Problems with Spybot v1.5.15 on W98SE

[CharlesF]

Is anyone having these kinds of problems with Spybot 1.5.15 running under Windows 98SE.

1. Spybot takes almost 2 minutes to open its UI

2. After I succussfully retrieve updates, and try to close the updates window, Spybot hangs (TaskManager reports it as NOT RESPONDING). Spybot's main window is not rewritten; part of window is replaced with a white outline of the previous updates windows

3. If I kill the hanging Spybot task, and then restart Spybot, the task will appear in TaskManager but the GUI will not open (at least not in the five minutes I waited).

4. If I start Spybot after a system restart, and I don't check for or get updates, I can immunize and run a scan successfully (although as others have noted, the CPU use goes up to 100%)

The only "odd" thing about my W98SE installation is that it is using the display adapter's LARGE FONTS.

Regards,
Charles

[ellison]

As a recent w98se user myself i stopped using spybot on that system over a year ago as it uses so much system resources (GDI/SYSTEM/USER)that it is just not compatabile with that system anymore,and because if its high resource usage can bring W98/98SE/AND ME to its knees.Personally i would uninstall it and use something else.To check how much of your system resources it uses start the resource meter....and then start spybot.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300059....
or just navigate to to the windows folder directory and make a shortcut to "RSRCMTR.EXE
ellison

[antdude]

Is anyone having these kinds of problems with Spybot 1.5.15 running under Windows 98SE.

1. Spybot takes almost 2 minutes to open its UI

2. After I succussfully retrieve updates, and try to close the updates window, Spybot hangs (TaskManager reports it as NOT RESPONDING). Spybot's main window is not rewritten; part of window is replaced with a white outline of the previous updates windows

3. If I kill the hanging Spybot task, and then restart Spybot, the task will appear in TaskManager but the GUI will not open (at least not in the five minutes I waited).

4. If I start Spybot after a system restart, and I don't check for or get updates, I can immunize and run a scan successfully (although as others have noted, the CPU use goes up to 100%)

The only "odd" thing about my W98SE installation is that it is using the display adapter's LARGE FONTS.

Regards,
Charles

Same problem here with items 1 to 3, Charles. I admit upgrading from v1.3 (thought it had 1.4). I even rebooted. I think we made an error to install this on old old 98 SE OS' (all critical updates). :(

[CharlesF]

Can anyone at Safer Networking confirm that Spybot updates will continue to work with v1.4 for the foreseeable future.

Thanks

[tashi]

Hello.

Can anyone at Safer Networking confirm that Spybot updates will continue to work with v1.4 for the foreseeable future.

Thanks

You will still be able to download updates.

Please remember that WIN98 is no longer a supported Microsoft Operating System and therefore the OS itself cannot be patched or kept up to date.

Best regards.

[CharlesF]

Tashi,

MS's support for W98SE is neither here nor there. I have an app that only runs under Win98SE. And until I move to some kind of virtualized solution, or find another equivalent app, I'll be running my Windows 98 system alongside my XP one.

The problems I outlined running Spybot 1.5 under W98SE have very little to do with whether or not MS is still supporting it. So I think your comment is bit of a red herring.

Regards
Charles

[tashi]

Hello.


You will still be able to download updates.

Tashi,

MS's support for W98SE is neither here nor there. I have an app that only runs under Win98SE. And until I move to some kind of virtualized solution, or find another equivalent app, I'll be running my Windows 98 system alongside my XP one.

The problems I outlined running Spybot 1.5 under W98SE have very little to do with whether or not MS is still supporting it. So I think your comment is bit of a red herring.

Regards
Charles

Well not really because I answered that particular question. I would be lax if I didn't point out the insecurity of using an unsupported Operating System.

As to the other questions I will make a note for team.

Best regards.