Windows Update failure code

I can't update definitions in Windows Defender and get this message:

The program can't check for definition updates. Error found: Code 0xc8000408

Can someone please tell me what this means and what to do? I can't find any info yet.

I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition with SP2 installed and running IE9 or whatever the latest one is that I uploaded a few months ago. I have not gotten this error message until just the last few days.

Thank you.

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
C# Mutipart MIME Encoding Library using CDO
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-encoding.aspx

0xC8000408 hrFileAccessDenied
Unable to access the file.

Is there a McAfee product installed ?
If yes, then ignore the error code in the title of this MSKB and exclude
the referenced files from McAfee's realtime protection and configure
it's scanner to *not* scan them, too:

You receive error code 0xC80001FE when try to connect to the Windows
Update Web site or to the Microsoft Update Web site to install updates
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958048

Reference with the 0xC8000408 error showing in the WindowsUpdate.log.
Compare the log on your system to the one in this MSKB:

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft
Updates cannot run when a McAfee antivirus program is installed on the
same computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922358

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

MowGreen
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============

banthecheck.com
"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"



Debra Holder wrote:

> I can't update definitions in Windows Defender and get this message:
>
> The program can't check for definition updates. Error found: Code 0xc8000408
>
> Can someone please tell me what this means and what to do? I can't find any info yet.
>
> I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition with SP2 installed and running IE9 or whatever the latest one is that I uploaded a few months ago. I have not gotten this error message until just the last few days.
>
> Thank you.
>
> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
> C# Mutipart MIME Encoding Library using CDO
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-encoding.aspx

Hello Debra,

Consider going to the secu�ity portal

<http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/>

and downloading the 32-bit definitions for Windows Defender to the desktop,
then
*right* click mpas-fe.exe and choose 'Run as administrator' to apply.

See if that both brings you up to date, and perhaps improves on the behavior
in future.


I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.

Good luck


Ǝиçεl
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"Debra Holder" wrote:

> I can't update definitions in Windows Defender and get this message:
>
> The program can't check for definition updates. Error found: Code 0xc8000408
>
> Can someone please tell me what this means and what to do? I can't find any info yet.
>
> I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition with SP2 installed and running IE9 or whatever the latest one is that I uploaded a few months ago. I have not gotten this error message until just the last few days.
>
> Thank you.
>
> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
> C# Mutipart MIME Encoding Library using CDO
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-encoding.aspx
> .
>

I believe we've gotten this OP sorted, BroMow. See
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...-3661e3ed7b6b/

Norton strikes again!

MowGreen wrote:
> 0xC8000408 hrFileAccessDenied
> Unable to access the file.
>
> Is there a McAfee product installed ?
> If yes, then ignore the error code in the title of this MSKB and exclude
> the referenced files from McAfee's realtime protection and configure
> it's scanner to *not* scan them, too:
>
> You receive error code 0xC80001FE when try to connect to the Windows
> Update Web site or to the Microsoft Update Web site to install updates
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958048
>
> Reference with the 0xC8000408 error showing in the WindowsUpdate.log.
> Compare the log on your system to the one in this MSKB:
>
> Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft
> Updates cannot run when a McAfee antivirus program is installed on the
> same computer
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922358
>
> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>
> MowGreen
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
> banthecheck.com
> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"
>
>
>
> Debra Holder wrote:
>
>> I can't update definitions in Windows Defender and get this message:
>>
>> The program can't check for definition updates. Error found: Code
>> 0xc8000408 Can someone please tell me what this means and what to do? I
>> can't find
>> any info yet. I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition with SP2
>> installed and running
>> IE9 or whatever the latest one is that I uploaded a few months ago. I
>> have
>> not gotten this error message until just the last few days. Thank you.
>>
>> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
>> C# Mutipart MIME Encoding Library using CDO
>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-encoding.aspx

AVG or Norton ? Going by that thread it's hard to tell if the issue was
caused by an AV or PEBKAC <g>
I can't believe that you'd recommend MSE, a perpetual beta product.

*No one* should Trust a perpetual beta AV will protect their system.


MowGreen
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============

banthecheck.com
"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"



PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> I believe we've gotten this OP sorted, BroMow. See
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...-3661e3ed7b6b/
>
>
> Norton strikes again!
>
> MowGreen wrote:
>
>> 0xC8000408 hrFileAccessDenied
>> Unable to access the file.
>>
>> Is there a McAfee product installed ?
>> If yes, then ignore the error code in the title of this MSKB and exclude
>> the referenced files from McAfee's realtime protection and configure
>> it's scanner to *not* scan them, too:
>>
>> You receive error code 0xC80001FE when try to connect to the Windows
>> Update Web site or to the Microsoft Update Web site to install updates
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958048
>>
>> Reference with the 0xC8000408 error showing in the WindowsUpdate.log.
>> Compare the log on your system to the one in this MSKB:
>>
>> Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft
>> Updates cannot run when a McAfee antivirus program is installed on the
>> same computer
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922358
>>
>> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>>
>> MowGreen
>> ===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>> Never Forgotten
>> ===============
>>
>> banthecheck.com
>> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"
>>
>>
>>
>> Debra Holder wrote:
>>
>>> I can't update definitions in Windows Defender and get this message:
>>>
>>> The program can't check for definition updates. Error found: Code
>>> 0xc8000408 Can someone please tell me what this means and what to do?
>>> I can't find
>>> any info yet. I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition with SP2
>>> installed and running
>>> IE9 or whatever the latest one is that I uploaded a few months ago. I
>>> have
>>> not gotten this error message until just the last few days. Thank you.
>>>
>>> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
>>> C# Mutipart MIME Encoding Library using CDO
>>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-encoding.aspx
>
>
>

Sure beats Norton though!

MowGreen wrote:
> AVG or Norton ? Going by that thread it's hard to tell if the issue was
> caused by an AV or PEBKAC <g>
> I can't believe that you'd recommend MSE, a perpetual beta product.
>
> *No one* should Trust a perpetual beta AV will protect their system.
>
>
> MowGreen
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
> banthecheck.com
> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"
>
>
>
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
>> I believe we've gotten this OP sorted, BroMow. See
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...-3661e3ed7b6b/
>>
>>
>> Norton strikes again!
>>
>> MowGreen wrote:
>>
>>> 0xC8000408 hrFileAccessDenied
>>> Unable to access the file.
>>>
>>> Is there a McAfee product installed ?
>>> If yes, then ignore the error code in the title of this MSKB and exclude
>>> the referenced files from McAfee's realtime protection and configure
>>> it's scanner to *not* scan them, too:
>>>
>>> You receive error code 0xC80001FE when try to connect to the Windows
>>> Update Web site or to the Microsoft Update Web site to install updates
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958048
>>>
>>> Reference with the 0xC8000408 error showing in the WindowsUpdate.log.
>>> Compare the log on your system to the one in this MSKB:
>>>
>>> Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft
>>> Updates cannot run when a McAfee antivirus program is installed on the
>>> same computer
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922358
>>>
>>> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>>>
>>> MowGreen
>>> ===============
>>> *-343-* FDNY
>>> Never Forgotten
>>> ===============
>>>
>>> banthecheck.com
>>> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Debra Holder wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can't update definitions in Windows Defender and get this message:
>>>>
>>>> The program can't check for definition updates. Error found: Code
>>>> 0xc8000408 Can someone please tell me what this means and what to do?
>>>> I can't find
>>>> any info yet. I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition with SP2
>>>> installed and running
>>>> IE9 or whatever the latest one is that I uploaded a few months ago. I
>>>> have
>>>> not gotten this error message until just the last few days. Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
>>>> C# Mutipart MIME Encoding Library using CDO
>>>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-encoding.aspx

Dog poo is better than Norton but I'd never recommend it. <eg>


PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> Sure beats Norton though!
>
> MowGreen wrote:
>
>> AVG or Norton ? Going by that thread it's hard to tell if the issue was
>> caused by an AV or PEBKAC <g>
>> I can't believe that you'd recommend MSE, a perpetual beta product.
>>
>> *No one* should Trust a perpetual beta AV will protect their system.
>>
>>
>> MowGreen
>> ===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>> Never Forgotten
>> ===============
>>
>> banthecheck.com
>> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"
>>
>>
>>
>> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>>
>>> I believe we've gotten this OP sorted, BroMow. See
>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...-3661e3ed7b6b/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Norton strikes again!
>>>
>>> MowGreen wrote:
>>>
>>>> 0xC8000408 hrFileAccessDenied
>>>> Unable to access the file.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a McAfee product installed ?
>>>> If yes, then ignore the error code in the title of this MSKB and
>>>> exclude
>>>> the referenced files from McAfee's realtime protection and configure
>>>> it's scanner to *not* scan them, too:
>>>>
>>>> You receive error code 0xC80001FE when try to connect to the Windows
>>>> Update Web site or to the Microsoft Update Web site to install updates
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958048
>>>>
>>>> Reference with the 0xC8000408 error showing in the WindowsUpdate.log.
>>>> Compare the log on your system to the one in this MSKB:
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft
>>>> Updates cannot run when a McAfee antivirus program is installed on the
>>>> same computer
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922358
>>>>
>>>> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>>>>
>>>> MowGreen
>>>> ===============
>>>> *-343-* FDNY
>>>> Never Forgotten
>>>> ===============
>>>>
>>>> banthecheck.com
>>>> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content*
>>>> prechecked"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Debra Holder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I can't update definitions in Windows Defender and get this message:
>>>>>
>>>>> The program can't check for definition updates. Error found: Code
>>>>> 0xc8000408 Can someone please tell me what this means and what to do?
>>>>> I can't find
>>>>> any info yet. I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition with SP2
>>>>> installed and running
>>>>> IE9 or whatever the latest one is that I uploaded a few months ago. I
>>>>> have
>>>>> not gotten this error message until just the last few days. Thank
>>>>> you.
>>>>>
>>>>> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
>>>>> C# Mutipart MIME Encoding Library using CDO
>>>>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-encoding.aspx
>
>
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