| Subject: Defender won't run at startup |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security |
| Date: 5/5/2008 11:33:12 AM |
| From: "Rojo Habe" [Email Address Protection] |
I've just noticed that Defender isn't running, even though the Registry key (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) is there. The path specified by this key (%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide) is valid. I can copy and paste it into a Run box and the process appears in the Task Manager (and stays there until I reboot). If I view the System Startup page in Spybot S&D the key exists. I've actually changed '%ProgramFiles%' to 'C:\Program Files' (without the quotes) to see if it makes a difference - it doesn't. If I view the Startups tab in The Ultimate Troubleshooter it finds the key but shows File Not Found in the Launch Command field. I'm at a bit of a loss. I thought perhaps the permissions had got screwed up for either the Windows Defender folder or the executable itself, but if that were the case, should I be able to run the command manually? In any case, the permissions can't be edited. Everything's greyed out. I'm quite happy to run without Defender; I'd just rather be the one who decides. I'm concerned that to all intents and purposes it's supposed to be running but isn't. Any ideas? |
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