alsiladka Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 (edited) Guyz , from the past 15 days defender has been failing to update itself . I tried the update method from the about box , Check for update from the main screen , Automatic Update and the Microsoft update. I remember AU and MU reporting successfull updates but the definitions have not yet updated in reality!!! When i update through the WD itself , i remeber it gives me an error but i could not get the number for u Windows Defender Version: 1.1.1051.0Engine Version: 1.1.1186.0Signature Version: 1.13.1282.6Can you help me? or Provide a direct link for the updated definitions which someone had posted in another thread This is a known Beta Bug for which MS has released a KB Article.KB ArticleSymptom - After you uninstall and then reinstall Microsoft Windows Defender Beta 2, you may receive the following error message: Windows Defender definitions haven't been updated If you check for updated definitions when this occurs, Windows Defender reports that no updates are available.Resolution - 1. Remove the current signature file. To do this, click Start, click Run, type Msiexec /x {A5CC2A09-E9D3-49EC-923D-03874BBD4C2C}, and then click OK2. 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. Edited April 20, 2006 by alsiladka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfX2 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Guyz , from the past 15 days defender has been failing to update itself . I tried the update method from the about box , Check for update from the main screen , Automatic Update and the Microsoft update. I remember AU and MU reporting successfull updates but the definitions have not yet updated in reality!!! When i update through the WD itself , i remeber it gives me an error but i could not get the number for u Windows Defender Version: 1.1.1051.0Engine Version: 1.1.1186.0Signature Version: 1.13.1282.6Can you help me? or Provide a direct link for the updated definitions which someone had posted in another thread there will probably be no help from anyone, i have been experenceing the same thing and a bunch of my friends are too, it a beta issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueSpear Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Very bizarre. All of the computers I've installed Defender on have been updating themselves every couple of days or so via Automatic Updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsiladka Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) Today i uninstalled it and reinstalled it again...... Now the signature readsWindows Defender Version: 1.1.1051.0Engine Version: 1.1.1185.0Signature Version: 1.0.0.0Wont update only Can anyone explain? Edited April 20, 2006 by alsiladka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsiladka Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) Workaround found by our fellow buddy at MSFN in another thread.Posted in the first post for quick reference Edited April 20, 2006 by alsiladka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfX2 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 @alsiladka - Good! now i can finally update WD!! YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfX2 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 (edited) i had to do it again today, apparently that software that it removed regenerates Edited March 31, 2006 by wolf74481 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsiladka Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 i had to do it again today, apparently that software that it removed regeneratesStrange .Apparently the software which it removed was nothing but the definition update. So when the defender did not find any previous definitions , it simply installed the only definition file available to it , that is the current one.But after doing it last time , i have not had to do so again. It has been updating regularly and smoothly since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfX2 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this should be pinned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsiladka Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Maybe pinned now , i have added the symptom and the solution in the first post so that anyone who has the problem can get quick access to the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdohnert Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) I use Spybot S&D. Much better solution. The only thing I like about Windows defender is the real time monitoring.Maybe pinned now , i have added the symptom and the solution in the first post so that anyone who has the problem can get quick access to the solution. Edited June 13, 2006 by rjdohnert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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