coyi64

Hardware is the other topic that is rarely talked about when an OS is not supported any more. Newer hardware especially motherboards lack XP support and lack of drivers too. So you may find the hardware upgrade path restricted if still wanting to stick with XP.

Spyhunter used to be listed on http://www.spywarewarrior.com/de-listed.htm#sh_note'>spywarewarrior quite a few years back for aggressive deceptive advertising. It's borderline now, but my rule of thumb, if a program has a chequered past, it shouldn't be trusted ever.

That's weird. I tried it out and I could delete the shortcut and create a new one without telling me that I need admin rights. I take it that you already tried the usual troubleshooting like turning off the UAC and etc.

Also happened to me yesterday. Keeps saying I have to be admin when I am already. However, I managed to get it working by installing the latest version on top of the older version. I didn't remove the older version first or carried out a clean install though.