Windows Defender Error 0x80010005

Walter Cohen wrote:

> I've been sporadically getting the following pop-up when my computer
> starts:
>
> Windows Defender
> Application failed to initialize: 0x80010005
>
> It happened again today after I d/l a Windows update for Windows
> Defender, coincidentally.
> Anyone have ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Walter

I believe that there is a patch out for Windows Defender which corrects
quite a few errors. Post your question in one of the newsgroups
specifically set up for that program. This is not one of them.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...s/default.mspx

These newsgroups can be accessed via NNTP or HTTP.

To access these newsgroups using NNTP, please use the following
information for your NNTP client (such as Microsoft Outlook Express):

- NNTP Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
- Account name: privatenews\spyware
- Password: spyware

NOTE: No password will be required via the HTTP link.


Malke
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