boot time scan (2)

[lee16]

hi,
people keep saying that boot time scans can only do boot time scans on NT OS's because under win 2000 the OS's are limited, but programs like spybot, ad-ware and AVG can scan on boot up on my win98 SE, are these different types of boot up scans or am i missing something here?.

--lee

[RejZoR]

Are you sure you think Win2000? Or do you think WinMe (Windows Milennium).

[lee16]

Are you sure you think Win2000? Or do you think WinMe (Windows Milennium).

They are different OS's and win ME is fat32 as far as i no and im not sure if it is limited, i do have win ME somewere in the house, is that as protected as win xp ect?.

But that didn't really answer my question, did i not make myself clear?, i can re-phrase if i didn't, just ask

--lee

[Lisandro]

Lee, sorry, you opened the forum (2) about the same issue...

Let's try to answer:

Win ME is fat32 as far as i no and im not sure if it is limited

I think it's not a system file problem (NTFS x FAT32). It's an OS problem.
I have Win XP at FAT32 and boot scan is allowed.

I do have win ME somewere in the house, is that as protected as win xp etc?

Yes, boot scan is a feature, a possibility, not a protectin on-access. You're as protected as you were at 2k/XP. The boot time scanning allow clean/repair files that are in use. You can in Win 9x use the 'Safe-mode' of booting (F8).

[lee16]

Yes, boot scan is a feature, a possibility, not a protectin on-access. You're as protected as you were at 2k/XP. The boot time scanning allow clean/repair files that are in use. You can in Win 9x use the 'Safe-mode' of booting (F8).

im sorry but i get a little confused at times, are you saying win ME can use the boot time scan?
 

in my origional i also said

but programs like spybot, ad-ware and AVG can scan on boot up on my win98 SE, are these different types of boot up scans or am i missing something here?.

could you explain that aswell please.

P.S. im sorry if i sound a little rude, i no i can be sometimes but it is not intensional.

--lee

[Lisandro]

Are you saying win ME can use the boot time scan?

No, Windows 9x and Millenium cannot use this feature.
This is a feature restricted to NT based OS, i.e., Windows 2000 and XP

But programs like spybot, ad-ware and AVG can scan on boot up on my win98 SE, are these different types of boot up scans or am i missing something here?.

Well, this is a very good question to the programmers...  
I think it's not a real 'boot time' but after boot, the program 'freezes' the other startups and run. It will be the same as closing 'all' programs and running it. But, like I said, I'm not sure and could be completely wrong on this guess.

[RejZoR]

Boot-time scan is only available on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and its NOT on Windows 95/98/98SE/Me.

The boot scan on Windows 98 is a startup check like scandisk on cold reset. Its not a real boot-time,but its a dos level scan. I can say its quiet limited.

[lee16]

ok thanks for that help again guys

--lee