MS Message: System Settings Protector has encounted a problem and needs to close

[GA8572]

I have the same problem as everyone else – I am on XP SP2. Its intermittent with me, sometimes works, other times get the error message at startup.

If it fails I have found the only way to start it is to fireup Spybot, go to Tools, Resident – the programme then starts up of its own accord without any error messages.

Am running Skype & Norton.

Yes, TeaTimer will start just fine if done from within SpyBotSD itself. The problem (for me at least) seems to occur only at boot time, and therein lies a clue as to what is going wrong: there seems to be a conflict b/w TeaTimer 's own initialisation and the initialisation of the rest of the PC. I am wondering if this conflict is due to an argument b/w TeaTimer and the antivirus softwares initialisation. This would make sense, as there is no problem with TeaTimer when it is started at any time other than boot-up (and therefore the anti-virus s/w is not initialising).

I am running avast 4.8, BTW.

I would be interested in the SpyBot Tech teams views on this proposition. And thankyou for the software (yes I have donated, and did so gladly).

 

[emredrum]

Run this- reboot -

Ran this link,
Rebooted,
All good, no more System Settings Protect error on boot.

http://www.safer-networking.org/files/remove-spybotsd-settings.reg

 

[miole]

I have this problem

I have the same problem. :sad:

I tried to apply all solutions you suggested, but the problem persist.

When I boot the system there is the problem, if I make "debug" and then start spyboot, on "Utility" -> "resident" the teatimer.exe start and try icon appare...

My OS WINXP sp3
NOD32 antivirus.

Sorry for my bad english I'm italian...

 

[miole]

Ran this link,
Rebooted,
All good, no more System Settings Protect error on boot.

http://www.safer-networking.org/files/remove-spybotsd-settings.reg

This solution only unload the "SDHelper" and "teatimer" on the resident execution. If you flag the modules the problem persist :red:

 

[miole]

Hello,

As you are not getting the error anymore now.... did you change anything in Spybot or your pc?

For all the others:

It would help us if you can do the following:
Rightclick on "my computer" -> "properties".
Choose advanced.
And then "performance".
Under "virtual memory" choose "changed".
Under custom size in the upper field enter a solid value.
Use the same value in the field below it.

Thanks.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

Last week I tried to change my virtual memory on customer automatic value. Then after reboot it seems resolved but today it reappare.

 

[maggeye]

Mine has been fine for the past few days, but the error appeared again today.

 

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Everyone with the problem please send an e-mail to:
detections(at)spybot.info and you will get a new TeaTimer version that will fix this problem.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

 

[gatorsaver]

I'm in the same boat.. Email sent.

 

[miole]

I have just sent my e-mail.

 

[as_floussou]

Hello,

Everyone with the problem please send an e-mail to:
detections(at)spybot.info and you will get a new TeaTimer version that will fix this problem.

Best regards
Sandra

Hello Sandra
Team Spybot

Systems settings protector : Signature Erreur
AppName: teatimer.exe AppVer: 1.6.2.23 ModName: kernel32.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.2180 Offset: 00012eb33
Antivirus : Avast 4.8

N.B. Please reply in french
:snorkle:

 

[doobie1]

have also sent email 18 Sept (6.15pm)

 

[tonypart]

Sent e-mail 18th
Received new copy of teatimer also 18th
Installed and so far OK. but my error was intermittent so time will tell!

 

[doobie1]

sounding good tonypart.

I have re-sent email to "detections" as I haven't received any new TeaTimer yet from my previous email 2 days ago.

Funny though, no error message came up today - nothing changed/deleted/edited/installed.

 

[andre.ledo]

New TeaTimer doesn't work to me...

I did receive and install the TeaTimer sent to me by e-mail...it's a new testversion...but it's still with this strange malfunction...

 

[amirali1928]

Hello,

Everyone with the problem please send an e-mail to:
detections(at)spybot.info and you will get a new TeaTimer version that will fix this problem.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

Dear Sandra,
Excuse me for me for being too naive to understand how to send an e-mail to detections(at)spybot.info. My e-mail client, Outlook Express, would not accept this address. Kindly advise.
Regards,
amirali1928
P.S. In the meantime, my problem pesists as in case of many others.

 

[md usa spybot fan]

amirali1928:

Replace the "(at)" in "detections(at)spybot.info" with an "@" sign, i.e. detections@spybot.info.

The "detections(at)spybot.info" was written that way in an attempt to prevent Web page scanners from picking up the email address and sending spam to the address.

 

[PepiMK]

The download of the test version is now also available here on the bugtracker.

 

[amirali1928]

System setting protector.....

amirali1928:

Replace the "(at)" in "detections(at)spybot.info" with an "@" sign, i.e. detections@spybot.info.

The "detections(at)spybot.info" was written that way in an attempt to prevent Web page scanners from picking up the email address and sending spam to the address.

Thank you. I will try that. I hope I have luck. I read over the forum the other day that another person did not get the new version.

Regards,

amirali1928

 

[bengalexfx]

Another System Settings Protection error - help

After installing SybotS&D 1.6 I get the message on boot up of "System Settings Protector has encounted a problem and needs to close". If I report the problem to MS, and follow the related MS link it tells me SybotS&D is the problem. I've researched the solution on the web but none of the solutions offered work. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem?

Using XP Pro, encountering this same thing since upgrade to Spybot S&D 1.6.

 

[Buster]

Did you already try to download the new test version PepiMK mentioned?