Hello Venkat,
TeaTimer is an option and has to be selected during the installation of
SpyBot. TeaTimer provides additional protection for system settings. When
you added a Favorite, it required a Registry change and TeaTimer was asking
you what to do about it in the window that popped up. A recent SpyBot update
changed the window so that the option buttons are not completely visible.
You only see the top of the buttons above the option to have it remember
your decision. The button on the left is to "Allow" the change and the right
button is to "Disallow" the change. There is no "OK" or "Close" option so
when you clicked the "X" to close, it interpreted that as a decision to not
allow the change.
If you prefer to not use TeaTimer you can change the setting in SpyBot to
prevent it starting when Windows starts. Open SpyBot and change the "Mode"
on the menu to "Advanced". Then on the bottom left click "Tools". Next, in
the tree on the left, click "System Startup" and uncheck the key "HK_CU:Run"
for the "SpybotSD TeaTimer" value. You can also prevent it from starting
using the System Configuration Utility (msconfig) and unchecking it on the
Startup tab.
Sven Swanson, Sr.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Venkat Viswanathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 12:26 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] spybot search and destroy
I have the free edition 1.4 and in my system tray it has placed an icon (a
lock & window)which reads as " sb-sd resident" (when I hover my mouse cursor
over it ) and it also shows as 1173 processes blocked.
now whenever I click a link in a web page or add a page to my "favourites"
menu up comes a window :---
s&d has detected an important registry value that has been changed.
category--user specific tool bar
change-- value added
entry--- IT bar lay out
besides the above on the left side of the window there are sort of two radio
buttons. (1) old data--greyed out (2) new data--- not greyed out
there is no ok/ close button so when i click on the "x" mark the window
closes but I get a flashing message from the system tray icon saying "
resident denied the change of user specific registry entry IT tool bar".
shall very much appreciate any input on this and whether anyone else has
come accross similar behaviour by s&d.
good day to all--- Venkat
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