Spybot won't open

I went to run spybot and I keep getting the error message: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

I tried uninstalling it, running updates and I went through the FAQ and tried the fix and again the same error message kept poping up.

any advice?

Step #4 from Spybot doesn't run - What you should do


Read the thread "BEFORE you POST"(READ this Procedure BEFORE Requesting Assistance) carefully, especially prepare an DDS logfile.

After that, open your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where someone will help you as soon as possible.