Solution to fix the pop-ups in TeaTimer

it will be fixed

There is nothing wrong with the community helping out now and then, its what forums are for?!

Considering we don't HAVE to pay for SpyBot (although I recommend people do Donate if they can afford it..), I think the product is pretty awesome. Name one peice of software that the public hasn't contributed to "fixing" in one way or another? :)

Glad the automated patch helped everyone, and for those who said thanks, your very welcome. :)

STEP BY STEP:

1) Download http://murdo.digitalicedesigns.com/S&D14GUIPatch.zip (I put it on my web server as the forum link doesn't always work

2) Open the Zip File

3) Extract/Copy the contents to your SpyBot S&D folder

4) Close "Spybot-SD Resident" from your systray by:
"RIGHT CLICK" > "Exit Spybot-SD Resident"

5) Execute "S&D14 GUI PATCH.exe" from within your SpyBot folder

Press the "Start" button

You should then see a window:
success.jpg


Enjoy

Note: Remember to start "TeaTimer.exe" again!

P.S I just looked at the other patch md mentioned, and it does exactly the same thing except moves the check button down slightly, where as mine moves it down and accross (hence the 5 bytes instead of 1 byte)

Also, don't worry about makeing a backup of "TeaTimer.exe" as the patch is set to do this by default (you will find "TeaTimer.exe.bak" in the program folder)
 
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md usa spybot fan said:
alpha24:

If TeaTimer is no longer working, the only thing that I can suggest is that you reinstall Spybot 1.4 so that you have a working copy of TeaTimer.exe.


There is also a one byte patch that appears to work. It was originally posted Sept. 28, 2005 by SyreneD in the net-integration forum:
http://net-integration.us/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=31466&view=findpost&p=160216

Unfortunately the link to the patch itself in the above post is broken so I have attached a copy of that patch to this post.
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Many thanks for your help md. I reinstalled Spybot 1.4, as you suggested and then tried Murdo's patch again but I still got the "TeaTimer.exe file can't be found" message. I then used your links - firstly to the very interesting thread and secondly to SyreneD's patch which worked perfectly,!! All is now in order with the TeaTimer pop-ups and I can only confirm my appreciation of the very timely advice received. Regards, Alpha. :bigthumb:
 
alpha24 said:
...tried Murdo's patch again but I still got the "TeaTimer.exe file can't be found" message....
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You didn't follow the instructions properly.

The patch you got elsewhere specifically targets "TeaTimer.exe" in the default install path, hence why it worked.

My patch does not contain this path as not everyone has it in the default place! Therefor, you should of either put the file in the program folder, or pressed the "..." button to locate the "TeaTimer.exe" file.

Sorry it took you so long to fix it, at least it's done now.

I should also appologies for not putting instructions with the patch. I thought it would be obvious, I should not of made that assumption. Sorry once again.
 
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serendipityguy said:
such a life saver , but why is it that We, the end user are the ones who have to make such an edit???

dont you think that perhaps that this is something that the developer should address?

not to get anyone upset or have any heart-akes, just an honest question.

and by the way thanks for this tip :bow:
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Bugs happen.

Perhaps you may have noticed in this thread as well as others that it has been noted often that it will be fixed in the next release.

Perhaps you think PMK should do an upgrade and cause tens of millions of DLs(a large expense for a free product) just to fix what is considered by any other than the greenest user to be a very MINOR bug(one which is extremely easy to fix manually).

Seems to me that you may have very little understanding about application support...especially for a freeware product used by so many. I would hope that most would have a more reasonable understanding.
 
murdo said:
There is nothing wrong with the community helping out now and then, its what forums are for?!

Considering we don't HAVE to pay for SpyBot (although I recomend people do Donate if they can afford it..), I think the product is pretty awesome. Name one peice of software that the public hasn't contributed to "fixing" in one way or another? :)
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I agree 100%! Spybotfree and it works great. Thanks to the developers, and to Murdo and the others who took time out of their busy schedules to write this fix.
 
murdo said:
There is nothing wrong with the community helping out now and then, its what forums are for?!

Considering we don't HAVE to pay for SpyBot (although I recomend people do Donate if they can afford it..), I think the product is pretty awesome. Name one peice of software that the public hasn't contributed to "fixing" in one way or another? :)

Glad the automated patch helped everyone, and for those who said thanks, your very welcome. :)
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I also thank you for the automated patch and the instructions on how to run it :bigthumb:
 
your welcome

No probs. :)

If anyone wants to show appreciation and visit my own forums, opening soon at:

(removed by murdo) - Please PM me for URL if interested!

Feel free to sign up, and if you include your email address you will be notified when the forums become unlocked!
Also if anyone would like to help moderate, get in touch.

:)
 
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I have just enough space to click but cannot see the word allow or deny. Can someone put a screenshot or tell me which side allow is at.
Sorry if this hasd been done I have not seen it. I would prefer not to have to make the changes and wait for the next release if possible
 
THX a Lot

Here is another BIG THX for the nice automated patch. When I saw it, my first thought was "thats' a way, even me I should be able to safely patch the little bug". Great Job!

To all the ones who complain here "blabla PMK should have patched long time now blabla" - and I think fortunately them are here on board in a minority:
If you get something for free - you shouldn't complain for little scratches and make a big thing out of it! Instead of that be happy, that there is still people in life who make you such a great gift like Spybot S&D.
In a world, where everything is just about money, money and once again money it's anything else than usual, that you can get such a powerfull tool for free. And even if you donated - to get a tool like this, hey this is a gift!

Thanks to PepiMK and all the wonderfull people who help him to develop this tool further on, and all the wonderfull people who spend day by day their time here to help us with our problems.

Respect! :bigthumb:

Regards
RollaCoasta
 
Option: Hit the "A" or "D" key

You can also use your keyboard to push the correct button. A= accept change D= deny change while the teatimer dialog window is up.

I also patched my teatimer.
 
... and the rest is silence

For some time already this thread had such a nice, neat and easy solution I was surprised it wasn'n closed yet and to know about some fuss going on.
I would like to second each and every word of RollaCoasta and apologize to the A+ Spybot team for the fact that not everybody can recognize such a precious help when they get it.
Fortunately, all the rest of us do.
 
A suggestion ...

I looked through the onboard Help in my Spybot but I could not find any entries related to the Resident's display issue.

Just a thought, but if the Help files are updated again before the new version comes out maybe recognition of or information appropriate to this situation could be included? Or maybe even a page with the manual fix instructions?
 
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Oppressed I looked through the onboard Help in my Spybot but I could not find any entries related to the Resident's display issue.

Just a thought, but if the Help files are updated again before the new version comes out maybe recognition of or information appropriate to this situation could be included? Or maybe even a page with the manual fix instructions?
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Because this problem afaik will be fixed in the new version.:bigthumb:
 
Thank you ElPiedra! Thank you murdo! I never could have introduced people to Spybot if I hadn't found this. (Sure, I can memorize hotkeys myself.....but my mum?)

I'm just glad I found this thread -- I'd already seen another couple of threads that said "yeah, this is a known problem, and it'll be fixed some day".

I appreciate and fully agree with the view that we can't tell the Spybot developers what to do; I'm happy with what we've got, (now that I've found a fix, at least).

Still, it would be really handy to have a link from this page:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/news/2005-06-22.html
to the current thread. Who knows how many mothers will otherwise be forced to turn away from the software? A tragedy that can be avoided if there's a link in place (as long as their sons or daughters are available to help install the patch :D)
 
Found it!

murdo said:
You didn't follow the instructions properly.

The patch you got elsewhere specifically targets "TeaTimer.exe" in the default install path, hence why it worked.

My patch does not contain this path as not everyone has it in the default place! Therefor, you should of either put the file in the program folder, or pressed the "..." button to locate the "TeaTimer.exe" file.

Sorry it took you so long to fix it, at least it's done now.

I should also appologies for not putting instructions with the patch. I thought it would be obvious, I should not of made that assumption. Sorry once again.
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I didn't even know that the other forum was back up yet... and I did not know of the existance of this one till today when I stumbled on it somehow.

To everyone that has used my patch, thanks! and I'm glad I was able to help you.

@murdo
First of all, my patch does target the default path, as most users do install it there, (tho that is unwise cause it makes it even easier for spyware to target and harm it) and there is nothing wrong with that, cause the rest of the ppl who have installed it elsewhere can click the button and select the correct directory. Secondly, I find it interesting that you indirectly criticized my patch, yet I have posted detailed information on that other forum as to how I developed and tested my patch, and your patch was developed using the exact same tool I used 'PE Explorer' and the patch was created in the same patching engine 'CodeFusion Wizard'. My descriptions didn't perchance inspire 'your' patch did they? :rolleyes:
 
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SyreneD:

Good to see you here.

I published your one byte patch in the following post:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=2670&postcount=38

With these comments:

md usa spybot fan said:
There is also a one byte patch that appears to work. It was originally posted Sept. 28, 2005 by SyreneD in the net-integration forum:
http://net-integration.us/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=31466&view=findpost&p=160216

Unfortunately the link to the patch itself in the above post is broken so I have attached a copy of that patch to this post.
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I personally consider your patch superior to the patch provided by murdo because it only modifies the one byte height attribute on the "Remember this decision" line of TeaTimer's pop-up dialog the same as the ResHacker fix did, as opposed to three bytes in the murdo patch.

Thanks for sharing the patch with us,
md usa spybot fan
 
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