webster72n
Wed Oct 10 19:59:46 PDT 2007
Didn't need any Beta fixes, Zee and am hoping that they eventually shorten
the extensive loading time, as promised by a top team member in their forum.
Happy surfing,
Harry.
"oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uXlO3X5CIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Harry,
>
> Running it too, but patched with the Beta fixes, and no problems (cross
> fingers).
>
> Zee
>
>
>
> "webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eEmG171CIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >
> > Zee:
> >
> > After giving it a lot of thought, I decided to stick with the latest
> > version.
> > The delay in loading is made up by the improvements to immunnizations
etc.
> > A matter of personal preference, I suppose.
> >
> > Harry.
> >
> >
> > "oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:eN7zhkDCIHA.5652@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Harry, and others,
> >>
> >> In my case that fix was enough to reduce the start delay to a few
seconds
> >> compared to over 1 minute.
> >>
> >> Your options:
> >>
> >> a) Revert to previous version of Spybot S&D (specially if running Win9x
> >> systems);
> >> b) Wait for an update with all fixes;
> >> c) Go through some beta testing:
> >>
http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?issueid=76
> >>
> >> It seems this new version was 1 step forward and 2 backwards.
> >> :(
> >>
> >> Zee
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:usGFpO7BIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >
> >> > "oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:%23Y2Ogm5BIHA.6012@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Ed,
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you for your comments.
> >> >>
> >> >> Added info: I am running the Beta test version for this issue:
> >> >>
> >> >
> >
http://www.safer-networking.org/files/beta/SpybotSD.exe-1.5.1.16-2007-09-24-issues-76-78-79-84-85.zip
> >> >>
> >> >> Without any issues. Problem solved.
> >> >>
> >> >> In case you want to try it.
> >> >
> >> > Zee:
> >> > I know this wasn't addressed to me, but it concerns me as well and I
> > took
> >> > the freedom to try it for myself. What specifically are the
> >> > improvements
> >> > to
> >> > be expected from the 'fix'?
> >> > I didn't detect any better loading speed than 2 min. and everything
> >> > else
> >> > was
> >> > the same as before in ver. 1.5, including immunizations. Personally I
> >> > am
> >> > looking forward to seeing the loading speed reduced to at least 0.5
> >> > min.
> >> > Thanks for the link.
> >> >
> >> > Harry.
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Zee
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Ed Meza" <tony_nospam24@q.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:upBJMj3BIHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Thank you for the info Zee. It's good to know that there are
> >> >> > *gurus*
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > this NG who know the answers. I appreciate it.
> >> >> > Hi Heather! Apparently there is a patch on the way for version
1.5,
> > so
> >> > I
> >> >> > will wait a week or so. Otherwise, I will follow your advice.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > *Note that there is another issue* with Spybot 1.5 - This has
> > something
> >> > to
> >> >> > do with the immunization process. I noticed that NOT ALL THE
FILES
> > are
> >> >> > protected. This wasn't so with 1.4
> >> >> > Thanks again,
> >> >> > Ed
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:uXVrdTwBIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> Hi Ed.....
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> After reading thru the link Zee gave, I would suggest you
uninstall
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> new version and go back to the old one. I assume you have a
copy
> > of
> >> > an
> >> >> >> unopened version 1.4. If not, go to oldversion.com and get one.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=spybot
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If you prefer to wait until one of the gurus from over the Pond
> > arises
> >> >> >> and has a jolt or two of caffeine, OK. Otherwise, I would say go
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> Control Panel and Add/Remove and take it out of there.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I always go thru my registry and also my hard drive (via Windows
> >> >> >> Explorer) and remove any blatant leftovers of whatever it is I am
> >> >> >> removing.......but I do it ever so carefully. In fact I don't
mess
> >> > with
> >> >> >> most of it.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> HTH....Heather
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Ed Meza" <tony_nospam24@q.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:OSHrEotBIHA.5196@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >> > I just upgraded from version 1.4 to 1.5
> >> >> >> > Problem(s):
> >> >> >> > 1) It takes about 2 minutes to get the Spybot screen loaded
> >> >> >> > before
> >> >> >> > it
> >> >> >> > shows
> >> >> >> > on the computer screen.
> >> >> >> > 2) I honestly don't know what settings I should have on/off.
> >> >> >> > 3) Thinking of uninstalling version 1.5 & going back to version
> > 1.4.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Any ideas as of why the new version is such a hog on computer
> >> >> >> > resources? Way
> >> >> >> > too slow to load.
> >> >> >> > Also, what's the best way to go back to the older version -
> > without
> >> >> >> > affecting any files that might be left over throughout the
> >> >> >> > system/registry.
> >> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> >> > Ed
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
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