subject: Microsoft Security Tech Support [print this page] The Microsoft Security Essential can be installed on any Windows-based computer. This software offers an all-round protection to your computer by guarding it against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essential is available for free download from Microsoft that always keeps you up-to-date and ensures the security of your system with latest technology.
The application is not only compatible with Windows 7, but also with the earlier versions including Windows XP (both SP2 and SP3) and Windows Vista. It has been designed in such a manner that it will not hamper the computer"s performance and will run in the background without disturbing the user.
The tool is designed to replace Windows Live OneCare and will act as a superset of Windows Defender. For users who cannot afford to pay for a paid security solution, this will prove to be of great help.This article will shed some light on how to manually download the latest virus and software defination updates for Microsoft security Essentials.
Note: In order to install the correct edition of the Microsoft Security Essentials virus and spyware definition updates, you should know whether your operating system is running in a 32-bit or 64-bit operating enviornment. In addition to it, you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator.
Once you have verified the operating enviornment, download the approprite edition of the program. Try the following steps to do this:
STEP 1. Download the appropriate Microsoft security essentials, virus and spyware defination update file for your version of Windows.
Note: You must be running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 in order to run 64-bit version of Microsoft Security Essentials
STEP 2. Click Run in order to install the definition updates. Or, click Save to save the file in your computer
STEP 3. To install the saved file, try the following steps:
"If you are running Windows XP: Double-click the file, and then click OK.
"If you running Windows Vista or Windows 7: Right-click the file and then click Run As Administrator. Type password and click Continue, once you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation.
STEP 4. A file extraction dialog box appears when you run a definition update file. After the file extraction dialog box closes, you can check if the virus and spyware definition have been updated.
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