windows defender does not start

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application failed to initialize:0X800106ba. a problem caused windows
defender service to stop
to start the service,restart your computer or search help and support on how
to start a service manually

error in event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 2/13/2006
Time: 9:59:40 PM
User: N/A
Computer: TT-AV-LAB101
Description:
The Windows Defender Service service terminated with the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.


tried to manually start the services but failed with following error:
could not start the windows defender service service local computer
error 2147942402:the system cannot find the file specified
 
Make sure Microsoft Client for Windows is installed in networking and
Workstation service is strted. That worked for me.
 
I have the same problem. W2K SP4 box (not completely patched). RPC and
Workstation are running, but Windows Defender fails to start with this error.

Ideas?
 
One thing to try would be the remaining critical patches--I've seen some
reports that other failures of service startup may be resolved by that.

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