You may have noticed a new error message upon Windows start-up since December 31, 2006. The error dialog looks like this:
" Windows Defender
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. "
In addition, you will see the following in your System Event Log:
" Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Description:
The Windows Defender Service service terminated with the following error:
The system license has expired. Your logon request is denied. "
The issue is that Windows Defender Beta support ended on December 31, 2006. Now, I would have expected this software license expire error to let you know a bit more gracefully.
The good news is that if your are running Windows XP, there is a easy fix. Simply go to Microsoft and look for the "Download Windows Defender" link near the bottom of the home page. Follow the download and install instructions, and you will be up to date, protected and will have fixed the start-up error in just minutes.
Now for the bad news...
If you are running Windows 2000, Microsoft has decided to no longer support the Windows Defender product for the Windows 2000 platform. You can fix the start-up error by uninstalling Windows Defender from the Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel. Unfortunately, this will leave you unprotected from Spyware and Malware. Since Microsoft is no longer providing a Spyware protection product for Windows 2000, you will need to purchase a third party product in order to be protected in the future.
Thursday 21 August 2008
Thursday 21 August 2008
You may have noticed a new error message upon Windows start-up since December 31, 2006. The error dialog looks like this:
" Windows Defender
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. "
In addition, you will see the following in your System Event Log:
" Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Description:
The Windows Defender Service service terminated with the following error:
The system license has expired. Your logon request is denied. "
The issue is that Windows Defender Beta support ended on December 31, 2006. Now, I would have expected this software license expire error to let you know a bit more gracefully.
The good news is that if your are running Windows XP, there is a easy fix. Simply go to Microsoft and look for the "Download Windows Defender" link near the bottom of the home page. Follow the download and install instructions, and you will be up to date, protected and will have fixed the start-up error in just minutes.
Now for the bad news...
If you are running Windows 2000, Microsoft has decided to no longer support the Windows Defender product for the Windows 2000 platform. You can fix the start-up error by uninstalling Windows Defender from the Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel. Unfortunately, this will leave you unprotected from Spyware and Malware. Since Microsoft is no longer providing a Spyware protection product for Windows 2000, you will need to purchase a third party product in order to be protected in the future.
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