SP3: unscannable objects

[Simon]

I run XP SP3 and IE7. After some initial problems, and with advice from this
forum, I downloaded SP3 from Microsoft Download Center and re-installed it
with my AVG 7.5 antivirus and Win Defender both disabled. This was good
advice - it now seems to work fine.
However, I do a scan once a week with Windows Live Security Scanner. Since
re-install of XP SP3 it still reports no viruses or spyware but it tells me
each time that it could not scan 9 objects. Under SP2 it scanned all
objects. I have repeated the SP3 scan with AVG and Defender disabled and it
again states 9 objects not scanned. With the exception of the re-installed
SP3 my set-up is identical to that when scanning under SP2, so I am assuming
the unscannable items are part of SP3. Can anyone else replicate this
behaviour or help to shed any light on what the 9 objects are please?
(Unfortunately Win Live Safety Scanner doesn't identify them by name).
(There are no password protected documents on my PC.)

 

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

I run XP SP3 and IE7. After some initial problems, and with advice from
this
forum, I downloaded SP3 from Microsoft Download Center and re-installed it
with my AVG 7.5 antivirus and Win Defender both disabled. This was good
advice - it now seems to work fine.
However, I do a scan once a week with Windows Live Security Scanner.
Since
re-install of XP SP3 it still reports no viruses or spyware but it tells
me
each time that it could not scan 9 objects. Under SP2 it scanned all
objects. I have repeated the SP3 scan with AVG and Defender disabled and
it
again states 9 objects not scanned. With the exception of the
re-installed
SP3 my set-up is identical to that when scanning under SP2, so I am
assuming
the unscannable items are part of SP3. Can anyone else replicate this
behaviour or help to shed any light on what the 9 objects are please?
(Unfortunately Win Live Safety Scanner doesn't identify them by name).
(There are no password protected documents on my PC.)

 

[William of Baskerville]

I run XP SP3 and IE7. After some initial problems, and with advice from
this
forum, I downloaded SP3 from Microsoft Download Center and re-installed it
with my AVG 7.5 antivirus and Win Defender both disabled. This was good
advice - it now seems to work fine.
However, I do a scan once a week with Windows Live Security Scanner.
Since
re-install of XP SP3 it still reports no viruses or spyware but it tells
me
each time that it could not scan 9 objects. Under SP2 it scanned all
objects. I have repeated the SP3 scan with AVG and Defender disabled and
it
again states 9 objects not scanned. With the exception of the
re-installed
SP3 my set-up is identical to that when scanning under SP2, so I am
assuming
the unscannable items are part of SP3. Can anyone else replicate this
behaviour or help to shed any light on what the 9 objects are please?
(Unfortunately Win Live Safety Scanner doesn't identify them by name).
(There are no password protected documents on my PC.)

See here to understand why Windows Defender doesn't catch shit.
http://tinyurl.com/28yfmh

 

[Simon]

Sorry, don't understand - is this a reference to something?

 

[Simon]

Unscannable items in SP3 cleared by deleting old system restore points.