MS Message: System Settings Protector has encounted a problem and needs to close

[GA8572]

I have the same problem as everyone else – I am on XP SP2. Its intermittent with me, sometimes works, other times get the error message at startup.

If it fails I have found the only way to start it is to fireup Spybot, go to Tools, Resident – the programme then starts up of its own accord without any error messages.

Am running Skype & Norton.

Yes, TeaTimer will start just fine if done from within SpyBotSD itself. The problem (for me at least) seems to occur only at boot time, and therein lies a clue as to what is going wrong: there seems to be a conflict b/w TeaTimer 's own initialisation and the initialisation of the rest of the PC. I am wondering if this conflict is due to an argument b/w TeaTimer and the antivirus softwares initialisation. This would make sense, as there is no problem with TeaTimer when it is started at any time other than boot-up (and therefore the anti-virus s/w is not initialising).

I am running avast 4.8, BTW.

I would be interested in the SpyBot Tech teams views on this proposition. And thankyou for the software (yes I have donated, and did so gladly).

[emredrum]

Ran this link,
Rebooted,
All good, no more System Settings Protect error on boot.

http://www.safer-networking.org/file...d-settings.reg

[miole]

I have the same problem.

I tried to apply all solutions you suggested, but the problem persist.

When I boot the system there is the problem, if I make "debug" and then start spyboot, on "Utility" -> "resident" the teatimer.exe start and try icon appare...

My OS WINXP sp3
NOD32 antivirus.

Sorry for my bad english I'm italian...

[miole]

Ran this link,
Rebooted,
All good, no more System Settings Protect error on boot.

http://www.safer-networking.org/file...d-settings.reg

This solution only unload the "SDHelper" and "teatimer" on the resident execution. If you flag the modules the problem persist

[miole]

Hello,

As you are not getting the error anymore now.... did you change anything in Spybot or your pc?

For all the others:

It would help us if you can do the following:
Rightclick on "my computer" -> "properties".
Choose advanced.
And then "performance".
Under "virtual memory" choose "changed".
Under custom size in the upper field enter a solid value.
Use the same value in the field below it.

Thanks. :-)

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

Last week I tried to change my virtual memory on customer automatic value. Then after reboot it seems resolved but today it reappare.

[maggeye]

Mine has been fine for the past few days, but the error appeared again today.

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Everyone with the problem please send an e-mail to:
detections(at)spybot.info and you will get a new TeaTimer version that will fix this problem.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[gatorsaver]

I'm in the same boat.. Email sent.

[miole]

I have just sent my e-mail.

[as_floussou]

Hello,

Everyone with the problem please send an e-mail to:
detections(at)spybot.info and you will get a new TeaTimer version that will fix this problem.

Best regards
Sandra

Hello Sandra
Team Spybot

Systems settings protector : Signature Erreur
AppName: teatimer.exe AppVer: 1.6.2.23 ModName: kernel32.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.2180 Offset: 00012eb33
Antivirus : Avast 4.8

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