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el nemto
2008-12-22, 23:44
I remember first updating to 1.6 last Summer, then rolling back to 1.5 when I saw how laggy the browser helper object made IE. Have these problems been addressed since then? I'd like to give 1.6 another shot since I always see the update listed when I go to update my detections.

md usa spybot fan
2008-12-23, 00:07
el nemto:

The slowdown in Windows Explorer and/or Internet Explorer with the original Spybot 1.6 SDHelper active was caused by an excessive amount of stored cookies in the user's system. That problem has been resolved with a new SDHelper that has been available via the intergraded update process since 2008-09-24.

el nemto
2008-12-23, 01:11
Thanks, just updated and it seems to be working great - scan is much quicker.

Is there any way to disable the temp file warning, though?

md usa spybot fan
2008-12-23, 06:50
el nemto:

There is a registry tweak to disable the temporary folder cleaning (DisableTempFolderCleaning). The original documentation for this and other registry tweaks is in wiki.spybot.info at this URL:
http://wiki.spybot.info/index.php/Registry_Tweaks
Also see post #7 (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=210587#post210587) in this thread:
new spybot
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=30618

el nemto
2008-12-24, 05:49
Thanks.

so what are the temp files it's deleting? Just the contents of \WINDOWS\Temp\ ?

drragostea
2008-12-24, 20:34
There are just non-important files in your machine. The Temp. folder is just what it's name implies, temporarily. When you install or uninstall something the installer will use the Temp. folder. It is also a good to remove any potential nasties that may be hiding in the Windows Temp. folder.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_folder
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el nemto
2008-12-27, 15:26
I just know some programs use it to cache non-temporary settings/skins. The only example I can think off is ICQPlus, which I haven't used in years, but I'm sure there must be others too.

drragostea
2008-12-27, 20:52
It's not only ICQ, but lots of other programs use the Temp. files, whether that is for updating or when you're installing another program.

el nemto
2008-12-28, 23:51
You've misunderstood my question. Please read it again.