Spybot 2.0 Beta requires WinXP or greater to install/run

[noel-pr7]

well I did get a chance to install and run Spybot S&D 2.0 beta under WinXP and Vista. it was okay for the most part.

attempting to install and run it under pre-XP versions of Windows is another story.

i get this error message when attempting to install Spybot 2.0 beta under Win2000 SP4 during the early setup stages:

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that's so disappointing for those using Win2k or older editions of Windows.

also the spybot2.chm help file in the beta mentions win95, 98, 2000, me, xp, vista and does not even mention windows seven (uh-oh, some win7 users could be outraged by this, heehee; is spybot 2 even compatible with win7? i'm sure it is but its help file doesn't even say about it). hopefully that help file gets updated bigtime when the final release of spybot 2 comes out.

and Microsoft improved UAC (user account control) in windows 7, making it less annoying than in Vista. I hope the Spybot help file also contains info on Win7's UAC feature as well.

So for now, Spybot S&D 2 beta can only be used under WinXP, Vista, 2008 and Seven. not sure if the final release will support pre-XP versions of Windows.

[Tom.K]

Wait, is installer only showing this error? If it does, try to transfer all files from XP but in portable mode and try again.
It is supposed to be compatible with 9x, as I've tested with Alpha on 9x and 2k, 7 and 8.

[lewisje]

Windows 2000 isn't in the "9x" series; rather it's "Windows NT 5.0"

also I imagine that if it is compatible with "9x" (Windows 4.x) and with XP and later (NT 5.1 and later), then it should be compatible with Windows NT 4

[Tom.K]

Windows 2000 isn't in the "9x" series; rather it's "Windows NT 5.0"

also I imagine that if it is compatible with "9x" (Windows 4.x) and with XP and later (NT 5.1 and later), then it should be compatible with Windows NT 4

... Didn't I've said already that it was supposed to be compatible even with 9x? Then it is compatible, but installer has possible bug.

[noel-pr7]

... Didn't I've said already that it was supposed to be compatible even with 9x? Then it is compatible, but installer has possible bug.

it's definitely a bug with the spybot 2 beta installer.
either use an "older" installer that is fully 9x compatible or program the new installer to also install the spybot 2 beta files on w9x/nt5.x versions of windows including win2000. the spybot team needs to check their setup installers carefully next time to see if it works on the supported versions of windows including win95/98/me/2000/nt4.

oh by the way, i'm pretty sure that spybot 2 beta is fully compatible with Windows 7.
I just don't know why the spybot 2 help file does not even mention Win7.

[Tom.K]

I guess it's just leftover from old help file.