Suzanne: I had the very same thing happen to me a couple months back. I'm not precisely sure what the program actually does, but everyone I've spoken to about it said it should always be running. I had some problems with my PC while it was out-of-whack, and eventually I reinstalled it. ontrol pannel and removed it that way. Then, I downloaded a free copy which I found by googling for windows defender. Hope this helps. I think I went through my c Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- .From: "Suzanne"<suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx> .Sent: 5/9/07 11:40:13 AM .To: "real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> .Subject: [real-eyes] Windows Defender . .This started coming up a number of weeks ago whenever I restart my computer. .What is it? . .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. .OK . .Suzanne . . .This email scanned for Viruses and Spam by ZCloud.net . .To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes . . . To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes