Re: Windows Defender 0x800106ba

I'm having the same problem on
1. a brand new laptop bought last night.
2. a pc that I just reinstalled Windows Vista on.
Both have McAfee installed and fresh Vista install. I will follow the notes in the article to manually turn off WD.

But my question is, if I do this, how do I get to the Startup to turn things on or off that I don't want to start on reboot? Is there another means to get to this? If there is, then I have no problem turning WD off, but if there isn't then I need to resolve the error.

Thank you
Christine


"MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OFkeFPfnJHA.1492@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You're mowst welcome, Sven. If whatever Version of "the" McAfee contains an antispyware component, [the Versions installed by OEMs usually are suites that do include this ] then Windows Defender should have been disabled when McAfee was installed.
IF that is the situation, then you can turn WD off manually:
http://www.vista4beginners.com/How-to-disable-Windows-Defender



MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009]
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Sven Pran wrote:

Thanks for this information, I shall check exactly what features are included in McAfee on my daughter's computer.
(I know that it has antivirus protection and a firewall.)

Now the interesting question: Is this "error" message something my daughter has to live with or can it be disabled in any way (if McAfee includes the appropriate protection)?

regards Sven

"MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uhWhcpRnJHA.5412@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

IF the McAfee 'thing' has it's own spyware component then Defender is Disabled. Thus, the error message.

QED: What is the McAfee product installed ?
Check it's User Guide to see if there is a spyware component included.

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Sven Pran wrote:

Thanks for your comment, but did you read my OP? KB 931849 is the very article we tried without success to apply!

Sven

"Peter Foldes" <okf122@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uEGegUQnJHA.4652@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sven

Here is your problem and resolution included

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931849

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"Sven Pran" <no.direct@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9BB79C5E-661A-47A0-AA93-666D32B4962C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My daughter suddenly experiences: Windows Defender: "Error Code 0x800106ba Application failed to initialize"

This is a fairly new machine (running Vista Home Premium) and it was delivered with McAfee virus protection installed. The initial McAfee license is about to expire so she renewed that license for a permanent licence today. There may of course be a connection here, but I fail to see what that connection could be.

She was guided to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931849 which suggests to initially remove (uninstall) Windows Defender and then reinstall it. The only problem with this is that Windows Defender is not included in the list of installed programs that can be uninstalled, and when she tries to "reinstall" it Windows Defender is reported as already present on the system.

I checked on my own system where Windows Defender is running without any problem, and the same applies here: Windows Defender is not listed among installed programs.

I shall be most grateful for comments and/or suggestions that can aid our troubleshooting.

regards Sven






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