windows security alerts

> I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. A couple of days ago,
> the Windows security Alerts is on and Windows Security Center showed
> Windows Defender is out of date. but after manual update, I received a
> message: "There are no new definitions available to download for
> Windows." In Windows Defender, it states Real-time protection is on and
> Definition version is 1.43.73.0 created on 9/4/2008.
> I have tried someone's solution that posted in here by running verify
> repository, but after I run winmgmt / verifyrepository, system responded
> "WMI repository is consistent". So should I still run winmgmt
> /salvagerepository at this point? Is there other way can fix this
> problem? I had tried to search on the Microsoft website for answer with
> no success. Could anybody help?
>
> Wayne S
>

> http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/default.aspx
>
> Go to the above page and download the latest defs from the links under
> ' Latest Definition Updates ' and *save* it.
> Once the download completes close all open programs and browsers.
> Now install the downloaded defs by running mpas-fe.exe [32-bit, x86
> versions of Vista].
> Did that get the defs installed ?
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
>
> WaynwS wrote:
>

>> I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. A couple of days ago,
>> the Windows security Alerts is on and Windows Security Center showed
>> Windows Defender is out of date. but after manual update, I received a
>> message: "There are no new definitions available to download for
>> Windows." In Windows Defender, it states Real-time protection is on and
>> Definition version is 1.43.73.0 created on 9/4/2008.
>> I have tried someone's solution that posted in here by running verify
>> repository, but after I run winmgmt / verifyrepository, system responded
>> "WMI repository is consistent". So should I still run winmgmt
>> /salvagerepository at this point? Is there other way can fix this
>> problem? I had tried to search on the Microsoft website for answer with
>> no success. Could anybody help?
>>
>> Wayne S
>>

> MowGreen,
>
> Thank you so much!
> That did it. I followed your instruction and it fixed the problem. It
> looked like my Windows Defender didn't have the most updated version.
> But the auto update function is set to be on, it should check for the
> updates everyday. Does that mean, from now on, I need to check and
> update the Windows Defender manually once for a while?
>
> Wayne S
>
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
> news:%23qmUwRPHJHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>

>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/default.aspx
>>
>> Go to the above page and download the latest defs from the links under
>> ' Latest Definition Updates ' and *save* it.
>> Once the download completes close all open programs and browsers.
>> Now install the downloaded defs by running mpas-fe.exe [32-bit, x86
>> versions of Vista].
>> Did that get the defs installed ?
>>
>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
>> ===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>> Never Forgotten
>> ===============
>>
>>
>>
>> WaynwS wrote:
>>

>>> I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. A couple of days
>>> ago, the Windows security Alerts is on and Windows Security Center
>>> showed Windows Defender is out of date. but after manual update, I
>>> received a message: "There are no new definitions available to
>>> download for Windows." In Windows Defender, it states Real-time
>>> protection is on and Definition version is 1.43.73.0 created on
>>> 9/4/2008.
>>> I have tried someone's solution that posted in here by running verify
>>> repository, but after I run winmgmt / verifyrepository, system
>>> responded "WMI repository is consistent". So should I still run
>>> winmgmt /salvagerepository at this point? Is there other way can fix
>>> this problem? I had tried to search on the Microsoft website for
>>> answer with no success. Could anybody help?
>>>
>>> Wayne S
>>>

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