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WinXP SP2 and ZoneAlarm
Too All:
I am reposting this as apparently, I discovered another problem with SP2 involving reformatting in Outlook Express. Hopefully, I have it fixed now. I just installed WinXP SP2 by way of the CD that I ordered for free from MS. So far, the only problem that I have is with ZoneAlarm. I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. I am also behind a hardware firewall, so ZA is mainly for monitoring programs (or adware/spyware/trojans) that are trying to phone home (which has helped me in the past). From what I have read the WinXP SP2 firewall does NOT have this capability. Following instructions from my PC manufacturer (Dell): Turn Windows Firewall Off http://support.dell.com/support/topi...=gen&cs=#step1 and How Do I Prevent Microsoft® Security Center® from Giving Me Warnings When it Doesn't Recognize My Firewall Software? http://support.dell.com/support/topi...&l=en&s=gen&cs I have done the following: Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall - OffandControl Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself NOW THE PROBLEM The Security Center is NOT remembering this setting and ever time that I start my PC: 1) I get a warning balloon message from the Security Center 2) ZA's startup hangs until I dismiss this message 3) Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself - is unchecked and I have to check it again. NOW THE QUESTIONS: 1) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by the GUI? 2) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by editing the Registry?Thanks,Steve |
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WinXP SP2 and ZoneAlarm
Try adding the following reg entry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center DWORD: FirewallDisableNotify Value: 1 -- Cheers, TC order is merely the prevailing form of chaos "Steve" wrote in message news:k5p_c.239135$8_6.175471@attbi_s04... Too All: I am reposting this as apparently, I discovered another problem with SP2 involving reformatting in Outlook Express. Hopefully, I have it fixed now. I just installed WinXP SP2 by way of the CD that I ordered for free from MS. So far, the only problem that I have is with ZoneAlarm. I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. I am also behind a hardware firewall, so ZA is mainly for monitoring programs (or adware/spyware/trojans) that are trying to phone home (which has helped me in the past). From what I have read the WinXP SP2 firewall does NOT have this capability. Following instructions from my PC manufacturer (Dell): Turn Windows Firewall Off http://support.dell.com/support/topi...=gen&cs=#step1 and How Do I Prevent Microsoft® Security Center® from Giving Me Warnings When it Doesn't Recognize My Firewall Software? http://support.dell.com/support/topi...&l=en&s=gen&cs I have done the following: Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall - OffandControl Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself NOW THE PROBLEM The Security Center is NOT remembering this setting and ever time that I start my PC: 1) I get a warning balloon message from the Security Center 2) ZA's startup hangs until I dismiss this message 3) Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself - is unchecked and I have to check it again. NOW THE QUESTIONS: 1) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by the GUI? 2) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by editing the Registry?Thanks,Steve |
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On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:56:00 GMT, "Steve"
wrote: Too All: I am reposting this as apparently, I discovered another problem with SP2 involving reformatting in Outlook Express. Hopefully, I have it fixed now. I just installed WinXP SP2 by way of the CD that I ordered for free from MS. So far, the only problem that I have is with ZoneAlarm. I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. I am also behind a hardware firewall, so ZA is mainly for monitoring programs (or adware/spyware/trojans) that are trying to phone home (which has helped me in the past). From what I have read the WinXP SP2 firewall does NOT have this capability. Following instructions from my PC manufacturer (Dell): Turn Windows Firewall Off http://support.dell.com/support/topi...=gen&cs=#step1 and How Do I Prevent Microsoft® Security Center® from Giving Me Warnings When it Doesn't Recognize My Firewall Software? http://support.dell.com/support/topi...&l=en&s=gen&cs I have done the following: Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall - OffandControl Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself NOW THE PROBLEM The Security Center is NOT remembering this setting and ever time that I start my PC: 1) I get a warning balloon message from the Security Center 2) ZA's startup hangs until I dismiss this message 3) Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself - is unchecked and I have to check it again. NOW THE QUESTIONS: 1) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by the GUI? 2) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by editing the Registry?Thanks,Steve Instead of turning off part of the Security Center's facilities, consider upgrading to ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1.011.000, which works very well with the Windows Security Center right out of the box. Donald L McDaniel Keep the thread intact Post reply to original newsgroup ================================================== ===== |
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On 9/5/2004 8:45 AM Pacific, Donald McDaniel wrote thusly: On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:56:00 GMT, "Steve" wrote: Too All: I am reposting this as apparently, I discovered another problem with SP2 involving reformatting in Outlook Express. Hopefully, I have it fixed now. I just installed WinXP SP2 by way of the CD that I ordered for free from MS. So far, the only problem that I have is with ZoneAlarm. I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. I am also behind a hardware firewall, so ZA is mainly for monitoring programs (or adware/spyware/trojans) that are trying to phone home (which has helped me in the past). From what I have read the WinXP SP2 firewall does NOT have this capability. Following instructions from my PC manufacturer (Dell): Turn Windows Firewall Off http://support.dell.com/support/topi...=gen&cs=#step1 and How Do I Prevent Microsoft® Security Center® from Giving Me Warnings When it Doesn't Recognize My Firewall Software? http://support.dell.com/support/topi...&l=en&s=gen&cs I have done the following: Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall - OffandControl Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself NOW THE PROBLEM The Security Center is NOT remembering this setting and ever time that I start my PC: 1) I get a warning balloon message from the Security Center 2) ZA's startup hangs until I dismiss this message 3) Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself - is unchecked and I have to check it again. NOW THE QUESTIONS: 1) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by the GUI? 2) Does anyone know how to fix this problem by editing the Registry?Thanks,Steve Instead of turning off part of the Security Center's facilities, consider upgrading to ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1.011.000, which works very well with the Windows Security Center right out of the box. Donald L McDaniel Keep the thread intact Post reply to original newsgroup ================================================== ===== I also have ZoneAlarm Pro and upgraded to the latest version (5.1.011.000) before going to XP SP2 and it works fine for me. There's a new checkbox in the newest ZA that works with the XP firewall so I'm assuming that is done automatically instead of the checkbox you describe. I did have to add the windowsupdate.microsoft.com site to the trusted URLs in ZoneAlarm in order to use the online Windows Update service., That's the only glitch I've seen so far. I did defrag after the install and do notice slower startup while waiting for ZA to load before my cable connection kick on. I've read that as XP learns which programs run most frequently, it will shuffle them to run faster. Barbara |
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Steve wrote:
I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. I am also behind a hardware firewall, so ZA is mainly for monitoring programs (or adware/spyware/trojans) that are trying to phone home (which has helped me in the past). From what I have read the WinXP SP2 firewall does NOT have this capability. Following instructions from my PC manufacturer (Dell): Turn Windows Firewall Off http://support.dell.com/support/topi...=gen&cs=#step1 and How Do I Prevent Microsoft® Security Center® from Giving Me Warnings When it Doesn't Recognize My Firewall Software? http://support.dell.com/support/topi...&l=en&s=gen&cs I have done the following: Control Panel - Security Center - Firewall - OffandControl Panel - Security Center - Firewall Recommendations - I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself NOW THE PROBLEM The Security Center is NOT remembering this setting and ever time that I start my PC: Hi If upgrading to ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1.011.000 as Donald McDaniel recommended is not an option, try this: Control Panel/Security Center, click on the "Change the Way Security Center Notifies Me" link in the left pane. If this setting is reset at each reboot, do the following: Someone in another newsgroup thread indicated that a Symantec service was the cause for this behavior on his computer (I can't remember in what newsgroup though). To "solve" this problem, disable the Security Center service: Start/Run -- services.msc Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it, set "Startup type" to Disabled. There is also a Group Policy setting available to disable the Security Center (Start/Run-- gpedit.msc). Take a look at the chapter for the Security Center in 06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC What settings are added or changed in Windows XP Service Pack 2? Group Policy settings (page 26 for me) 06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC ("Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Part 6: Computer Maintenance") can be downloaded from he http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en Note: WinXPSP2_Documentation.zip contains all the .doc downloads... -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx |
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WinXP SP2 and ZoneAlarm
Donald McDaniel wrote:
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:56:00 GMT, "Steve" wrote: Too All: I am reposting this as apparently, I discovered another problem with SP2 involving reformatting in Outlook Express. Hopefully, I have it fixed now. I just installed WinXP SP2 by way of the CD that I ordered for free from MS. So far, the only problem that I have is with ZoneAlarm. I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. Instead of turning off part of the Security Center's facilities, consider upgrading to ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1.011.000, which works very well with the Windows Security Center right out of the box. Donald L McDaniel Keep the thread intact Post reply to original newsgroup ================================================== ===== Don: So what has been your experience with ZA 5.1.011.000 to date? As I said in my earlier post post, I have been running ZA for about 3 years and from the reviews (users) that I have read (at CNET), it sounds like I should stick with 4.5.594.000. In the time that I have used ZA, I have seen when then come out with a new version that has lots of bugs. Any additional comments are appreciated. Thanks, Steve |
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"Steve" wrote in news:uSR_c.301412$eM2.170524@attbi_s51: Don: So what has been your experience with ZA 5.1.011.000 to date? As I said in my earlier post post, I have been running ZA for about 3 years and from the reviews (users) that I have read (at CNET), it sounds like I should stick with 4.5.594.000. In the time that I have used ZA, I have seen when then come out with a new version that has lots of bugs. Any additional comments are appreciated. Thanks, Steve I've had no problems with ZA free 5.1.011.000. either before or after upgrading to SP2 (XP Home on a Dell desktop and laptop). -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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I too have no problems with ZA 5.1.011. I kept using ZA 4.5 because of the
problems I read about version 5 but the latest version is fine. I have XP Pro with SP2. Glen "Han" wrote in message ... (only to alt.privacy.spyware) "Steve" wrote in news:uSR_c.301412$eM2.170524@attbi_s51: Don: So what has been your experience with ZA 5.1.011.000 to date? As I said in my earlier post post, I have been running ZA for about 3 years and from the reviews (users) that I have read (at CNET), it sounds like I should stick with 4.5.594.000. In the time that I have used ZA, I have seen when then come out with a new version that has lots of bugs. Any additional comments are appreciated. Thanks, Steve I've had no problems with ZA free 5.1.011.000. either before or after upgrading to SP2 (XP Home on a Dell desktop and laptop). -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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"Steve" wrote in message news:uSR_c.301412$eM2.170524@attbi_s51... Donald McDaniel wrote: On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:56:00 GMT, "Steve" wrote: Too All: I am reposting this as apparently, I discovered another problem with SP2 involving reformatting in Outlook Express. Hopefully, I have it fixed now. I just installed WinXP SP2 by way of the CD that I ordered for free from MS. So far, the only problem that I have is with ZoneAlarm. I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. Instead of turning off part of the Security Center's facilities, consider upgrading to ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1.011.000, which works very well with the Windows Security Center right out of the box. Donald L McDaniel Keep the thread intact Post reply to original newsgroup ================================================== ===== Don: So what has been your experience with ZA 5.1.011.000 to date? As I said in my earlier post post, I have been running ZA for about 3 years and from the reviews (users) that I have read (at CNET), it sounds like I should stick with 4.5.594.000. In the time that I have used ZA, I have seen when then come out with a new version that has lots of bugs. Any additional comments are appreciated. Thanks, Steve How old are those reviews? I've been using ZA Pro 5.1.011.000 since it was released. I seem to recall that this most recent version came within a week or two after 5.0 was released, so Zonelabs might have fixed a bug or two. I'm using Win 2K, and ZA is working perfectly on my laptop, and my daughter's laptop with XP running on that one. Bob |
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Don't listen to all the crackpots on CNET, Microsoft have declared there is
a problem with early versions of ZoneAlarm in conjunction with Win SP2 and advise updating to ZoneAlarm 5.1 but if you want to stick with an outdated FireWall then don't complain when the bottom drops out of your World. "Steve" wrote in message news:uSR_c.301412$eM2.170524@attbi_s51... Donald McDaniel wrote: On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:56:00 GMT, "Steve" wrote: Too All: I am reposting this as apparently, I discovered another problem with SP2 involving reformatting in Outlook Express. Hopefully, I have it fixed now. I just installed WinXP SP2 by way of the CD that I ordered for free from MS. So far, the only problem that I have is with ZoneAlarm. I am running ZA 4.5.594.000 as the reviews that I have read on the latest version are unfavorable. I have been using ZA for about 3 years. Instead of turning off part of the Security Center's facilities, consider upgrading to ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1.011.000, which works very well with the Windows Security Center right out of the box. Donald L McDaniel Keep the thread intact Post reply to original newsgroup ================================================== ===== Don: So what has been your experience with ZA 5.1.011.000 to date? As I said in my earlier post post, I have been running ZA for about 3 years and from the reviews (users) that I have read (at CNET), it sounds like I should stick with 4.5.594.000. In the time that I have used ZA, I have seen when then come out with a new version that has lots of bugs. Any additional comments are appreciated. Thanks, Steve |
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