I'm confused as to why I can't fully immunize (it says that I'm not the administrator) because I am the administrator. When I tried to immunize, it told me that it couldn't fully immunize because my settings were too low??? How do I change the settings and what should I change them to? Also, whenever I check for problems, I can't remove everything it finds either because it says that I'm not the administrator. What is wrong?

Thanks!

Ruth, what operating system are you running - XP or Vista? What version of Spybot do you have 1.6 or 1.6.2? If you don't have 1.6.2, upgrade to that version. There are problems with Vista and Version 1.6.

If you still cannot fully immunize with version 1.6.2 in normal mode, try clicking "Undo" and then click "Immunize." Note: Undo could take a while, so be patient. If that doesn't work or you still cannot fix problems with version 1.6.2 in Normal Mode, make sure you have downloaded the latest updates and then go into Safe Mode and login to the Administrator account. Run "Immunization" and then "Check for Problems" in Safe Mode and see if things work right there. It's possible you could have malware that is interferring with Spybot in Normal Mode. By running in Safe Mode, you will prevent malware from running, thus making it easier for your scanner to detect and remove malware.

Thanks Repa! I didn't know what to do.

I have Vista for my operating system. I have version 1.6.2 of Spybot. I ran an Immunization and a Check for Problems in Safe Mode and there were no problems! There were zero unprotected items when I Immunized, and it removed all of the problems that were found!

Should I always run Spybot in Safe Mode? Should I always Immunize before Checking for Problems? How often should I run it?

Thanks for the reminder about Tut#4! Forgot about that. I run scans weekly, but it's good to read it again! Thanks also for answering my questions! Very helpful!