Is it possble to set a boot time scan with Spybot?

[gilleland]

I think it's let me do this before but I don't know how to make it do a boot time scan. The first time I did it it really helped get rid of some stuff and I'd like to know how to do it that way i can scan and get rid of stuff before they can start up.

[md usa spybot fan]

To run Spybot-S&D the next time you reboot (not every time).

• Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > Settings > look for "System start" (located half way down the options tree).
• Check the option: "Run program once at next system startup".
• Reboot the system.

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To run Spybot-S&D every time you reboot.

• Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > Settings > look for "System start" (located half way down the options tree).
• Check the option: "Automatically run program at system startup".

[gilleland]

thank you, I had seen that before but i thought it meant it would scan after the desktop had loaded.

[md usa spybot fan]

The "Run program once at next system startup" option adds a startup entry to the following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]

Startup entries in that registry key execute before most other startup entries are processed.

There is another alternative to try to get rid of the things that Spybot-S&D is having difficulty removing. Run Spybot-S&D in Safe mode.

• Reboot your system in Safe mode and run Spybot-S&D.