An Oddity and how/where do I address it...

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David

I installed the anti-spyware and it seems to be working
quite well in preventing undesired untrusions.
Unfortunately is has also been working overtime and
preventing me from doing some of my work developing
some "vb" scripts.
This wouldn't be a catastrophic problem except that the
small "warning - I've trapped this attempt.. etc." message
scrolls from the bottom (right) hand side of the screen to
the top too fast to be clicked upon (or, if clicked upon
it is either ignored or it releases the message
immediately).
Anyone else seen this? Any ideas or suggestions for
solving this so I can get on with my job? (I might note
that it impact isn't limited just to this but since this
is what I do most heavily on this machine it is what seems
to be hit the worst.)

David
 
You may need to disable real-time protection to get your work done. This
can be done via the workaround paragraph in this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892375 End users may be prompted to allow or
block administrative actions that originate from a central management tool
after they install Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) on a computer that is managed
by Systems Management Server 2003

Now--you may wonder why I suggest that?

Here's my thinking: The flying notifications are easily solved--they happen
with the task bar at the left or right side of the screen, but not when it
is at the bottom or top. So--you just have to change the whole way you are
used to working with the windows desktop and it'll work just fine.....?

Secondly, there is a nasty bug with regard to some scripting and these
prompts. On the first response (the one where you say Yes, Allow) the
directory context in which the script runs is \system32, rather than the
directory in which the script is located, as would be the default for the
run command. This can have potentially catastrophic consequences.

Test, but test carefully--you may find that the beta and a machine on which
you need to do script processing for a living don't mix well.
 
Bill,

I haven't read your reference yet but, out of curiosity,
is there a way to stop the warning boxes from scrolling up
and down the screen so I can read them and "act" on
whatever it is that they are telling me is going on?
(Maybe the referance answers that too - I'll go there
next!)

David

P.S. I've read messages for a long time from "the great
Bill Sanderson" but never suspected "I'd" post one
that "he'd" step up to to resolve. wow, I mean, like WOW
man. Thanks, Bill - and on a Saturday too. dfs
 
-----Original Message-----
Bill,

I haven't read your reference yet but, out of curiosity,
is there a way to stop the warning boxes from scrolling up
and down the screen so I can read them and "act" on
whatever it is that they are telling me is going on?
(Maybe the referance answers that too - I'll go there
next!)

David
Click to expand...
I have the vertical task bar bug also and I do want to
keep my task bar on the left. I guess this makes me a
leftist.
 
Two ways: 1) move the taskbar to the top or bottom of the screen.

2) another beta user, Boris, found this workaround:
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I have found a bizarre workaround using the nifty task
switcher that one can get with the power toys. The task
switcher will show the contents of the dislog when you use
the alt-tab. Read what it says and make your decision.
In dialogs with the ALLOW and DENY buttons: you will tab
once, after alt-tabbing to switch the focus, to select
DENY and tab twice to select ALLOW.
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This involves installing Microsoft's Alt-tab powertoy, available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

I'm enjoying being in on the start, (sort of)--with this product. I don't
have the depth of technical knowledge in some cases--there are far more
knowledgable spyware hunters here, for example--I'm just trying to keep up
with the flood and get accurate information out there.
 
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