Systems Settings Protector and TeaTimer Error

[rogerfgay]

When I first turn my computer on, IE comes up automatically and it looks like that's when this error is first encountered - but I haven't controlled to insure that.

Anyway ... simply, this has been happening since I installed v. 1.6:

Microsoft gives me an error message that says:

"Systems Settings Protector encountered a problem and needs to close"

I report the problem and Microsoft comes back with an info message that says it's SpyBot's fault.

Spybot gives me an error message as well:

"Exception EOutOfResources in module TeaTimer.exe at 000468FC, Cannot create shell notification icon"

2 more things:

After installing 1.6, IE started working very slowly for every website I tried to reach - as if something more is going on ...

and ... could be my fault ... after installing 1.6, I then uninstalled the version 1.5 that was still on my machine ... and while we're at it ... there seems to be a duplicate version in a spybot subdirectory under the spybotSD directory where I instructed the installer to install (by deleting the spybot subdirectory from the end of the default)

[rogerfgay]

Also noticed that my fan is blowing like crazy ... this thing is now overheating ... I'm starting to imagine it getting hotter and hotter until it blows up.

[md usa spybot fan]

rogerfgay:

You posted four (4) times in fifteen (15) in three (3) different threads.
Systems Settings Protector and TeaTimer Error
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=220353#post220353
In this thread:
Systems Settings Protector and TeaTimer Error
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=32121
OK ... my computer has slowed down to a snail's...
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=220357#post220357
In this thread:
Resident SDHelper slow in 1.6
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=30943
Mine stopped doing that as soon as I rebooted the...
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=220358#post220358
In this thread:
TeaTimer Scanning pop-ups... GRRRRR!!!!
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=32122
Also noticed that my fan is blowing like crazy...
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=220361#post220361
Then again in this thread:
Systems Settings Protector and TeaTimer Error
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=32121
And now another post:
What TeaTimer icon? I guess TT is something that...
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=220362#post220362
TeaTimer Scanning pop-ups... GRRRRR!!!!
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=32122
I, for one am, not going to chase you all over the forum to respond to each of your queries.

If you seem to having an overheating problem, both Spybot and TeaTimer can be quite CPU intensive. So it is possible that the CPU is starting to overheat. Please see post #2 (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=141019s#post141019) in the following thread:
My comp turn off when I run Spybot
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=20856
After you have resolved any physical problems with your PC, I will be more that happy to address your problem (in this thread) with the problem involving the CPU utilization of TeaTimer (which has a beta release which helps reduce CPU utilization except immediately after updates).

[rogerfgay]

Thanks for the scolding md usa spybot fan. I didn't realize you'd taken such a personal interest in me.

I don't know if your counts are correct, but may I suggest that in the future - to save yourself some time and effort - don't go to the trouble of listing each of my posts with links. Instead, just give a quick and helpful response to the problem. In each thread, there was an issue being discussed by several people - all of who need a solution.

[rogerfgay]

Some of my problems ended when Microsoft issued an error message with a follow up to update SP3. I have also shut down SDHelper for IE.

Now I'm just watching hours of Spybot messages telling me that New processes have been scanned, with an almost continuous pop, pop, pop sound each time.

I'm guessing this is being discussed in another thread (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=30943&page=2), awaiting someone to explain how to turn off SDHelper and TeaTimer and what the effect of doing that is.

[cyxceven]

I get the same error as roger, only it happens every time I log into XP x64 SP2.

"System settings protector has encountered a problem and needs to close.
Error signature
AppName: teatimer.exe AppVer: 1.6.1.22 ModName: kernel32.dll
ModVer: 5.2.3790.4062 Offset: 00022366"

I close that dialog and get another:

"Application Error
Exception EOutOfResources in module TeaTimer.exe at 000468FC.
Cannot create shell notification icon."

Then explorer.exe hangs. So I kill it and run explorer.exe and teatimer.exe again then everything is happy.

Issue does not occur on another partition where XP x86 SP3 lives a nice, quiet life with his wife and two children. Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood. There were no survivors.

[cyxceven]

Updated to teatimer 1.6.2.23!

New dialog unlocked!

Pops up after login but before "Exception EOutOfResources":

"TeaTimer.exe - Application Error
The exception unknown software exception (0x0eedfade) occurred in the application at location 0x7d4e2366."

[cyxceven]

The story so far...

Enabling compatibility mode for TeaTimer.exe and selecting "Windows XP", together with checking the box to "allow non-administrators to run this program" has rid x64 of those prior error dialogs through a few reboots & logins.

Good news since I was getting errors at every frakkin' reboot.

If there are no more updates from me, assume I fixed it all by myself.

I'm a big boy now ~plunka-plink~

[cyxceven]

Disregard my previous post.

Issue persists.

It's quiet here. So cold.

[Tipperton]

I am also getting this error, first I get the System Settings Protector encountered a problem message with this information:


AppName: teatimer.exe AppVer: 1.6.2.23 ModName: kernel32.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.5512 Offset: 00012aeb
Then when I close that dialog I get this message:


Exception EOutOfResources in module TeaTimer.exe at 000468FC.

Cannot create shell notification icon.
I don't get any Explorer hangs or anything like that.

If I start TeaTimer manually it loads normally, so I suspect the problem only occurs at system startup when everything else is loading too.

Initially it only happened every once in a while but lately it seems to be happening more frequently.

I am running Windows XP with SP3 and all updates.

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Could you please do the following for us?

1. Send us your teatimer.exe
2. Open the update folder ( c:\programme\spybot - search & destroy\updates ) and start the teatimer161.exe from there and install it.
Is the error still present?

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[Tipperton]

I'm now beginning to wonder if the problem was a corrupted data file because ever since I ran the last update check and downloaded all the new definitions, the problem disappeared.

Do you still want me to follow your steps?

[dgalex]

I don't get any Explorer hangs or anything like that.

If I start TeaTimer manually it loads normally, so I suspect the problem only occurs at system startup when everything else is loading too.

Initially it only happened every once in a while but lately it seems to be happening more frequently.

I am running Windows XP with SP3 and all updates.

I have the same problem for a while. I am running Windows XP Prof. SP3 with all Spybot-Updates.
First I get the following window on startup:


TeaTimer.exe - Fehler in Anwendung
Die Ausnahme "Unbekannter Softwarefehler" (0x0eedfade) ist in der Anwendung an der Stelle 0x7c812aeb aufgetreten.
OK Abbrechen

If I close this window I get the next error window with:


Application Error
Exception EOutOfResources in module TeaTimer.exe at 000468FC.
Cannot create shell notification icon.
OK


How it was said before from Tipperton everything is okay after startup of my system except Spybot with TeaTimer is not loaded. If I start it manually everything is okay. This happens not every time I start my system.

Now I'll try what spybotsandra proposed and report whether this solved the problem.

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

At first please download the new TeaTimer version 1.6.2 through the integrated updater in Spybot.
You can also download it manually. It is available here (http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/beta/teatimer162.exe).

As all who have reported this problem seem to use Windows XP,
this could probably be related to the service pack 3 update.

The "Ostuni Workaround" should help.
Please have a look at this link:
http://winhlp.com/node/1

Best regards
Sandra
Team SPybot

[dgalex]

At first please download the new TeaTimer version 1.6.2 through the integrated updater in Spybot.
You can also download it manually. It is available here (http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/beta/teatimer162.exe)

This seems to fix the problem. Thanks.

[Girl_Geek]

I had the same issue and been trying to find a work around. Finally found this forum and the only post is a scolding to a user regarding his post floods. I did find a solution... I uninstalled the whole program. Error went away and system boots just fine. Not sure what I will use for spyware detection so the search for a replacement starts now.

Really too bad because I have used Spybot S&D for several years and installed it on my family's computers as well my my clients who are home users. I generally only install and use applications such as these that I am using myself and familar setting up.

Best of luck to SpyBot S&D and thank you for your product up to this point.