[pchelpers] Re: Search&Destroy by Sybot(?)

Hi Arlene

The name is "Spybot - Search & Destroy" and it's enough and best to call 
the program just "Spybot".

> I did another trial on S&D. It is on my c drive and on my drive,  installed 
> separately on each.
> When I have time I willl try again from my d drive.

You should never install the same program twice. If you choose a 
different installation folder each time you install a program again, 
that fills up your computer with junk that you don't need and also 
forget about. The best way to avoid that mess and other problems is to 
always uninstall any program before installing a newer version.

Are you running Spybot by going into its program folder in Windows 
Explorer and doubleclicking on an exe file?? Normally, if you install a 
program twice into two different folders, there is only one icon in your 
start/programs list and perhaps on your desktop, an icon that is a 
shortcut to the latest install. That makes the other install useless and 
a waste of space.

> I opened it and it loaded and skipped to step 3: make a rescue disk, which  I 
> tried to do but the program was frozen!!

Forget the rescue disk for now. Spybot and other antispyware programs 
can lock up or seem to lock up for many reasons. Don't try to interrupt 
their work until after a very long wait. They can be fighting baddies, 
trying to download updates from overloaded servers, trying to start 
despite a lack of RAM on your computer, or just plain scanning your 
computer and analysing the results. Many spyware programs try to prevent 
antispyware from loading, and the resulting fight can seem to lock up 
the computer for a long time.

> I'll try again. I *think* I tried the update feature and they are now  
> charging; not sure.
> That could be why it is freezing. I will investigate.

Spybot is and will remain free.

How many and which antispyware programs have you successfully scanned 
your computer with?


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