Windows Defender appears to run into difficulty, either in starting up or 
in installing updates, about every 3-4 months for me.  I've found that 
uninstalling it and downloading and installing the current version 
invariably fixes the problem -- until next time.
  I agree that there ought to be a better solution....

David Gillett


On 18 Mar 2007 at 13:13, Dottie Hoch wrote:

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> Every time I turn my computer on, a message appears as follows: 
>  
>  "Application failed to initialize:  0X800106ba.  A problem caused Windows Defender Service to stop.  To start the service, restart your computer or search Help & Support on how to start a service manually".
>  
> I have tried restarting my computer, but this does not take care of the problem; the same message appears.  My problem is I cannot find where it instructs one to start a service manually.  If anyone can resolve this problem for me, I would be most grateful.  
>  
> Many thanks,
> Dottie Hoch
> 
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