Hello Nevet,

Error message when you run Windows Defender: "Error Code 0x800106ba

Try this
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=931849


I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.

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"Nevet" wrote:

> Running Vista Home Premium. When starting the OS, I get an error message
> from 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 the service manually."
>
> Attempting to manually start the service brought up another error:
>
> "Windows could not start the Windows Defender service on Local Computer.
> Error 0x80092003: An error occurred while reading or writing to a file."
>
> I have uninstalled my third-party (McAfee) security suite so Defender is all
> I have on this machine.
>
> I found similar reports on various newsgroups but no solution, workaround or
> fix offered.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> --Nevet