regarding spybot, if you are getting a tray icon that looks like a file icon with a lock over it, you are probably going to the extreme in the protection sense. this can be disabled safely, as long as you keep spyware blaster running and scan often youll be ok.

you can go into the tools tab on the left hand side of the Spybot menu>click on resident>then make sure to uncheck "Resident Tea Timer" (protect over-all system settings) active.

then make sure to right click on the tray icon and close process.

ok

Thanks alot, I was wondering where that utility was located

 

Julia. 

julia,

if i were you i would disable the tea-timer from within spybot, rather than msconfig, due to future revisions of spybot my turn it on by default and this may cause future headaches.

my point is that i dont like to screw with the registry when i can fix a problem another way.

happy new year

dave

I'm using ME (still).

ok well we can try this anyway, just right click on the taskbar and if you have a choice for "properties" click on it.

then from there choose customize in the notification area, and then choose to "always hide" the tea-timer option.

bear in mind these are the directions for win XP.

ok ok ok

Do I need to disable tea-timer?  I think this functionality is there for me to verify if I want a change to take place.

 

Thanks

you can leave it on if you want, but im constantly adding and removing programs so i find it to be a little annoying.

plus the combination of spyware blaster, spybot and adaware seem to keep me clean and green

you can make the tray icon invisible if you want, but only with win XP.

what OS are you running?


nevermind, i just checked and it says you have win ME and im unfamiliar with the user interface option on that.

Message Edited by accurate81 on 12-30-2004 01:05 PM