Win7 Home Premium 64 bit and Security Essentials

I am having difficulties getting Security Essentials to download the
(apparently) enormous signature file. It never finishes downloading over my
dialup connection before the MS server times out. Is there a way to
download the sig file another way?

LuDean

 

You can, make sure you understand what you need and how to...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971606
http://www.microsoft.com/SECURITY_ESSENTIALS/support.aspx?mkt=en-us#mainNav
http://www.microsoft.com/SECURITY_ESSENTIALS/HelpTopic.aspx?mkt=en-us&assetId=e34036a7-7e21-4a69-8ae7-8ab2d3953e32#mainNav

Which definitions do I need, 32-bit or 64-bit?
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Shared/Help.aspx#system_type

Install the latest Microsoft Security Essentials definition updates
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/HowToMSE.aspx

Malware Protection Center - Get the latest definitions
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/ADL.aspx

More help?
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/default.aspx

Hope this answers your question.

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Thanks MEB! You were a great help.

 

Thanks for posting back. Glad it helped.

 

MSE Support Forums
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse

 

Oops, forgot to put the direct link to that forum again, sorry.