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mark5019
2007-01-05, 16:26
i installed todays update 01/05/07
and its taking forever to scan.
so far 10 mins vet little change.
i uninstalled and reinstalled no difference
This might not work,but you could try running a scan in safe mode,and see if Spybot's any faster.
There are instructions for running Spybot in safe mode in the second half of this post,if you need any help:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=23629&postcount=2
mark5019
2007-01-06, 15:49
ill try that
mark5019
2007-01-06, 17:08
ok i ran it in safe mode took 10 mins
but up untill this newest update took less than 5 to run
A ten minute scan time doesn't seem too bad,running a scan in normal mode just now took a little over ten minutes for me.How is it when you run a scan in normal mode,does it take a lot longer than ten minutes?
mark5019
2007-01-06, 21:46
i stoped it at 45 mins:(:sick:
That is quite a long scan time.It's odd that the scan time increased that much after the update.Maybe try temporarily shutting down any non-essential things(if you have any running)when doing a scan with Spybot,and see if that helps the scan time any.Stuff like messenger programs,etc.
mark5019
2007-01-06, 22:18
ill ty but only new thing was the update
mark5019
2007-01-06, 23:08
theres nothing running that i can asscern thats not supposed to:sad:
mark5019
2007-01-07, 05:21
i riped every shred of spybot out regestry is spotless, reinstalled and its running 10 mins :laugh:
must been a courupted file
Good,I'm glad you got it fixed. :)