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That Damn PC: Hardware, Software, Virus, Malware, PC Troubleshooting,

download Microsoft’s free Windows Defender beta 2.0

by Mary Ford on October 24th, 2006

windows defender 2I’ve been using Microsoft’s Windows Defender from its first beta release days. In my experience, Windows Defender is a wonderful tool. It not only includes antispyware and helps you monitor system software, it also allows you to explore system processes and startups.

If you use Internet Explorer 7.0, you may really like Windows Defender 2.0, a free download from Microsoft. This is one software product I’d give a word image: rave rave review. I am a risk taker. I don’t recommend you use Beta software on any computer you must keep absolutely secure or stable.

scary pumpkinAlthough Internet Explorer 7.0 isn’t beta, at least one user reports the ultimate computer horror story resulting from his IE 7.0 install. [found via Matt Cutts]

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1 opinion for download Microsoft’s free Windows Defender beta 2.0

  • Fran
    Sep 6, 2007 at 6:44 pm

    This version of Microsoft’s Windows Defender - beta 2.0 - somehow causes problems with a dll file, MSVCR80.dll.

    Not having MSVCR80.dll may prevent installations of some software.

    eg reports from one user follow:

    (source: http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=60232 )

    “I just tried to reinstall Quake on a PC - it refused to install with a message basically saying ‘Couldn’t find library MSVCR80.dll (required by MpShHook.dll)’.

    The problem lies with the installation of Windows Defender Beta 2.0 - do you have this installed?

    Some people have found that uninstalling Windows Defender Beta 2.0 resolves the problem.

    I have got around it by just putting MSVCR80.dll back in Windows\System32 and leaving Windows Defender Beta 2.0 alone.

    A quick look on the internet shows that this problem is affecting installations of certain software.

    On my system I found 3 copies of the file - one in Windows\WinSxS\ and 2 copies inside SiSoft Sandra - so I just copied the WinSxS one across.

    EDIT:
    IN FACT, DON’T JUST COPY THE FILE BACK AGAIN (LIKE I DID) - IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE THAT STRAIGHTFORWARD, SO UNINSTALLING Windows Defender Beta 2.0 MAY BE THE CURRENT SOLUTION

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