Windows defender update chaos

Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
even scan.

Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!

What to do now?

“Windows Defender definitions haven’t been updated�
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=915105

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Jeremy Poynton" wrote:

| Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
| thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
| Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
| even scan.
|
| Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!
|
| What to do now?

Microsoft has established separate newsgroups for Windows Defender Beta2 support and comments. This is not one of them.

See http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...s/default.mspx

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Jeremy Poynton wrote:

> Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
> thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
> Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
> even scan.
>
> Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!
>
> What to do now?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> “Windows Defender definitions haven’t been updated�
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=915105
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Â*----------------
>
> "Jeremy Poynton" wrote:
>
> | Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
> | thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
> | Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
> | even scan.
> |
> | Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!
> |
> | What to do now?
>
>

See WU log from my PC, below.

{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready
for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{37A03BE8-E706-49E7-9446-E97A82DF990D} 2006-03-17
07:18:54-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following
update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{532FD009-2D0C-42C9-AD49-B050657B7B0D} 2006-03-17
07:19:14-0000 1 189 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready
for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{DFD0D7F7-7B21-40AA-AF28-2D59B9017DE3} 2006-03-17
07:20:18-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following
update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{EB035404-F829-4D83-AEF4-6B8EBE0B277A} 2006-03-17
07:31:45-0000 1 202 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content Install Reboot completed.
{25A3AE52-FBEC-4B87-A98F-6C92DB79BE6A} 2006-03-17
19:32:21-0000 1 147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Software Synchronization Agent has finished detecting items.
{B1DBBD85-863E-40AC-BB47-4EDF5DFE6D8B} 2006-03-17
22:33:14-0000 1 189 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready
for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{A69A6C83-AA6E-4358-8A74-245F677C2127} 2006-03-18
02:05:14-0000 1 147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 Windows
Defender Success Software Synchronization Agent has finished detecting items.
{7FD7151F-41F3-4912-B01D-03C950F4E336} 2006-03-18
02:06:01-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 Windows
Defender Success Content Install Installation Successful: Windows
successfully installed the following update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6
for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{E1A6E3A6-0586-405E-886A-3679688CAB0D} 2006-03-18
07:44:48-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following
update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{4FC080CC-92F5-4430-9AC1-92DDA5CDDE37} 2006-03-18
07:45:25-0000 1 189 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready
for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{D5A29B38-5A6F-4BAE-B091-B4EF95509BE9} 2006-03-18
08:02:27-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following
update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{A294911B-1417-4FA3-857E-0C610B63E88E} 2006-03-18
08:02:51-0000 1 189 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready
for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{DF7C37F4-D69C-4999-BCC1-7893D64B2AD2} 2006-03-18
08:06:56-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following
update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{A1B81FAC-B632-49B3-A9EB-A6C1361F474F} 2006-03-18
08:07:55-0000 1 189 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready
for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{A9EB71D4-16B3-4AE0-8349-7CBD71318D31} 2006-03-18
13:35:20-0000 1 147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Software Synchronization Agent has finished detecting items.
{38CB072A-9241-4276-A530-7A970687A0C8} 2006-03-19
02:04:43-0000 1 147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 Windows
Defender Success Software Synchronization Agent has finished detecting items.
{6A5F2B06-4C01-46BB-A30B-4C7534389ED0} 2006-03-19
02:05:12-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 Windows
Defender Success Content Install Installation Successful: Windows
successfully installed the following update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6
for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{64E31D57-C1F9-42DD-8317-BAD1735FB251} 2006-03-19
06:36:59-0000 1 183 101 {DC17DFC9-87D3-4EB2-A0E0-B68942BB8F47} 100 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following
update: Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{1DEC9906-697F-4F14-B81F-E9B9302EB267} 2006-03-19
06:38:01-0000 1 189 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready
for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
Definition Update 1.14.1325.6 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
{02138644-05DD-4C4A-9E97-7FFD6180E44F} 2006-03-19
06:58:25-0000 1 202 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content Install Reboot completed.
{975F9DAD-5D4B-4DBE-BA60-B6E475AC0D26} 2006-03-19
11:35:47-0000 1 147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Software Synchronization Agent has finished detecting items.
{51066FFE-E5CB-48D4-B8D9-AED414A8BFE5} 2006-03-20
08:55:37-0000 1 147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Software Synchronization Agent has finished detecting items.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> “Windows Defender definitions haven’t been updated�
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=915105
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP

You see, the problem was that they were REPEATEDLY updated (WU problem), and
then when WD uninstalled, WU no longer works. Thanks MS.

> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Â*----------------
>
> "Jeremy Poynton" wrote:
>
> | Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
> | thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
> | Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
> | even scan.
> |
> | Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!
> |
> | What to do now?
>
>

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Microsoft has established separate newsgroups for Windows Defender Beta2 support and comments. This is not one of them.
>
> See http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...s/default.mspx
>

I also note that
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
> Jeremy Poynton wrote:
> > Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
> > thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
> > Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
> > even scan.
> >
> > Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!
> >
> > What to do now?


I also note that WU does not work - indeed, the whole problem started with
repeats of the same update for Windows Defender (and your assertion that
there was no update is wrong). It is WU that is the problem, not Defender.
See http://tinyurl.com/mjx5a for other references to this. You did not read
my post closely. And despite uninstalling WD, WU no longer works. I don't see
how that is a Defender problem?

why do I get this failure : missing mscvr80.dll MSASCui.exe will not run.
when starting defender after update ?

"Jeremy Poynton" wrote:

> Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
> thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
> Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
> even scan.
>
> Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!
>
> What to do now?

"" wrote:

> why do I get this failure : missing mscvr80.dll MSASCui.exe will not run.
> when starting defender after update ?

No idea. Got rid of it and reinstalled Windows. Crock of 5hite ...

JP



>
> "Jeremy Poynton" wrote:
>
> > Installed the recent update, which then kept reappearing. In frustration, I
> > thought - uninstall it, then reinstall it from WU, and all will be well.
> > Nope. Windows Update site mow just sits there and does sweet FA - doesn't
> > even scan.
> >
> > Well done MS. Fine piece of QA there!
> >
> > What to do now?