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Advice please

amanda47
amanda47 Posts: 240 Forumite
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I'm running Microsoft security essentials on my computer. The trouble I'm having is it won't update, my automatic updates is turned on. I have been trying to update it myself but no way will it update, keeps giving me the same message virus and spyware is out of date? your computer isn't using latest updates but no way will it update, so I uninstalled Microsoft security essentials and then installed again but still keeps saying my spyware is out of date any help please not very computer wise ;) :beer:.

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  • dogmaryxx
    dogmaryxx Posts: 2,446 Forumite
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    Check your computer date and time
  • samdd
    samdd Posts: 1,344 Forumite
    A friend of mine had a simular issue a few weeks ago. Have a read of this.. it may help.

    Good luck.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,947 Forumite
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    ditch mse in favour of avira or avast - better virus protection and far lighter on system resources :)

    http://www.filehippo.com/download_antivir/

    http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
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  • amanda47
    amanda47 Posts: 240 Forumite
    Date and time wrong :eek: thank you all :beer: going to change to Avast.
  • GunJack
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    edited 2 October 2011 at 11:17AM
    amanda47 wrote: »
    Date and time wrong :eek: thank you all :beer: going to change to Avast.

    if the date and time are wrong, your CMOS battery may need replacing - this is the battery sitting on the motherboard which keeps the internal clock going while the pc is off.

    On a desktop - take side panel off, and look for the flat round battery (bout the size of a 10p coin)on the mobo, pop it out and replace. Most use a CR2032 or similar. More fiddly on a laptop as it depends where/how it's fitted.
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • debitcardmayhem
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    amanda47 wrote: »
    Date and time wrong :eek: thank you all :beer: going to change to Avast.
    If date and time goes wrong again it is probably time for a new CMOS battery , easy to change (usually) and cheap as chips at Pound/89p/similar stores
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy

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  • GunJack
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    ^^^^^ har de har har (again ;) ) ;):):D


    ...I've finished the ironing now ;)
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    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • chodjade
    chodjade Posts: 24 Forumite
    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    If date and time goes wrong again it is probably time for a new CMOS battery , easy to change (usually) and cheap as chips at Pound/89p/similar stores
    if not you can get it to update automatically online when you turn your computer on instead of replacing battery you have to go into the clock settings to do that tho
  • debitcardmayhem
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    GunJack wrote: »
    ^^^^^ har de har har (again ;) ) ;):):D


    ...I've finished the ironing now ;)

    Nobody likes a smug geezer :p
    chodjade wrote: »
    if not you can get it to update automatically online when you turn your computer on instead of replacing battery you have to go into the clock settings to do that tho

    Yep, but if the bios settings have been changed then that has to be done every time too.
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy

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  • GunJack
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    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    Nobody likes a smug geezer :p

    soz mate, I'll get back in my box now....... ;):D

    was just dead chuffed I'd finished the ironing :o
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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