RE: Help with Windows Defender, it will not run!   

Hi Gang ! 
I am having very similar problems with Windows Defender. Even though I have 
done everything in my power and knowledge to disable it and let my Norton 
Symantec 2008 wall to wall Security program control things, I can't get the 
remaining 8,9 drivers etc., uninstalled. [Windows will NOT let me change 
attributes so I can finish uninstalling Win Def. completely !]  : neither as 
an administrator, or even as the creator/owner ? What's up with this ? Norton 
has new definitions, updates every day or at least three times  week with 
REAL updated protection. Windows Defender doesn't do anything  even close to 
that. All it does is sit there and give my nb's security software problems as 
it attempts to disable/close Norton and open itself as the  #1 protector in 
the security heirarchy; hence my decision to get RID of Windows Defender. It 
was great for early XP when WinDef was first released, however it cannot 
handle the vast amount of realtime protection when running VISTA HomePremium 
and MS Office, MS Gallery, etc., which really slow down my dv9548us HP 
notebook. I was going to order 4 g's of RAM but after an honest discussion 
with a REAL American customer rep @ Hewlett-Packard who told me about the 3.5 
g ceiling on usuable RAM for 32 bit systems ,so I did not. I have been 
putting off d/l & installing Win VISTA SP1 update 
up until now hoping that MS would produce a revised version that  REALLY 
works and doesn't wreak havoc on other drivers and Windows programs.  
Unfortunately it looks as though MS is pushing VISTA into the curb and 
focusing all their attention on Windows "7". Somebody please tell me that 
downloading and installing SP1 is really a good idea and has made your VISTA 
experience so much better...anyone out there ??"

Mark 
Albuquerque, NM
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Engel" wrote:

> Hello Justin,
> 
> Error message when you run Windows Defender: "Error Code 0x800106ba"
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=931849
> 
> --
> 
> "Justin" wrote:
> 
> > I'm having trouble with windows defender every time I try to open it up a 
> > message suddenly appears that says," application failed to initialize: 
> > 0x800106ba." The message continues by saying, "a program caused windows 
> > defender's service to stop." I've tried to open it up maually but it won't 
> > let me and this message keeps poping up. What should I do? I tried to 
> > uninstall it and reinstall it but I do not know how.
> > PLEASE HELP!!! 
> > --- 
> > Justin

date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:08:01 -0700   author:   Markus Maximus09 Mark in New Mexico ,