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    Red face Restarting the resident portion after closing it

    When I install new software, I usually close the resident portion of Spybot S&D to avoid nagging about registry changes. In the past, I would restart the resident portion of Spybot S&D by double-clicking teatimer.exe, but teatimer.exe does not exist in version 1.6.2 of the program. How do I restart the resident portion of Spybot S&D after having closed it?

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    Hi mumia-w-18,

    welcome to Safer Networking Forums.

    Open Spybot-Search&Destroy. Go to
    Mode > Adavanced Mode > Tools > Resident
    and choose
    Resident Tea Timer.

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    Thanks, but that does not work. Even after re-enabling the resident teatimer
    under "Tools," the teatimer icon does not reappear in the system tray.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mumia-w-18 View Post
    Thanks, but that does not work. Even after re-enabling the resident teatimer
    under "Tools," the teatimer icon does not reappear in the system tray.
    Open Taskmanager and look for Teatimer.exe. Is it on your list?

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    Quote Originally Posted by -Matt- View Post
    Open Taskmanager and look for Teatimer.exe. Is it on your list?
    Teatimer.exe appears, but its icon does not appear in the system tray. I wouldn't be able to control the teatimer again if I needed to.

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    ....but teatimer.exe does not exist in version 1.6.2 of the program. How do I restart the resident portion of Spybot S&D after having closed it?
    You will not find TeaTimer in the Task Manager if you have exited manually.

    Give it a reboot (TeaTimer should be checked in the Tools section) and TeaTimer should restart?

    Spybot gives you the choice to enabled TeaTimer during installation and also the option to enable and disable it in Advanced Mode.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drragostea View Post

    You will not find TeaTimer in the Task Manager if you have exited manually.

    Give it a reboot (TeaTimer should be checked in the Tools section) and TeaTimer should restart?

    Spybot gives you the choice to enabled TeaTimer during installation and also the option to enable and disable it in Advanced Mode.
    Thank you Matt and drragostea,. When I log out and log back in, teatimer's icon reappears. As a new feature, I would like the teatimer to place itself back into the system tray after it's been closed manually. Thanks everyone.

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    Lol, mumia, when you exit TeaTimer it closes the icon too. ; ). Don't you mean "idle"?

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    mumia-w-18:

    Quote Originally Posted by mumia-w-18 View Post
    ... but teatimer.exe does not exist in version 1.6.2 of the program. ...
    TeaTimer.exe exists. Make sure that it is just not hidden as protected operating system file:
    • Using Windows Explorer navigate to:
      • C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
    • In the Tools menu select Folder Options…
    • In the Folder Options dialog select the View tab.
      1. Under the "Hidden files and folders" options:
        • Make sure "Show hidden files and folders" is selected.
        • Not "Do not show hidden files and folders".
      2. Uncheck the following option:
        • Hide protected operating system file (Recommended)
    • Click the Apply button.
    • Click the OK button.
    • The files should now be displayed

    Note: If you uncheck the "Hide protected operating system file (Recommended)" option to view Spybot's executables, I suggest that you return the option to its original setting when you are done.
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    After exiting TeaTimer, I normally restart TeaTimer with the following command via Start » Run:
    • "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe"

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    Quote Originally Posted by md usa spybot fan View Post
    mumia-w-18:


    TeaTimer.exe exists. Make sure that it is just not hidden as protected operating system file: [...]
    Thank you very much "md usa spybot fan." That worked perfectly. I unhid the Spybot S&D directory, and Teatimer.exe was there. Now I can exit the teatimer, restart it, and its icon returns to the system tray as expected.

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