If Windows Defender still can not successfully update, suggest you
follow the steps laid out here :
Error message after you reinstall Windows Defender Beta 2: “Windows
Defender definitions haven’t been updated”
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915105
Worked for me
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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JJF1312 wrote:
> Following many days of trawling the net to find a fix for my problem of not
> being able to run windows update or the windows defender update I came across
> a piece that said H/P printer software if not installed correctly that
> problems will occure im W/Update.
>
> Solution...... Uninstall all h/p programs
> Uninstall Windows Defender
> Re-Boot system
> Windows Update should now work - allow them to install
> Turn off all anti- Spyware
> Turn off all Fire Walls
> Reload H/P software
> Reload Windows Defender
> and with a little luck Defender will also update