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    Spyware Doctor

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by nu_D, Nov 24, 2007.

  1. nu_D

    nu_D Notebook Deity

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    As I am aware all of you know, you can pick this up with the google pack. You can uninstall the google software very easily and only download software doctor. It's really a nice deal. However there is one issue:

    When I go to close SD it tells me that to completely close it down I must restart my pc. I looked through all the tasks after closing SD and I could not find any running tasks. Anyone know what this message is about? Is it taking up resources or what? I would like to be able to open it, scan files, then close it down without any lingering consequences. Thanks for your help.
     
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    You can also get it without the Google Pack, it just won't remove anything it might find. I ran it for quite awhile.

    As for shut down, it probably has some tasks that start out of the registry and/or some services. I would look, but I no longer have it installed. There is the box in TaskMgr in the Processes tab to show processes from all users.
     
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