Not serious just frustrating

preachy · #1 January 24th, 2008, 10:00 PM

Hi

Bit of a weird one this.
I recently bought a copy of Bit defender 2008 internet security, installed it and it works fine, however, the taskbar icon wont show up after a restart unless i lock/unlock the taskbar.

Also im using a nvidia gfx card and that icon wont show up unless i enable it in the control panel. it happens everytime i turn the pc on that i have to do this which is a bit of a nuisance.i have unin & reinstalled both applications a number of times but the same thing happens each time, even though on a couple of occasions it has asked me to confirm a registry change at start up ( in the case of the nvidia icon)

Any ideas on how to solve this? i guess smethign is awry in the registry but i unsure about where to sart.

Gracias amigos

**AnnMarie** · #2 January 25th, 2008, 12:05 AM

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even though on a couple of occasions it has asked me to confirm a registry change at start up

Hi preachy. It sounds as though security software that you have installed might be causing this problem. Spybot's TeaTimer and Ad-Aware's Ad-Watch are both well known for doing this. Do you have either program installed?

preachy · #3 January 25th, 2008, 07:16 PM

I have adware installed but I dont think that either of them are selected,

I have at times in the past installed things like ewido and avg antispyware, but have either uinstalled or disabled them.

............i think.

**AnnMarie** · #4 January 25th, 2008, 07:26 PM

Well what program is asking you to confirm a registry change when you boot?

preachy · #5 January 26th, 2008, 12:37 AM

On the couple of occasions it asked it happened after installing bit defender. I had to install it a couple of times because the tray icon wasnt showing up when i first installed it and there support team recommended a reinstall as the best option

**AnnMarie** · #6 January 26th, 2008, 01:48 AM

What program is asking though? Windows doesnt ask you to confirm a registry change after an install.

preachy · #7 January 26th, 2008, 12:59 PM

Sorry, that wasnt very clear of me. It was Bit Defender that asked me to confirm that registry change at start up.

**AnnMarie** · #8 January 26th, 2008, 11:43 PM

Oh I see. Is your OS XP?

If so, to see if another program loading at startup is causing the problem, try cleanboot troubleshooting (disable all except Bit Defender).

See here for more information.

preachy · #9 January 28th, 2008, 06:11 PM

Thanks AnnMarie, I'll do that, but I've just bought a new case so I might just format and reinstall the lot, thanks for your help

**AnnMarie** · #10 January 28th, 2008, 11:36 PM

You are welcome preachy. Sometimes a fresh start is a good idea.