Stopping Spybot from blocking Symantec Renewal

This posting 1. requests help in programming Spybot to allow my antiviral program to download and 2. requests instructions on fixing the window with blank buttons that pops up when Spybot blocks attempts to "change the registry". I am not a computer programmer so if you have suggestions please write them in user friendly language.

1. When I tried to download my Norton Symantec antiviral renewal/upgrade, Spybot stopped something called the Active X control. After I closed this window (which had blank buttons that don't seem to work), another window popped up in the lower right hand corner that said "registry change denied". All I want to be able to do is download the antivirus renewal I purchased and keep Spybot antispyware working too. What should I do?

2. Is there a problem with the detection window with the blank buttons? What should I do to fix it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Johnman

This posting 1. requests help in programming Spybot to allow my antiviral program to download and 2. requests instructions on fixing the window with blank buttons that pops up when Spybot blocks attempts to "change the registry". I am not a computer programmer so if you have suggestions please write them in user friendly language.

There is currently a bug in TeaTimer 1.4. Portions of TeaTimer's popup dialog overlay the "Allow change" and "Deny change" buttons. On my system the very top edges of the "Allow change" button (on the left) and "Deny change" button (on the right) are showing and I am still able to select the options. I also can check "Remember this decision" since it is visible. If no portion of the "Allow change" and "Deny change" buttons are showing, you can answer TeaTimer's popup dialog (English language version) by pressing "A" on your keyboard for "Allow change" or "D" for "Deny change". Note: If you close the dialog without answering "Allow change" or "Deny change" the registry change is denied.

If you can't deal with the problem that way until it is fixed, you can:

Apply one of the workarounds found in the following pinned (Sticky) thread that fixes the pop-up dialog so the buttons are visible:

Solution to fix the pop-ups in TeaTimer
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=122

There are three (3) fixes published in that thread. They are:

The ResHacker fix published by ElPiedra here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...23&postcount=1
The murdo patch published here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...75&postcount=9

Also republished by RuggeR29 (which I have never tried) here:

http://www.fureyonline.com/downloads/patch.zip
The patch originally by SyreneD that I published here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...0&postcount=38

Also republished by SyreneD himself here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...&postcount=125

Disable TeaTimer as follows:
Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident.
Uncheck the following:
Resident "TeaTimer" (Protection of over-all system settings) Active.

There is also a beta test version of TeaTimer available that overcomes this problem. To download the ßTeaTimer 1.5:

Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > Settings.
Page down the option tree until you see a section titled "Web update" (just past half way down).
In the "Web update" section check the following option:

Display available beta versions.
Click Spybot-S&D (left pane).
Click Search for Updates (right pane).
When the list of available updates appears, check the following item:

ßTeaTimer 1.5 - !Resident protection update (1 MB) - 2007-02-14
Click Download Updates.

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Notes about the patches (b. and c. above):

If you installed Spybot in the default location:

C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy

The following patch (c.) defaults to that location:

The patch originally by SyreneD that I published here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...0&postcount=38

Also republished by SyreneD himself here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...&postcount=125
If you use the following patch (b.) you have to navigate to the correct location (See Note #1) unless you execute the patch from within the "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy" folder:

The murdo patch published here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...75&postcount=9

Also republished by RuggeR29 (which I have never tried) here:

http://www.fureyonline.com/downloads/patch.zip

Note# 1: To the right of the Target File (TeaTimer.exe) there is a button that looks like "[ . . . ]". Click on that button, navigate to the correct folder, click "Open" and then "Start".

Thankyou, Maryland.