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267166 2004-09-06 10:59:00 Maybe easier just to manually download from here : www.safer-networking.org each time it updates? Randolf (75)
267167 2004-09-06 11:10:00 That was not there a couple of days ago. Various readers found that they could not get the 30 Aug update, for no good reason, when others could. The problem remains....
Cheers
Tonyf
TonyF (246)
267168 2004-09-06 11:52:00 Tony:

I'm also on 98SE.
I get my updates from Spybot's own buttons for that on my machine (Search for Updates/ Download Updates) - nothing more complicated like having to go to the website or mirrors or whatever.
( In fact. I've been mystified why other people do that. Comes of being a newbie, no doubt. Maybe someone will enlighten me why they download from MajorGeeks or somesuch when the programme itself will do it? There must be a reason)

Anyway, although I can't answer your question, here's what I've noticed recently...
I did download the August 20 update successfully, but as it didn't show in my Spybot info immediately (was in the text list of actions, though) I thought I hadn't got it.
Then it just "appeared" a few hours later.
A similar thing happened with the August 30 update. That time I went in & out of the programme several times waiting for it - but zilch.
I simply gave up then - but it was there 2 days later without me doing anything else.
My firewall (free ZoneAlarm) shouldn't have been a hold-up, as Spybot is Allowed Internet Access without asking permission.
I used Firefox for both of those updates, by the way.

My suggestion - rather than drastic measures like re-installing, why not download from the programme - and then just wait..?

Maybe the 98SE Good Fairy takes a day or 2 to wake up when in Spybot mode?

(hhmmm - not enough frogs to kiss at this time of year...)


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Laura (43)
267169 2004-09-06 12:00:00 Hello Laura. You describe the problem well. Because a few of us could not get 30 Aug no matter what, reinstalling just might have fixed it. Did not the first couple of times. Why this time ? Dunno !!
Strange that some happy folk get 30 Aug at once.
Now if everything worked first time, would it not be boring ??
Grandkids coming to stay next weekend - not boring !!
Cheers Tony
TonyF (246)
267170 2004-09-06 12:01:00 Forgot to say - I'm using Advanced mode.
And (yes, I know it's a silly question) you're not still using the beta version of 1.3 are you?
Laura (43)
267171 2004-09-06 12:56:00 Hey there zqwerty , buddy i also do't do the beta stuff ...
It just came thru ...
Mike W :)
KatiMike (242)
267172 2004-09-06 21:25:00 Hello Laura. Definitely not beta ! And using the Spybot buttons. Don't know why it suddenly decided to deliver 30 Aug... TonyF (246)
267173 2004-09-15 11:21:00 While surfing through the Spybot support forum I found this (forums.net-integration.net) thread which might help those of you who aren't getting the Spybot update files.
Cheers, Andrew
andrew93 (249)
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