Workaround on SDDelfile Problem
Hi,
I am a newbe on this forum. I have been using Spybot for years (to my horror recently I discovered since version 1.2!).
I too tried version 1.5 when it first came out, and sadly the complete trust I had built up with it was sorelty temepted when versiobn 1.515 trashed the network of the first customer I installed it on. Cost both of us a little time, money and my reputation was a little dented. Version 1.4 was a complete remedy at the time, but since then I have been trying the various beta 1.5 versions to great effect. I came a cross the SDDelfile problem on a very few 1.518 inbstallations, but a woirkaround I found was to (when the program eventually loaded - great patience needed, not always my greatest asset!) open the advanced section, and examine the startup entries. there appeared to be many different attempts to do something with sddelfile.exe, by what are presumably different internal users each of which complained about not being able to find it. This would explain the extreme lethargy of Windows starting. Once these items were deleted from the startup entries (no need to hack the registry, Spybot has its own built in tool!), Spybot and windows, and the rest of the system behaved as normal. Although I waited until windows started in norm,al mode, if some systems hang on startup, Spybot will still run in safe mode, and can be used to delete the startup entries while there, ensuring a speedy start when next fired up in normal mode.
Hope this helps.
Mike