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How can I get rid of this software?
I tried reinstalling fresh and it still hangs. I tried manually uninstalling, but can't remove the Program Files folder because it says those files are still in use, even after a scan.
It has been like this for 30 minutes.
http://i.imgur.com/fkuwD.png
Remove thru Safe Mode, but if it doesn't work, try manually, if still doesn't, reboot in safe mode but with no running uninstaller.
When I uninstalled SpyBot S&D Beta, I disabled all it's services beforehand. Immediately after that, without restarting Windows, I was able to uninstall via Add/Remove Programs.
There were a few folder/files in it's install folder, which I deleted via Windows Explorer. I haven't yet bothered to check the Registry, as I will install the pre-release version, if there is a method to permanently disable SpyBot S&D services from running. On this WinXP Pro machine, they all restarted on Windows Restart after being disabled.
Hello,
Thank you very much for providing feedback towards our Spybot 2.0.3 Beta. :)
We will try to reproduce the problem and will try to fix it.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
I had the same problem, and like Gopher John, after stopping the services for Spybot Search & Destroy 2, the uninstaller ran successfully.