are WD updates really installing?

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Are there really many updates that become available, or am I having trouble
installing updates?
The last one my updater found was 1.13.1276.16 (KB 892519) and I installed
it but it keeps telling me it's not installed.
 
Some are having trouble with .16

What I tried that seemed to work was this:

\program files\windows defender\

(at a command prompt)

msiexec -x as_sigs.msi

Followed by running Windows Defender and doing Help, About, check for
updates.
 
Can you please explain what you mean? I don't see "msiexec -x as_sigs.msi"
listed already. Don't really know what you mean by "(at a command prompt)".
Sorry to be so ignorant.
 
Goto start then click run.

The type CMD in the run box and hit enter.

Then type the following or copy and then in the box right click and paste

cd c:\program files\windows defender\

then hit enter.

then copy paste this into the Command box

msiexec -x as_sigs.msi

then hit enter.
 
Also in adition to bills update check methord the update dats should also
appear on microsoft update site.
 
They should, but my own experience was odd--Microsoft Update did not show
the update, but help, about, check for updates did.

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For me they always have every week or automatic updates downloads them and
installes them for me. it did it just a few minites ago.
 
When I do that it asks me if I really want to uninstall the program. From
your notes I didn't think that's what you thought I should do.
 
After some experimentation I see that the only way to do it is to have WD
check for updates using "help" and "About WD"

But the Microsoft Update still says it needs to be installed.

Not completely analagous but when I want to do the malicious spyware removal
tool the only way I can find it is to download it separately from the
"Microsoft Update" website. That way I can put it where I want it and then
run it. Otherwise it gets downloaded but you can't run it because you can't
find it.

By the way, is the malicious spyware removal tool still necessary now that
WD is in place?
 
The 'program' it asks you about is the updates, not WD. You do want to
uninstall the failed update, then in WD, help, about WD, click vheck for
updates and it will this time download and install them properly.
 
The malicious software removal tool is updated monthly and is cumulative in
what it covers. It runs once as part of the security updates on second
Tuesdays--there's no user interface, but it leave a log file behind. If it
finds something, I believe there is some notice to the user--I've never seen
this so I don't know what it is like.

If you google malicious software removal tool home, the tool has a home page
where you can either run it from the web page, or download it to a location
of your choice.

Yes--you absolutely need the Malicious Software removal tool--it is very
minimal in system impact--runs for seconds once a month--and it targets
rootkit families--really nasty stuff.


I believe that the update in place in your Windows Defender install is not
fully installed--thus the repeated-offer from the update site. Windows
Defender is designed to automatically get its updates via Autoupdate, which
may go directly to Microsoft for a home user, or to a WSUS server on a
managed network, or via Windows or MicrosoftUpdate.

DKI laid out as well as I can what you need to do to attempt to clear this
issue up and get updates back to being applied automatically--can you try
his steps?


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Correct--thanks. Somebody synched the HTML side to the NNTP side of these
groups, and I'm seeing dozens and dozens of messages for the first time
tonight.

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Hi Bill

Yup.... also a mess ;)

Look at this board forum which professionals in Sweden uses.
(also Microsoft employees ;) )

http://www.itproffs.se > Forum

NNTP for support is maybe a dead technology.......;)

regards
plun
 
Wrong again. I just got a yellow strip message this morning that says I
haven't updated my WD in 14 days. Click on check for updates. I copied a
picture of the screen if anyone is interested. But I don't think I can attach
it here. I am still waiting for the next screen to appear. Funny, I did
about WD in help then checked for updates many times in the last 14 days.
And it told me everything was up to date.
 
I just downloaded and installed this today from the Microsoft Updates site:
Definition Update 1.13.1286.1 for BETA Windows Defender (KB915597)
Date last published: 2/28/2006
Download size: 3.7 MB

I was told that it was successfully installed and that there were other
critical updates left to download and install. When I clicked continue it
checked again and the same one came up as needing to be installed.

Went back to the Defender. It told me I hadn't updated in 15 days. When I
checked for updates it told me it is all up to date.

Figure that.
 
I'm starting to agree--but I don't think I can be nearly as productive using
html--it's just too slow.

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