Have you gone back to the MS web site and tried to redownload the setup
file? Also, have you applied updates from MS update recently?

With common sense, such as not clicking on strange links or detaching
and running unrecognized files, along with making sure you've got all
the necessary updates for Windows and applications like email, browser
and so on, you're not actually a sitting duck for malware. I'd get this
issue resolved as soon as you can, but I wouldn't be paralyzed with fear
either. Common sense is by far your best weapon against malware and
there's no antivirus software in the world that can keep someone from
getting infected if they aren't paying attention to what they're doing.

On 30/06/12 12:46, Harry Brown wrote:
> Hi Ted and all,
> Well folks, what a mess I've got!
> I uninstalled microsoft security essentials.
> Then, I went to my thumb drive where the setup.exe program is, and
> clicked on it, and I get a message saying it could not start because
> some .dll file was not found.
> So, now I'm really in a mess, and have no antivirus and antispyware
> software on my computer. I'm a sitting duck for a virus now!
> What in the heck do I do?
> Harry
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* ted chittenden <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     *Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:53 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [VICUG-L] microsoft security essentials, what a mess!
> 
>     For what it's worth, my recommendation would be to completely
>     uninstall and then reinstall the program. The fact that it's giving
>     you an error message when you click on the program in your desktop
>     tells me that for some reason, your computer is not recognizing the
>     program.
>     --
>     Ted Chittenden
> 
>     Every story has at least two sides if not more.
>     ---- Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>     Hi all,
>     I'm using windows xp pro, jaws 12, and microsoft security essentials.
>     Oh what a morning! I usually have the computer do a scan and ya
>     know, all the virus definitions updated.
>     Well, this morning I check, and it says pc status, at risk!
>     What in the world do I do?
>     I try to start it, and I get an error message saying it's not
>     installed, which is a line of bull, since it is installed.
>     Folks, I gotta have something that's gonna work, and I won't touch
>     AVG, it's not accessible!
>     So, someone give me a clue, step by step, on what to do here. I got
>     enormous amounts of work I have to do, and I use this machine!
>     I didn't need this problem to happen today!
>     So, someone tell me what should I do?
>     Harry
> 
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>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* ted chittenden <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     *Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:53 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [VICUG-L] microsoft security essentials, what a mess!
> 
>     For what it's worth, my recommendation would be to completely
>     uninstall and then reinstall the program. The fact that it's giving
>     you an error message when you click on the program in your desktop
>     tells me that for some reason, your computer is not recognizing the
>     program.
>     --
>     Ted Chittenden
> 
>     Every story has at least two sides if not more.
>     ---- Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>     Hi all,
>     I'm using windows xp pro, jaws 12, and microsoft security essentials.
>     Oh what a morning! I usually have the computer do a scan and ya
>     know, all the virus definitions updated.
>     Well, this morning I check, and it says pc status, at risk!
>     What in the world do I do?
>     I try to start it, and I get an error message saying it's not
>     installed, which is a line of bull, since it is installed.
>     Folks, I gotta have something that's gonna work, and I won't touch
>     AVG, it's not accessible!
>     So, someone give me a clue, step by step, on what to do here. I got
>     enormous amounts of work I have to do, and I use this machine!
>     I didn't need this problem to happen today!
>     So, someone tell me what should I do?
>     Harry
> 
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