right-click "command prompt" and choose "run as administrator."

From this "elevated" command prompt (meaning that it is running as
administrator), type the following line, and hit enter:

winmgmt /salvagerepository

Observe and lets see what the result is. I'm not sure what happens if it
needs to rebuild the repository--whether you are prompted further, or
whether a reboot is needed to see a positive result.