microsoft beta anti spyware

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margie

I know this may seem like a silly question but iam brand
new to computers and the internet and still learning. Do
programs like spyware and virus protection only scan if the
computer is on, meaning should i only schedual scans when
i know ill be at the computer. I was told by a friend they
can scan for things even if the pc is off but it doesnt
seem possible,, ty for any help. margie
 
Your "friend" was misleading you, Margie. Nothing works if the computer is
turned off. :)
 
Margie, your friend was probably mistaking Logged off with Turned Off.
Certain AntiSpyware applications except for Microsoft AntiSpyware in the
beta 1 can have scheduled scan sessions when the the computer is logged on,
no user such as yourself is logged into the machine if the computer is setup
in a user assigned account fashion.
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Andre
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
 
Thank you all for the help
-----Original Message-----
Margie, your friend was probably mistaking Logged off with Turned Off.
Certain AntiSpyware applications except for Microsoft AntiSpyware in the
beta 1 can have scheduled scan sessions when the the computer is logged on,
no user such as yourself is logged into the machine if the computer is setup
in a user assigned account fashion.
--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm


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Perhaps what you well-intention friend ment was that you
could create a scheduled scan to scan you PC while you
were logged off, but the PC was, of course, powered on.
8^)

This would save you from be interferred by a potential
performance issue. Depending upon how many files the
scanner has to scan, or how much resource you have, it
could get sluggish. Scanning at 02:00am helps to aovid
that.

So...
Create a scheduled job to run when you are away...
Logoff the PC... Go home, enjoy life, relax...
Leave the PC power on... ;^)
Check the scan results the next time you log in...

Rb
 
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