Spybot - unexpected error in fixing problems

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MaryL

I'm not sure if this is the correct newsgroup for my question because I
don't know if this is a Vista problem or something else. I am using Vista
Home Premium (full version, not OEM), running on a Dell 530 desktop that is
only 3 months old. I have Windows firewall and AVG free running. I
connected via cable and am using a Linksys wireless-G router. I run Adaware
almost daily and Spybot Search & Destroy on a weekly basis.

AdAware has never detected any major problems -- there always some files to
delete but never any *critical* problems. Spybot never reported any
problems at all, until today. However, today SpyBot reported ErrorSmart (1
entry) as a problem. When I tried to "fix" the problem," SpyBot responded
with an error message and could not fix the problem.

The error message says:
Unexpected error in fixing problems
(Cannot create file "C:\Windows\wininit.ini". Access is denied)

I rebooted, ran AdAware (no problems detected), then re-ran SpyBot. The same
problem occurred.

When I click on the "+" beside ErrorSmart (within SpyBot) to expand, it
returns this information:
(SBI $C6597282) Web page
C:\Program Files\ErrorSmart\ErrorSmart.url

(Incidentally, I'm not sure if the message is SBI or SB1.)

Can someone on this newsgroup help? I don't have any idea what caused the
problem (or even what this problem means), and I have no idea how to fix it.

Thanks,
MaryL
 
M

Mark

The only thing I can suggest is running Spybot as "Administrator" and make
sure no web browsers or email programs are open.

Mark
 
M

MaryL

Dave said:
It looks like SpyBot treats ErrorSmart as a virus.
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=185039

Perhaps you have run ErrorSmart recently?
http://www.errorsmart.com/

Yes, that may be the problem. I downloaded a demo of ErrorSmart recently.
I did not buy the paid version, but the demo is still on my computer. I
will uninstall it and see if that solves the problem (in this case, the
"problem" may simply ben in the error message generated by Spy Bot).

Thanks!

MaryL
 

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