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    hi again for your help recently , i wonder if you can help me with another matter .
    when i try and immunize using spybot it says i car,t
    it says i,m missing administrator rights but i,m logged on as administrator i noticed this on a couple of other programs to, as well as the administrator shield symbol option before opening some programs,ive read a couple of threads concerning this but its different in every case can you help ?
    Ive also noticed the s+d regitrory box no longer comes up when i install new pragrams .
    Last edited by maxman; 2011-06-16 at 18:00. Reason: more to add

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    You might not be seeing the registry box when you install new programs because Spybot has a whitelist now,and if a program is known not to be a threat,you won't get an Allow or Deny prompt from Teatimer,unless Teatimer is set to Paranoid Mode.

    If your operating system is Windows 7 or Vista,please see here:
    http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html

    Are you using Spybot 1.6.2,or are you using the beta?

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    Running S&D 1.6.2 under Win7-SP-1 (just installed SP-1). Previously, was able to Immunize all by Win_Explorer -> Program Files (x86) -> Spybot SD --> .exe file. Right click & run as admin. Now cannot find .exe file. Cannot run "as ", cannot immunize all.

    ???

    Thanks,
    Larry_R

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    This did work: in Windows explorer: program files (x86) --> spybot S&D --> updater. Right click on updater, run as administrator.

    Pretty cumbersome!!

    --Larry_R

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    spybotSD.exe is a hidden file,so if you don't have hidden files and folders set to show,that might explain why you can't find the .exe in Program Files anymore.

    If you have a Spybot icon on your desktop,you can rightclick that and run as Administrator.Or,you can do it from the start menu,like it shows in the link I posted above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zenobia View Post
    You might not be seeing the registry box when you install new programs because Spybot has a whitelist now,and if a program is known not to be a threat,you won't get an Allow or Deny prompt from Teatimer,unless Teatimer is set to Paranoid Mode.

    If your operating system is Windows 7 or Vista,please see here:
    http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html

    Are you using Spybot 1.6.2,or are you using the beta?
    running both but having problems with beta crashing at end of scan .

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    You could ask about the beta crashing problem here:
    http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=12
    hth.

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