Windows Defender window

I have had my new laptop with Windows Vista for five months now. Everything
was great up until three weeks ago. Now, every time I start my computer I
get a Windows Defender box that pops up that says, "Application failed to
Initialize: 0x8001005." What does that ,and how can I fix it?

Hello Kelvin,

Error message when you try to start Windows Defender: "Application failed to
initialize"
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=935511


Good luck
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"kelvin724" wrote:

> I have had my new laptop with Windows Vista for five months now. Everything
> was great up until three weeks ago. Now, every time I start my computer I
> get a Windows Defender box that pops up that says, "Application failed to
> Initialize: 0x8001005." What does that ,and how can I fix it?

Thanks for the reply, but according to the link you supplied, the error
message was received after upgrading from XP to Vista. I bought this
computer with Windows Vista already installed. Also...when I go to Windows
Defender in the Control Panel, it seems like it is running properly. It
shows that the last scan was on 7/23/2007 and that my "computer is running
normally." I hesitate to do a System Restore unless I know absolutely that
will resolve the issue. One too many times I have tried to fix something and
something else gets messed up. Any other ideas?

"Engel" wrote:

> Hello Kelvin,
>
> Error message when you try to start Windows Defender: "Application failed to
> initialize"
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=935511
>
>
> Good luck
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>
> "kelvin724" wrote:
>
> > I have had my new laptop with Windows Vista for five months now. Everything
> > was great up until three weeks ago. Now, every time I start my computer I
> > get a Windows Defender box that pops up that says, "Application failed to
> > Initialize: 0x8001005." What does that ,and how can I fix it?

I am out of answers. Sorry I couldn't help, by all means, check it out with
someone closer to the scene.
Ping, Randy Knobloch MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP In:
microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

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"kelvin724" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply, but according to the link you supplied, the error
> message was received after upgrading from XP to Vista. I bought this
> computer with Windows Vista already installed. Also...when I go to Windows
> Defender in the Control Panel, it seems like it is running properly. It
> shows that the last scan was on 7/23/2007 and that my "computer is running
> normally." I hesitate to do a System Restore unless I know absolutely that
> will resolve the issue. One too many times I have tried to fix something and
> something else gets messed up. Any other ideas?
>
> "Engel" wrote:
>
> > Hello Kelvin,
> >
> > Error message when you try to start Windows Defender: "Application failed to
> > initialize"
> > http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=935511
> >
> >
> > Good luck
> > --
> >
> > "kelvin724" wrote:
> >
> > > I have had my new laptop with Windows Vista for five months now. Everything
> > > was great up until three weeks ago. Now, every time I start my computer I
> > > get a Windows Defender box that pops up that says, "Application failed to
> > > Initialize: 0x8001005." What does that ,and how can I fix it?