Solution for "Problem Installing Windows Defender Beta 2"

When you try to install Microsoft Windows Defender Beta 2 on a computer that is running a non-English language version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000, you may receive the following error message:

Error 1609 - An error occurred while applying security settings. User is not a valid user or group. This could be a problem with the package, or a problem connecting to a domain controller on the network.


To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

• 1. Create a new local group named "Users." To do this, click Start, click Run, type net localgroup Users /add, and then click OK.
• 2. Add the non-English language local Users group to the new Users group that you created in step 1.
  
  To do this, follow these steps:
  
  • a. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
  • b. Expand Local Users and Groups.
  • c. Click Groups.
  • d. Right-click the Users group that you created in step 1, and then click Add to Group.
  • e. Click Add, type the object name of the non-English language local Users group, and then click OK two times.
• 3. Try to install Windows Defender Beta 2 again.

Applies to:


•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

View: Microsoft Knowledge Base