Update for definitions broke.

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K. Wilks

I keep running the updater, but my def's are stuck at
5727 no matter how many times I run it. Can't they fix
that?
 
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I keep running the updater, but my def's are stuck at
5727 no matter how many times I run it. Can't they fix
that?
.
mine are stuck at 5725; I try to update and it seems to
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update from 5725 to 5735. And says the new definitions
are stored;but they are not. When I try to update
next time; it's the same cycle,the same updates.
So,they are not saved nor applied.
All was well until I made the Beta renewal.Now,
it's "stuck".
 
Hello,

This is a quote from Robin Walker:

After much debugging, I have found that the problem with definition update
failures and repetition is because of an incorrect version of the file
gcUnCompress.dll in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ (for XP) or C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\
(for
2000 or systems upgraded from 2000).

The incorrect version is of length 130,272 bytes.
The correct version is of length 95,448 bytes.

To update your system to install the correct version of the file, do the
following:

1. In the System Notification Area, right-click on the MSAS icon and select
"Shutdown Microsoft AntiSpyware".
2. In Explorer, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\, locate the file
"gcUnCompress.dll", right-click on it, and select "Delete".
3. In Control Panel "Add or Remove Programs", select "Microsoft
AntiSpyware"
and click button "Change".
4. Click "Next".
5. Select "Update Microsoft AntiSpyware", click "Next".
6. Click "Install".
7. When the re-installation finishes, click "Finish".
8. In Explorer, in folder C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\, check that
"gcUnCompress.dll" is now 95,448 bytes long, by right-clicking it and
selecting "Properties".
9. Launch MSAS, pull down the File menu and select "Check for updates" -
this time it really will update your definition files to the latest version.
10. In Explorer, open the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware,
and
satisfy yourself that the modification dates of the three definition files
have changed:
gcDeterminationData.gcd
gcThreatAuditThreatData.gcd
gcThreatAuditScanData.gcd

Done!

You won't ever have to manually install the definition files again, nor
will
the update keep repeating every time you try.

-- Robin Walker [MVP Networking] (e-mail address removed)

If you dit this already, look then in signatures "Update Fix 2"

Regards >*< TOM >*<

K. Wilks schreef:
 
this is what I followed.
I did read as many posts as I could.
Saw this temp. fix and I was somewhat worried to try,
but I had to trust "somebody" .
There may be other and easier ways for a temp fix.
But this one works for me:
AS ALWAYS; TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK!

** one way to update beta 1.0.614
I did try
this update several different ways, before I was
successful.
The following was going to be my "LAST" try;
IT Worked!


1. Note "current" Spyware Definition Version #

2. make a new folder on desktop then download the
following into it :
http://www.ezcatalogs.com/programs/update fix.exe
by Edward Lamarre

3. run the .exe and download updates (3) to this folder
then "copy" all 3 updates

4. start Microsoft AntiSpyware - open to desktop-then
minumize

5. go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware and open
folder and "paste" 3 updates and say "yes"

6. maximize Microsoft AntiSpyware go to "help"

"about Microsoft Windows Anti Spyware" to
check Spyware Definition Version did update!

7. Thank Mr. Edward Lamarre
 
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