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    Windows Defender Fails 0x800106ba

    I am using a Dell laptop running with Windows Vista. I bought this laptop about 6 months ago and it worked fine but now whenever i try to launch Windows Defender, it gives me an error message saying

    "Application failed to initialize: 0x800106ba"

    The same error also occurs whenever i boot the laptop or whenever i try to launch Windows Defender from Control Panel as well.

    Any idea what is wrong and how can i fix it?

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    Re: Windows Defender Fails 0x800106ba

    Well i dont have any personal experience with the said problem but just to help, i did few searches and found a MS KB describing the same error with Windows defender. They have also provided manual as well as Fix It. I think you should try out the same. You can download the Fix it from here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931849 and the manual way is like this:

    • Click Start > type services > click Services in the Programs list.
    • If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.
    • Double-click the Windows Defender service, and then in the Startup type box, click Automatic.
    • Click OK.

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