View Full Version : Spybot 1.5.1.15 won't finish a search.
PzAz04Maus
2008-01-20, 19:19
The most current edition of Spybot: Search and destroy has stopped being able to finish a search while at the start of it. If I leave it to run by itself, or have it up on the screen, it just stops in mid-search, and says the user aborted. I can't do anything with it, and I have to restart the search. Can someone help?
md usa spybot fan
2008-01-20, 19:42
I don't recall this happening recently, however in the past the fix for spontaneous user aborts was to uninstall including using this very small fix (http://www.safer-networking.org/files/remove-spybotsd-settings.reg) from the following Web page and then to reinstall:
How to uninstall (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=howto&detail=uninstall)
To use this very small fix (http://www.safer-networking.org/files/remove-spybotsd-settings.reg):
Download the file and save to a known location.
Double click on it.
Answer "Yes" then "OK" when prompted.
PzAz04Maus
2008-01-20, 19:48
The very small fix appears to not be saving, instead opening as an HTML document (like a link). Is this how it's supposed to be (probably not, but you can never tell, especially after using ProExp...), or is it screwing up on your end?
md usa spybot fan
2008-01-20, 19:56
The link seems to work for me. Are you doing a save on the file?
Right click on link and select "Save target as...".
Would you be using Firefox or a similar browser?
PzAz04Maus
2008-01-22, 23:07
Firefox.
spybotsandra
2008-01-23, 13:18
Hello,
On our website (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/howto/uninstall.html) please right-click the 'very small fix'-link and choose 'Save as'.
The small fix will be downloaded then. Now you can execute it with a double click on its symbol.
If this does not work, you can right click the small fix download and choose 'Merge'.
Now all entries that belong to Spybot - Search & Destroy will be deleted from the registry.
Best reegards
Sandra
Team Spybot