SpyBot 1.4 Beta 2 question

I have Spybot 1.4 Beta2 working well on my desktop.
I installed it on my laptop last night, install seemed to go OK but when I click "check for problems",
the scan takes about 1 second.

It doesn't hang or show any errors, just instantly shows the "Congratulations! no threats were found."
A scan on my desktop takes about 5 or 6 minutes.
Both programs are set to default.

Any thoughts?

Dan

 

Does that happen each time you attempt a scan....or just that one time ?

 

Every time so far. Everything else seems OK.
Updates work.

I was thinking about just un-install/re-install to see what happens.

Dan

 

While it should not be necessary....have you rebooted since the install ?

Also....did you install 1.4 Beta2 over the top of your previous install....or did you un-install old\install new ?

 

Don't remember if I rebooted, I'll try that.
It was a clean install, no other versions of SpyBot. New computer.

Thanks

Dan

 

The reboot did the trick!

Thanks!

Dan

 

Are there any threads at Wilders regarding advanced settings for SpyBot S&D?
I just did a search and came up empty.

I've always used default mode.

Dan

 

i have mine set on advanced. but i went back to the 1.3 version. i had the beta for a while but after the last slew of updates things went screwy. it wasnt working right anymore, therfore, i went back to 1.3. now under the settings section go to the ignore section and run down the list of stuff showing up in the box. make absolutely sure that none of the little boxes have any checks in them. i found after i had installed the 1.4 beta there were four or five things autoamtically checked in there. if any checked boxes are found uncheck them. then run your scan. if any of those boxes are checked then anything in that paticualr category of baddies will not be found in scans. therefore you can get baddies on the system and spybot will not show them in scans if theyre checked to ignore them.