drragostea:
You can schedule Spybot to start, update, scan and then close at anytime. There is no restriction that you can only do that when you reboot the system.
grinnz:
In your desire to automate the entire process do you check the results of the scan that are preformed; i.e. Checks.yymmdd-hhmm.txt or Fixes.yymmdd-hhmm.txt files?
Last edited by md usa spybot fan; 2008-06-22 at 20:08.
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MD... thank you for jumping into this fray. The answer to your question is no, I do not check any logs and in fact was unaware of their existence. Are they automatically created or need I configure to create them? Frankly, there are times when I am awake while the scan runs so I know it is happening and trust that the fixes are also being made.
Please tell me how your update is integrated into your automation procedure.You can schedule Spybot to start, update, scan and then close at anytime.
Thread still open for reply
First let me thank drragostea for all of your replies and giving it your best shot to answer my question. I really do appreciate your effort. Likewise I will express my thanks to MD for joining the conversation with your clarification.
Unfortunately, however, with all of that said and all of the posts written my original inquiry yet remains truly unanswered regarding the automation of the update procedure. Frankly, at this point I am beginning to believe that an automated update is simply not possible unless anyone can tell me otherwise. MD alluded that it was possible yet he has yet to share how it is properly done. Is there anyone else that might be willing to shed some light on this inquiry?
Last edited by grinnz; 2008-06-24 at 22:57.
I'm sorry for losing track of your response to my post.
Using the Window's Scheduled Tasks facility or a facility with Spybot (Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > Scheduler) that assists in creating a Window's Scheduled Tasks, you can schedule Spybot to use any of the parameters listed under "… Spybot-S&D main executable (SpybotSD.exe) supports:" in the following:
- Are there any command line parameters?
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/30.html
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition running on a 2.40GHz IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM and a 533 MHz System Bus.
Btw, just a piece of information thrown into the thread, 1.6 offers to separately schedule updating on this settings page as well
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PepiMK:
Thank you! I hadn't noticed.
Getting an answer is one thing, learning is another.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition running on a 2.40GHz IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM and a 533 MHz System Bus.
Now we're getting somewhere! Thank you gentlemen for your inputs and assistance on this subject.
Off to automate my updates...
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