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Spybot - Win.ini In Use

by pfeif4 » Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:40:18 GMT

Any ideas why Spybot errors on the win.ini file being in use?  The
file is available before spybot runs and then gets locked until I
close spybot.

Thanks,
Mark

Re: Spybot - Win.ini In Use

by David H. Lipman » Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:48:18 GMT

The file handle is open by spybot.  Not a problem.  If you are using win9x/ME then
modifications to WIN.INI can be used to load infectors.

Dave








| Any ideas why Spybot errors on the win.ini file being in use?  The
| file is available before spybot runs and then gets locked until I
| close spybot.
|
| Thanks,
| Mark

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