When I open Windows Update in IE the "Checking..." page doesn't finish loading until I disable TeaTimer. Similarly, Windows Update doesn't start downloads while Resident is active. Any ideas about this problem?
When I open Windows Update in IE the "Checking..." page doesn't finish loading until I disable TeaTimer. Similarly, Windows Update doesn't start downloads while Resident is active. Any ideas about this problem?
koge.man:
I don't know what could possibly be causing the problem.
The only interaction that I am aware of between Windows Update and TeaTimer (besides them both accessing the system registry) is when the ActiveX control for the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool is first downloaded to the system.
ActiveX control:
In my case the download of the ActiveX control for the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool happened a year ago when I had a disk drive failure and had to replace the drive. I received a TeaTimer pop-up dialog message similar to the following to which I replied "Allow change":Code:{17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool)
The event is recorded in the Resident log as:Code:Category: ActiveX Distribution Unit! Change: Value Added Entry: 17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700
After updates have been received and are being applied there can be other interactions with TeaTimer because the update itself may modify the registry and stimulate TeaTimer.Code:7/28/2005 7:57:06 PM Allowed value "{17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700}" (new data: "") added in ActiveX Distribution Unit!
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What OS are you running?
Please go into Spybot > Help > About. What version of Spybot - Search & Destroy are you running?
Are you getting any TeaTimer messages?
Also please go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident. Look for any events around the times you encountered these problems.
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Note there is also an ActiveX control for Office updates:
Code:{3E68E405-C6DE-49FF-83AE-41EE9F4C36CE} (Office Update Installation Engine)
Last edited by md usa spybot fan; 2006-07-17 at 17:56.
Getting an answer is one thing, learning is another.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition running on a 2.40GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM and a 533 MHz System Bus.
I had this problem a while back and the only solution I could find at the time was to remove Teatimer. After this everything worked fine.
launchdriverjon:
It appears to me that koge.man is aware that by disabling TeaTimer they are able to get around the problem with Windows Update. It also appears to me that they are attempting to understand and hopefully resolve the problem so that they can continue to successfully do Windows Updates while taking advantage of the protection that Spybot's TeaTimer provides.
I personally am perplexed by the problem and seriously doubt that I can help resolve the problem having not experienced it firsthand. Perhaps you can share what other solutions you attempted before concluding:
Originally Posted by launchdriverjon
Getting an answer is one thing, learning is another.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition running on a 2.40GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM and a 533 MHz System Bus.