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"Hornet" wrote:
> I have Windows Defender running normally on Windows Vista (the task-bar icon
> is showing that Defender is on and running ok) but the Security Center is
> telling me that Windows Defender is turned off and there is a button to turn
> it on. However, when I press the Turn On button (even though I know it is
> already turned on) I get the message: "Security Center is updating
> definitions for Window Defender". After "searching for definitions" I get
> the message: "There are no new definitions available to download for Windows
> Defender". I'd like to solve this because the Security Center icon is always
> showing me that I have a Security Alert.
I have the same problem. I have not found the suggested fixes to be useful.
Specificially:
When Mohit Kapoor wrote > Please perform the following to resolve your
issues.
Open elevated command prompt and type cd\windows\system32\wbem press enter
Then type ren repository repository.old and press enter<
I tried to do that and was greeted with "Access Denied"
Then Mohit Kapoor wrote:
>Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
command:
winmgmt /verifyrepository
If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent", run this command:
winmgmt /salvagerepository
The first time you run this it will fail. (It will issue stop commands to
the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the
services to shut down). Run the command again. You actually may have to
run it 3 times before it finally runs and completes on its own.
Reboot your system. <
But my WMI repository is consistent.
So, the security panel tells me that Windows Defender is off, but Windows
Defender tells me it is on.
I should add that I have have been using this computer for a week and did
not get the notice that Windows Defender was off until today.
Please advise.
Thank you!
> I have Windows Defender running normally on Windows Vista (the task-bar icon
> is showing that Defender is on and running ok) but the Security Center is
> telling me that Windows Defender is turned off and there is a button to turn
> it on. However, when I press the Turn On button (even though I know it is
> already turned on) I get the message: "Security Center is updating
> definitions for Window Defender". After "searching for definitions" I get
> the message: "There are no new definitions available to download for Windows
> Defender". I'd like to solve this because the Security Center icon is always
> showing me that I have a Security Alert.
I have the same problem. I have not found the suggested fixes to be useful.
Specificially:
When Mohit Kapoor wrote > Please perform the following to resolve your
issues.
Open elevated command prompt and type cd\windows\system32\wbem press enter
Then type ren repository repository.old and press enter<
I tried to do that and was greeted with "Access Denied"
Then Mohit Kapoor wrote:
>Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
command:
winmgmt /verifyrepository
If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent", run this command:
winmgmt /salvagerepository
The first time you run this it will fail. (It will issue stop commands to
the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the
services to shut down). Run the command again. You actually may have to
run it 3 times before it finally runs and completes on its own.
Reboot your system. <
But my WMI repository is consistent.
So, the security panel tells me that Windows Defender is off, but Windows
Defender tells me it is on.
I should add that I have have been using this computer for a week and did
not get the notice that Windows Defender was off until today.
Please advise.
Thank you!