Reboot Hell

drmathprog · #1 03-30-2007, 11:32 AM

Spyware Doctor 5 just insisted I need to reboot the PC to complete an update, for the 6th time in 3 days. Is there no end to this madness?

Bubbba1 · #2 03-30-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by drmathprog

Spyware Doctor 5 just insisted I need to reboot the PC to complete an update, for the 6th time in 3 days. Is there no end to this madness?

Well, prior to updating this morning to v5.176 ... I was running b174 and the update was performed via smart update. Build 174 had only performed two updates, neither required reboot. However, after b176's call for reboot, SD immediately announced another update was available. The single file, "File Filter Driver 19.81Kb", was there and I downloaded it. SD called for another reboot, which I did. Immediately it again announced another update .. well, great. It displays the same file again, "File Filter Driver 19.81Kb" ... hmm, that's not good. Download it again, immediate call for another reboot, which I did. Right back to update available again .. guess which file. I've not downloaded it a third time, yet. Anyone else seeing this?

mjq424 · #3 03-30-2007, 11:56 AM

Hi
This was an issue with a previous update named "objec model" during the BETA testing period, however, i have not received this file through smart update on build 176 and smart update says no new updates available

Bubbba1 · #4 03-30-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mjq424

Hi
This was an issue with a previous update named "objec model" during the BETA testing period, however, i have not received this file through smart update on build 176 and smart update says no new updates available

Hi mjq424,

Well, whatever program timer/trigger that re-announces an available update went off just after posting my message. Must have been an hour plus since I last refused to download it a third time. It's still there.

edit: btw, don't know if I'll keep it selected yet, or not, but I've also ENABLED the new "kernel compatability mode" .. I missed that reboot. I read the sticky info about this and still am unsure what it's doing. Since b174 was doing well with everything else I'm running, maybe I should disable this .. huh? Anyone else played with this switch?

misery · #5 03-30-2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by drmathprog

Spyware Doctor 5 just insisted I need to reboot the PC to complete an update, for the 6th time in 3 days. Is there no end to this madness?

Nope .....................

samual · #6 03-30-2007, 01:50 PM

im having the same problem, asking to reboot, went back to sd4

tom.tdw · #7 03-30-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by drmathprog

Spyware Doctor 5 just insisted I need to reboot the PC to complete an update, for the 6th time in 3 days. Is there no end to this madness?

just ignore it. complete the update when you next have to reboot anyway

tom.tdw · #8 03-30-2007, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubbba1

Hi mjq424,

Well, whatever program timer/trigger that re-announces an available update went off just after posting my message. Must have been an hour plus since I last refused to download it a third time. It's still there.

edit: btw, don't know if I'll keep it selected yet, or not, but I've also ENABLED the new "kernel compatability mode" .. I missed that reboot. I read the sticky info about this and still am unsure what it's doing. Since b174 was doing well with everything else I'm running, maybe I should disable this .. huh? Anyone else played with this switch?

kernel compatibility mode is only necessary if spyware doctor is conflicting with your av (you would notice if it was)

Bubbba1 · #9 03-31-2007, 03:46 AM

Well, it's bout 16 hours later. The file is still attempting to download. I intend to try it again along with whatever else appears via smart update. If that doesn't correct it, possibly an uninstall/reinstall from the b176 online file. Thing is, by all indications, download/install appear normal. I don't know if the file is being successfully installed and smart update isn't picking that up or the file isn't installing properly, for whatever reason, and smart update is, correctly, resending it. Other than this little problem, v5.176 is doing good.

One other little thing I'll report. Using v5.174, I was seeing a 30+ second delay at the logon screen before I could begin typing my password (the field wouldn't accept entry). Never had seen this behavior before. Upon updating to v5.176, it quit and reverted to normal.

Keith Warner · #10 03-31-2007, 04:23 AM

My machine is working perfectly, Of course that's because I removed all traces of Spyware Doctor two days ago.