Microsoft's AntiSpyware is causing problems with my users profile locations

Article Number: 0000000121

Created On: 2007-08-06 12:54:38

Last Updated: 2008-07-25 06:03:24


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Question

How to prevent Microsoft's AntiSpyware popup's?



Symptoms

Popup's requesting to allow or deny access to the students desktop appear for each user on every computer where AntiSpyware has been installed.



Cause

The Antispyware software is designed to work on a stand alone machine, it therefore requires acknowledgement of each user environment redirection like the user's desktop and start menu and start menu programs.

 

Profile redirection can be performed by Ranger or Windows GPO's therefore the fault is not with Ranger. The AntiSpyware software is designed for stand alone machines and not for networked machines. For more information about AntiSpyware please see links below.

 

Problems accessing the network after install.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350/

 

Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta release Discussion forum.
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICPspyware&sLCID;us

 

News information from Microsoft on security.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-15RSA05KeynotePR.asp



Resolution

Do not use Microsoft AntiSpyware on your network computers, otherwise you will have to acknowledge each redirection for each user on every machine running the software.



Applies To

Microsoft AntiSpyware and folder redirection

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