SCHEDULED SCAN DOESN'T RUN

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Its buggy. Which build are you running? Have you uninstalled/reinstalled to
see if it fixes the problem?
 
I don't know what you mean by "build.' Does the program
have to be in start-up for it to run when the computer is off?

If re-installing might help, I want to be sure it installs
in the right area.
 
Open Microsoft AntiSpyware, click "Help" > About Microsoft AntiSpyware does
it say anything about .501 or .509?
 
Yes, I did. I have also updated the scan schedule several
times over the last week or so, but that hasn't helped.
This program should run even when the computer is turned
off, right? Do you think I should uninstall and download
again?
 
The scheduled scan is not going to run unless the computer is on, with an
administrator signed in, at the time of the scheduled scan.

This is not the best possible arrangement, and it may change in later beta
builds. However, at the moment, this is how it works.
 
Wake on lan works just fine with the machine turned off--as long as you
don't use a power strip. However, the minimal intelligence needed to
implement that function isn't enough to actually run a scheduled scan.

Dell machines often have a bios setting to turn the machine on at a specific
time. You could actually use this to do maintenance work in the middle of
the night, but you'd need to combine it with an autologon to an
administrator account.
 
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