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PendPete

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I have a question that I cannot find by doing a search. I am not sure just where to post this question, but I’ll try here.

Periodically I have a Spybot alert window pop up that warns of a change to the registry. At the bottom of the window are what appear to be clickable buttons either for accepting or denying. I can’t really tell because only the very top of the buttons are visible. I cannot see the text in the buttons. There is enough of the button showing that I can click on it, but I don’t know what it does for sure.

Has anyone else experienced this, know what causes it, or how to correct this condition.

Everything else seems to be working just fine.

Thanks,
Pete
 
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:
  1. Apply one of the workarounds found in the following pinned (Sticky) thread that fixes the pop-up dialog so the buttons are visible:
    There are three (3) fixes published in that thread. They are:


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

  3. 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 (798 KB) - 2007-01-05
    • Click Download Updates.
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Notes about the patches (b. and c. above):
 
Very helpful

Very helpful and speedy, md usa spybot fan.
I think I will wait and see if a future version fixes the condition,
now what I am aware of what it is and does.
Thanks,
Pete
 
If you are interested, the SyreneD patch is very easy to apply.
  • Download the patch (patch.exe).
  • Exit TeaTimer:
    • Right click on the TeaTimer (Spybot-SD Resident) System Tray Icon then click "Exit Spybot-S&D Resident".
  • Backup the following file by copying it to another folder (just in case):
    • C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
  • Execute the patch (patch.exe) download above.
  • Restart TeaTimer:
    • Using Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy.
    • Double click TeaTimer.exe to start it.
 
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