Spybot requires a CD to be in the drive before opening Settings

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queron

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I've been using Spybot for quite a long time, but I've never run into this little oddity before...

I'm running Windows 7 32-bit

Whenever I go to open the setting, Spybot persistently pops up a window saying "no cd in drive" - if I put any cd in the drive, it shuts up and lets me do what I want, no problem.

I'm not trying to run it off a cd, it's installed on my system and (otherwise) works just fine.

Thoughts?
 
Then unfortunately the only other solution I know of for you to do is the one you have been doing.....keep putting the cd in the drive.

Is your Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 folder located here?
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2
 
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Did you try to uninstall Spybot 2 and install it again?

Do you have more as one User-Account on your Computer?
 
And you only get the "no cd in drive" message when you try to access Settings,never during or after a scan,or opening any other part/section of the program?
 
Maybe Spybot did not fet installed correctly or a previos version did not get removed correctly. Thats why my questions again
bbnetwork said:
Did you try to uninstall Spybot 2 and install it again?

Do you have more as one User-Account on your Computer?
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Maybe Spybot did not fet installed correctly or a previos version did not get removed correctly. Thats why my questions again
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Yes,that might be.
I was also thinking that there might be something up with SDsettings in the Spybot folder,though it could be a long shot. :)
 
Zenobia said:
And you only get the "no cd in drive" message when you try to access Settings,never during or after a scan,or opening any other part/section of the program?
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Correct - it only does this when I go to access the settings. Otherwise, it works just as great as it always has, without a lick of trouble.
 
Ok,thanks for letting me know. :)
I tried moving SDSettings from my Spybot folder to see what would happen,and Spybot gave a warning that files are missing when I tried to run it.So,I figure your SDSettings would be present in the same folder,or you'd get the warning I did,not the message about inserting a cd.
And also looked for SDSettings in the registry,but the only place I could find SDSettings listed was under event viewer,so I don't think anything there would cause you to get the 'Insert a cd' message,unless SDSettings is hiding very well in there.

It might come down to the easiest solution being to try uninstalling/reinstalling Spybot,or continuing to put the cd in the drive when you try to access settings.

You could try going to C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 and doublechecking that SDSettings is there,and also rightclicking Properties and seeing if everything looks all right.The location listed should be C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2.
 
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