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Trip the Light Fantastic
07-21-2007, 05:22 PM
I just swapped my Spyware Doctor 4 for the latest incarnation (version 5).

I'm slightly puzzled: after running an update in version 4, SD restarted itself automatically. HOWEVER, doing the same in SD 5, it was necessary to reboot the Computer???

Could you confirm that this is indeed the case? (If yes, I happily go back to version 4).
mjq424
07-21-2007, 05:29 PM
Hi
It is possible that drivers/DLLs were updated which requires Windows to restart for them to start working. SD version5 uses NT Services instead of autostart to work so it's slightly different. You shouldnt have to restart all the time. Post back if you have to update the same updates over and over as that has happened before.
Hope that helps
Trip the Light Fantastic
07-21-2007, 05:48 PM
SD version5 uses NT Services instead of autostart to work so it's slightly different.
Hmm, was not aware of that. I'll update tomorrow-as usual-and will post the outcome. Thanks for your explanation.
tom.tdw
07-22-2007, 08:36 AM
it's also the kernel level intergration, it changes system files which need a reboot to be restarted
Trip the Light Fantastic
07-23-2007, 09:38 AM
re-boot issue resolved. It seems that on a first time installation of version 5, the computer needs to reboot. I updated today and no reboot was necessary.

However, I notices when scanning (Full scan) my (high spec) Vista 32-bit system freezes for about a minute...?

Is this something version 5 tends to do?
tom.tdw
07-23-2007, 12:14 PM
Sd has been known to do this in the past

an improvement in the upcoming update should fix itre-boot issue resolved. It seems that on a first time installation of version 5, the computer needs to reboot. I updated today and no reboot was necessary.

However, I notices when scanning (Full scan) my (high spec) Vista 32-bit system freezes for about a minute...?

Is this something version 5 tends to do?
s0nIc
07-23-2007, 12:43 PM
However, I notices when scanning (Full scan) my (high spec) Vista 32-bit system freezes for about a minute...?

Is this something version 5 tends to do?

wat scanner does it freeze on? does it happen on da beginning of da scan, during initialization?