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Thread ID: 135320	2013-10-20 20:35:00	Can't install Microsoft Security Essentials	Greg (193)	Press F1

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1356609	2013-10-20 20:35:00	I've tried repeatedly to install MSE but keep getting Error Code 0x80070643. I think I've tried everything that applies to my problem from this search (www.google.co.nz). I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium SP2. Can anyone suggest anything else I can try? I hate being without any form of Internet security. Thanks.	Greg (193)
1356610	2013-10-20 20:52:00	You could try this (answers.microsoft.com) I did this and it fixed the problem: 1. Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials. 2. Download and install Windows Installer Cleanup (support.microsoft.com) 3. Use the Windows Installer Cleanup to uninstall Microsoft Antimalware. 4. Open regedit and look for HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Microsoft Antimalware. If it's still there then remove it. 5. If you have problems removing the registry entry then you need to take ownership and permissions to delete that entry. 6. Try to install Microsoft Security Essentials.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1356611	2013-10-21 06:42:00	Considering Microsoft don't even recommend it anymore, why bother?	Agent_24 (57)
1356612	2013-10-21 15:20:00	Considering Microsoft don't even recommend it anymore, why bother? if you something free . i recommend avast free addition but forget about Microsoft Security essentials as its not reliable	stevenvanduyn (17171)
1356613	2013-10-21 19:03:00	Do your own research re keeping with MSE. There is no AV program that will stop everything all the time, especially when the user approves the installation of the baddies! You also need to assess the affect on performance of any AV program/suite..	linw (53)
1356614	2013-10-31 01:19:00	hi Greg had a similar problem a while back and this fixed it for me 1. Quit all Windows programs. 2. Click Start, type Run in the Search box and then press Enter, type msiexec /unregister in the Open box, and then click OK. 3. Click Start, type Run in the Search box and then press Enter, type msiexec /regserver in the Open box, and then click OK. 4. Restart your computer.	beama (111)
1356615	2013-10-31 01:29:00	Considering Microsoft don't even recommend it anymore.... urban myth I think. But otherwise a valid point, why bother, especially if its giving install issues .;)	1101 (13337)
1356616	2013-10-31 01:58:00	urban myth I think. But otherwise a valid point, why bother, especially if its giving install issues .;) Microsoft has admitted Windows users should install antivirus above and beyond its own Security Essentials, describing its protection as merely a "baseline" that will "always be on the bottom" of antivirus software rankings ----------- < snip > Holly Stewart, senior program manager of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, told Dennis Technology Labs that Microsoft made a decision to switch to what it calls a "baseline strategy". "We had an epiphany a few years ago, back in 2011, where we realised we had a greater calling and that was to protect all Microsoft customers," she said. "But you can’t do that with a monoculture and you can’t do that with a malware-catching ecosystem that is not robust and diverse." Read more: Microsoft: Security Essentials is designed to be bottom of the antivirus rankings | Security | News | PC Pro www.pcpro.co.uk also many other articles about it too	bevy121 (117)
1356617	2013-10-31 02:24:00	Don't think any of the other AV programs are any better. They're probably worse than MSE (they may offer better protection, which I doubt), or they'll crash more often Altho I havent tried Eset. So, I dont think it'll matter what you install. Depending on what you do online and where you go, you're going to get infected whether you like it or not	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1356618	2013-10-31 02:42:00	also many other articles about it too Where are the Official statements from MS stating this, not just a report of what someone may have heard/misquoted From that link above "The usual misinterpetation of reporters I suggest you read the following blog post from MS where is stands behind its AV software:" blogs.technet.com blogs.technet.com	1101 (13337)
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