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nowellp

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If you uninstall this program are there any things to do besides add/remove? I was told to 'undo' immunization. I can't find any reference to that in the help.
Secondly, is there a way to 'restore Spybot s+e to default' settings?
I hope my settings are ok so I will receive an email notification when this is answered.
Thank you
 
nowellp said:
If you uninstall this program are there any things to do besides add/remove?
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To uninstall Spybot-S&D:
  • Go into Spybot > Immunize
    • Click "Undo" button (at the top)
    • Uncheck (if checked) the following:
      "Enable permanent blocking of bad addresses in Internet Explorer"
  • Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident
    • Uncheck (if checked) the following:
      Resident "TeaTimer" (Protection of over-all system settings) Active.
  • Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > IE Tweaks.
    • Uncheck (if checked) any of the following "Miscellaneous locks":
      • Lock Hosts file read-only as protection against hijackers
      • Lock IE start page setting against user changes (current user)
      • Lock IE control panel against opening from within IE (current user)
  • Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Hosts file
    • Click the "Remove Spybot S&D hosts list" button (at the top)
  • Exit Spybot-S&D
  • Make sure that TeaTimer is not running by checking for the TeaTimer System Tray Icon. If the icon is there:
    • Right click Spybot's TeaTimer System Tray Icon > click Exit Spybot-S&D Resident. TeaTimer should close.
  • Go to Windows > Control panel > Add or Remove Programs > Locate "Spybot – Search & Destroy 1.4" > Remove.
  • Using Windows explorer, verified that the following folder has been delete. If not, delete it:
    • C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
  • Optional - If you want to make sure that all the registry entries that Spybot-S&D added during installation are removed, there is a .reg file available on the safer-networking.org WEB site that can do that. See the following article:
  • Optional - Delete the Configuration.ini file (or if you are never going to use Spybot again and do not want to retain the logs, recovery files, etc. delete the entire directory).
    • The Configuration.ini file is stored in one of the following folders:
      • Windows 95 or 98:
        C:\Windows\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy
      • Windows ME:
        C:\Windows\All Users\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy
      • Windows NT, 2000 or XP:
        C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy
nowellp said:
Secondly, is there a way to 'restore Spybot s+e to default' settings?
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No.
 
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