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Hi ,
hope I'm in right place.
When I launch Spybot S+D From desktop shortcut a small dilaog box comes up telling me a check is being done. (see screenshot attachment).
I can't see any way to access the normal full first screen of Spybot where you can access all features. This has only recently started happening.

Ok another problem, can't upload the document with screenshot in it. ??its a .dot file. It says 'invalid file':sad:

Any comments greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading.
 
I think this might be it.
If there is a button there that says "Stop Check",please click that,and see if the normal Spybot loads after that.
If it does,then click Mode,then Advance Mode,then Settings,then Settings once again,scroll down to Program Start,and if there is a checkmark beside Run check on program start,then remove the checkmark.

In my case,when I clicked Stop Check,the Spybot loading bar came up behind that window and hovered there,and Spybot never loaded.I'm not sure if that is just something that happened with me,or not.Sooooo:
If you aren't able to get Spybot to load after stopping the check,or if there is no checkmark beside "Run check on program start",then please post back here and let me know what operating system you have.
(I just need to know that so it's easier to give you instructions from there.) :)
 
Thank you for replying Zenobia.

I think I may have exactly the same problem as you. I also think this has just started happening since my 'whole' Spybot software was updated.

Like you mentioned I still cannot get past that first small dialog even when I hit the stop check button.
I then tried to Launch from the following: Start/programmes/spybot/advanced mode. Still just got that anoying dialog box again. So I just can't get into spybot 'at will' to make any changes.

Heres the strange thing. It is already set however to update and scan during the night (which it does perfectly). In the morning the 'whole' console 'is' there showing scan results and I can work from that. But of course when I close it, thats it till the following morning.:sad:
Computer Details:
Windows XP Media Centre ED. 4 years old. 512mb ram. IE and Firefox.

Could it be that the latest version is a bit buggy or am I doing something wrong....I know, probably the latter:laugh:
 
In the morning the 'whole' console 'is' there showing scan results and I can work from that.
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That's great,then we don't have to mess around editing your configuration.ini file. :)
In the morning when the whole console is available,click Mode,then Advanced Mode,then Settings,then Settings once again,scroll down to Program Start,and if there is a checkmark beside Run check on program start,then remove the checkmark.

Also,this is unlikely since the program autochecked from both your normal Spybot icon and from the start menu,but could you rightclick your Spybot icon,select Properties,and in the box beside Target:,highlight that if it isn't already,rightclick and Copy it and paste it here.
It'll look something like this:
"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /advancedmode
 
Ok, yesterday morning I removed the checkmark from 'run check on program start' and then I found that I could launch from shortcuts and have full console available. All good, thank you for that.

This morning full console showing as usual but it had not scanned during the night:sad:I checked the logs which confirmed this.
I also looked at the scheduled settings , still the same.
(I have only recently realised that there is a difference between 'run' and 'scan', they are not the same thing!) and scan=check right!

Here are the target details:

"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe"
 
Good,glad Spybot will launch without the autocheck now. :)

I wonder if removing the autocheck buggered up your scheduled scan? I'm not familiar with the scheduled scans,I haven't used them much,just once in a while if someone had a problem on here,to see what was going on.So I can't help you with that off the top of my head.But I'll try to set up a scheduled scan like yours is and see what I can find out. :)

Did you schedule your scan using Spybot?Or did you go in and schedule a scan through your own computer's task scheduler?
 
Hi,
Have attached copy of shedule settings.
In those settings you will see 'run time', I think we have established that 'run' is 'not a scan' but a launch of Spybot. Therefore should I now go back and tick 'run check on programme start' box because we also established that 'check' means 'scan'.
 
Hi. :)
I haven't run my scheduled scan yet,I scheduled it for later today,so I haven't checked yet for sure.But,in Scheduler within Spybot,if you click Edit at the top,a small window should pop up.On the Task tab,beside Run,you should see this:
"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /AUTOCHECK

The "/AUTOCHECK" at the end should get Spybot to run a scan when the scheduled task is started,and not just run the program without a scan happening.
Is the /AUTOCHECK there on yours when you look?Spybot should have added that automatically,so it should be. :)
 
Hello,

You are using the wrong file.
You have automated the SDMain.exe, but you need to use the SpybotSD.exe.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
 
Thank you Spybotsandra but unfortunately I have no idea what you are talking about:sad:
Would appreciate a little more detail if possible please and also some clarification on what those settings that I have already made in 'The Scheduler' actually do if they don't do what they say they do so to speak.:confused:

I appreciate your time.

signed
Very Non Tech Head:)
 
It's in the attachment you posted.It shows "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDMain.exe" /AUTOCHECK.That's the wrong file to run,it's the Spybot-S&D Security Center launcher.

If you remove the SDMain.exe part of this line,listed in the Run: box "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDMain.exe" /AUTOCHECK
and put in SpybotSD.exe instead,so that it looks exactly like this:
"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /AUTOCHECK
and then click Apply,and OK,then your scheduled task should launch Spybot correctly at the scheduled time.hth. :)
 
Close,but no cigar,hehe. :)
That is SDFiles.exe,and that file is the Single file on-demand scanner.
You need SpybotSD.exe.
Please highlight the following line with your mouse,then rightclick it and select Copy:
"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /AUTOCHECK
Then,reopen Spybot,navigate back to the Scheduler,click Edit at the top,remove the C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDFiles.exe line from beside Run:,then Paste in the "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /AUTOCHECK line,then click Apply,and then OK.

(I can't remember exactly,but I believe when I tried using the browse button before after hitting Edit,the quote marks were not added to the C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe line,and I believe those are necessary with the /AUTOCHECK entry at the end,so if you could try adding in the line by copying and pasting like I posted above,that should get it up and running.) :)
 
As you already know that box I showed before didn't work.

I have followed new instructions and have pasted the line as you have it and have attached screenshot of it. Note: Although you cannot see those quote marks they are they. The box is too small but they can be seen when scrolling left or right.

Will let you know how I get on tomorow morning.
 
Staying calm but still no go!:cool:

See attachment saying it has scanned and then see check log showing no scan.

The last scan is still showing to have been 24th March.
 
Could you go back into the Scheduler section of Spybot,click Edit,click over to the Schedule tab,and temporarily adjust the scheduled scan time to about a minute or so later than the present time for you,then press Apply,and OK?That should show what is happening when Spybot is scheduled to scan.
 
still no scan.
Just the dialog box again saying it had been done. Its same same box as shown on my attachment of 5th April.

Last scan showing on log list is still 24th March.:cool:
 
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