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Run Schedule as administrator
- Thread starter jamescone
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spybotsandra
New member
Hello,
Please open Spybot with a right click and choose "run as administrator/take ownership".
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Please open Spybot with a right click and choose "run as administrator/take ownership".
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
spybotsandra
New member
Hello,
Yes, you just open Spybot-S&D as admin and then go to the scheduler.
Please run Spybot-S&D in "Advanced Mode" and go to "Settings" --> "Scheduler". Hit the "Edit" button at the top of the "Scheduler" section in Spybot-S&D. Then hit "OK". Now you are asked to enter the password (your windows account password).
Please consider the following link in order to see how to use the Scheduler.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Yes, you just open Spybot-S&D as admin and then go to the scheduler.
Please run Spybot-S&D in "Advanced Mode" and go to "Settings" --> "Scheduler". Hit the "Edit" button at the top of the "Scheduler" section in Spybot-S&D. Then hit "OK". Now you are asked to enter the password (your windows account password).
Please consider the following link in order to see how to use the Scheduler.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Problems continue
I did what you suggested, but now I get an error message that says:
This action may not be performed completely since you are not an administrator. If you want this performed for all users, please run this application elevated as an administrator.
When I click OK, the program takes much longer to load than it used to take and when it does come up, it will not respond to the search for updates button.
When I start the program as administrator, I get a warning:
Please select some update files from the list.
When I click OK, the screen flashes a window too quickly to see what it says. It still will not respond to the search for updates button.
How can I fix this?
I did what you suggested, but now I get an error message that says:
This action may not be performed completely since you are not an administrator. If you want this performed for all users, please run this application elevated as an administrator.
When I click OK, the program takes much longer to load than it used to take and when it does come up, it will not respond to the search for updates button.
When I start the program as administrator, I get a warning:
Please select some update files from the list.
When I click OK, the screen flashes a window too quickly to see what it says. It still will not respond to the search for updates button.
How can I fix this?
spybotsandra
New member
Hello,
Probably you have only right clicked the Spybot folder and not the Spybot file itself below it:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Probably you have only right clicked the Spybot folder and not the Spybot file itself below it:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
spybotsandra
New member
Hello,
Please rightclick the Spybot icon, select Properties, Compatibility Tab, and under Privilege level, checkmark "Run this program as an administrator", then click Apply, and OK.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Please rightclick the Spybot icon, select Properties, Compatibility Tab, and under Privilege level, checkmark "Run this program as an administrator", then click Apply, and OK.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Still doesn't help?!
If I have tried all of the above suggestions, and it's still telling me I need to become an administrator...what can I do? Would it help to restart my laptop? I have even gone into user accounts to make sure I'm listed as an everyday user, and as the administrator. I'm the only person who uses my laptop. I'm not sure how to proceed here...
If I have tried all of the above suggestions, and it's still telling me I need to become an administrator...what can I do? Would it help to restart my laptop? I have even gone into user accounts to make sure I'm listed as an everyday user, and as the administrator. I'm the only person who uses my laptop. I'm not sure how to proceed here...