Vesperan
2013-12-15, 03:15
Hello
I installed and used Spybot 2 on a WinXP machine (with service pack 3) and it has caused significant issues - it goes into endless reboots while booting Windows.
The symptoms of the problem are similar to this link from 2012:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?66804-Major-problems-with-9-26-2012-update-file/page1
The difference being that the Spybot build was meant to have been fixed, and one of the suggestions (rename a Windows .dll file) does not work as it was already correctly named.
I have emailed software at spybot.info but thought I would post here to see if there any other suggestions.
I thought a WinXP repair installation might solve the issue, but unfortunately the Win XP install disc I have does not have a repair install option.
I'm not keen on doing a fresh install - its not my PC and while I have a backup of all core user data, I dont have reinstall disks for the likes of Office etc. Plus it would be a major pain.
Appreciate any advice. The other thread mentioned an ISO file to burn to disc and run - is that still applicable a year later though?
Thanks
I installed and used Spybot 2 on a WinXP machine (with service pack 3) and it has caused significant issues - it goes into endless reboots while booting Windows.
The symptoms of the problem are similar to this link from 2012:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?66804-Major-problems-with-9-26-2012-update-file/page1
The difference being that the Spybot build was meant to have been fixed, and one of the suggestions (rename a Windows .dll file) does not work as it was already correctly named.
I have emailed software at spybot.info but thought I would post here to see if there any other suggestions.
I thought a WinXP repair installation might solve the issue, but unfortunately the Win XP install disc I have does not have a repair install option.
I'm not keen on doing a fresh install - its not my PC and while I have a backup of all core user data, I dont have reinstall disks for the likes of Office etc. Plus it would be a major pain.
Appreciate any advice. The other thread mentioned an ISO file to burn to disc and run - is that still applicable a year later though?
Thanks