Serious Help! Cant Update Spyware Doctor!

[slim142]

well, it always finds stuff that ad-aware and spybot S&D dont find thats why I like it.

On the other side, I feel like my pc is a little bit slower but as long as im protected...

 

[slim142]

FINALLY GOT IT TO UPDATE!

Had to press F8 and start in safe mode with network available, now did this happen to anybody? It found me like 15 upgrades 10 were like AV Definition 00, 01,02,03 and so on. Then there was one like AV database and then Spyware definitions. Now I have Spyware doctor with antivirus (which I have disable cuz i use nod32)

Anyways, thanks everybody for hte help, and sad that ill have to do this to upgrade this program GRRRR

 

[StevieD]

Hi

I have this weird problem that I cannot update Spyware Doctor. I have XP firewall desactivaed since I use NVIDIAs firewall ActiveArmor or whatever. I dont think thats whats causing not to update because everything ( i mean everything) else works and updates fine (my other programs and games) and Im also under router.

Now, I when I update it I get ERROR, could not connect, please try later. However, I installed Spyware doctor on my friends pc and it updated fine.

My antivirus is NOD32 and I also have Spybot S&D and Ad-aware.

What do you guys think is causing this problem? Why cant I update my spyware doctor?

stop surfing porn


Ah yes porn. The reason I own external hard drives.

Shhh, don't tell my wife.

 

[slim142]

Hey everybody

I have another problem. Now I want Spyware doctor NOT to start at startup. I found many sites saying disable startup option but in Spyware 5 there is no such option.

How do I disable it from starting at startup? I want to disable it in the program, not from msconfig so I wont cause problems.... or is it the only way?

 

[jackluo923]

Ah yes porn. The reason I own external hard drives.

Shhh, don't tell my wife

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You have a wife, just watch your wife> LOL.. JK


Do this all in safe mode.

Click start-> search

Find and delete all the shortcuts of spyware doctor inside startup folder, or anywhere in the computer beside the install directory.

Then click start-> run -> regedit

Inside the registry editor... you'll need to find Spyware doctor's startup stuff. I forgot exactly where everthing is because it has been a lot time since i did these kind of stuff. I believe it's in Hkey_user or something. Maybe some fellow posters in this forum can help you on the registry part.

 

[StevieD]

Ah yes porn. The reason I own external hard drives.

Shhh, don't tell my wife

.
You have a wife, just watch your wife> LOL.. JK




The wife is the reason we watch porn. :lol:

 

[jackluo923]

How is that the wife is the reason you watch porn?

 

[StevieD]

How is that the wife is the reason you watch porn?

I am almost 50 years old.

Would you rather look at a woman my age, or some sweet young thing?

 

[jackluo923]

LOL ... 50 8O

I'm only 14.


Of course i won't look at someone whose 50 because i'm not 50 years old. I always thought age changes the way you look at things and change what you like and what you don't like. A 50 year old guy might like a 50 year old woman when they are 50. Just like a 5 year old girl likes barbies doll and a 18 year old likes guys. Do you get what i'm saying?

 

[chungdokwan]

disable it in the startup section of MSCONFIG

 

[c_edge]

Hey slim142,

The updates for SD are working fine. The reason why Spyware doctor's updates is working in safemode is because another AV or Firewall is blocking the updates. You can simply test this by temporarily disabling your AV and Firewall to see which program is not allowing you to update. You can also add the following processes to your allowed list into your Firewall or AV, swdsvc.exe, update.exe, swdoctor.exe.

Regarding the start up issue, please try the following:

Please make sure that the Spyware Doctor 'startup items' are in the Startup list in the System Configuration Utility.

To do this please follow the steps below:

1. Click on Start > Run and type msconfig > ok

2. System Configuaration Utility will then start

3. Click on the 'Startup' tab

4. In the 'Startup Item' column go down the list and look for 'Spyware Doctor' and/or 'swdoctor.exe'

5. Once you have located them see if the box next to them is ticked or unticked? If the file(s) are not ticked please put a tick in the box(s), then click the 'Apply' button then click on 'Close'. You will need to reboot the PC.


** If the file(s) are not in the list please do the following**

Go to C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor and look for the file called ' swdoctor '. Right click on the file and select ' Create Shortcut '. Now with the newly created shortcut, click and drag it into 'Start menu' >> 'All Programs' >> 'Startup' and drop the file into the box that expands out from 'Startup'.

c_edge

 

[StevieD]

LOL ... 50 8O

I'm only 14.

I always thought age changes the way you look at thing. A 50 year old guy might like a 50 year old woman when they are 50. Just like a 5 year old girl likes barbies doll and a 18 year old likes guys. Do you get what i'm saying?

Yes, like fine wine and cheeses, women do improve with age, but there is this little problem involving gravity and age..... wink, wink, if you know what I mean, so yes I love the W, but I will always look at a lovely lady.

 

[c_edge]

Slim142, just saw your problem, your problem is related to Nvidia. I seen it on the Nvidia and PC Tools forum. http/www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46485&page=2&highlight=nvida.

Looks like Nvidia wont be fixing this problem 8O

c_edge

**edited - just checked and you are right Thanks.

 

[jackluo923]

but there is this little problem involving gravity and age..... wink, wink, if you know what I mean, so yes I love the W, but I will always look at a lovely lady.

What does Wink WInk mean? I'm stumped. It seems like i haven't had your 45 years of slang language education.

Also
c_edge said:

StevieD, just saw your problem, your problem is related to Nvidia. I seen it on the Nvidia and PC Tools forum.

Thats not StevieD's problem. That's Slim142's.

 

[slim142]

c_edge, you rule

but is ironic how even by disabling the nvidia firewall I cant update doctor anyways, i have to stop that service in order to update it.

edge thank u a lot, and of course, eveyrbody else helped a lot too.

I just found out how to disable spyware doctor how not to start at startup and just shut it down when in windows and it wont load itself til u start it again

 

[Zorg]

Apparently you missed my post 7/4/07 @10:33

Click start -> run ->type msconfig -> enter -> startup tab. Uncheck all programs that appear to be connected with the Active Armor, you may need to look at the path to be sure. Make note of changes.

Then

Click start -> run ->type services.msc -> enter. Look for services that might be related to Active Armor. Double click service click on stop and change drop down to disable. Make note of changes.

Reboot and try to update. If you can update Active Armor is the culprit. Go into the Active Armor and enable Spyware Doctor updater. If you cannot update and have the key/disk etc. try uninstalling Active Armor and try again. More than likely it is your Active Armor causing the problem.

Why do I bother.

 

[slim142]

Apparently you missed my post 7/4/07 @10:33
Click start -> run ->type msconfig -> enter -> startup tab. Uncheck all programs that appear to be connected with the Active Armor, you may need to look at the path to be sure. Make note of changes.

Then

Click start -> run ->type services.msc -> enter. Look for services that might be related to Active Armor. Double click service click on stop and change drop down to disable. Make note of changes.

Reboot and try to update. If you can update Active Armor is the culprit. Go into the Active Armor and enable Spyware Doctor updater. If you cannot update and have the key/disk etc. try uninstalling Active Armor and try again. More than likely it is your Active Armor causing the problem.

Why do I bother.

Because you didnt give me the exact name of NVIDIA firewall. There is no such thing as ActiveArmor in Services thats why I couldnt do what you told me to.

If you woulda tell me NVIDIA IAM, then I could have done what you wrote.

 

[Zorg]

Well I would have looked at any service with Nvidia in the name and googled it. you would have found what it was. First hit on google. INTERNAL]http/www.internetsecurityzone.com/Entities/?_NVIDIA+IAM+LSP

INTERNAL

NAME: NVIDIA Application Filter

That pretty much lets you know that it's job is filtering applications. Gee I wonder if that could be it? As a second way to check you could have killed all services that had the name Nvidia in them temporarily. Or you could have just asked and I would have found the info for you. But you didn't post any information with regards to your progress, so I couldn't give you any additional advice. I don't know why I should care, you cost yourself the time and aggravation.

Edit: Notice exactly what I said

Look for services that might be related to Active Armor.

the key words are "might be related".

 

[bigwater]

Slim -RTFM

 

[stringseagle]

if you dont have the answer or anything useful to add to this thread please stop posting.. you morons with your porn theories need to get a life. I have the same problem with spyware doctor. on my main computer it updates fine but on this one im using, it does not.. i get a message that says update failed : subscription status is invalid please contact support... its a free trial and i cant start it up .. it mandates i update it then wont update..