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Title: Zonealarm
Post by: tel on July 11, 2008, 07:52:53 AM
Thank you TMR.

Over a pint last night he was able to look in the other place and inform me of a nasty Microsoft Update which disables Zonelarm and blocks access to the interweb.
I knew that my problem was probably caused by this, as everything went pear shaped after a re-boot.
Update now removed and everything is now ticketyboo.

Will email MS with a bill for time wasted - won't hold my breath though.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: The Moan Ranger on July 11, 2008, 09:10:21 AM
Thank you TMR.

Over a pint last night he was able to look in the other place and inform me of a nasty Microsoft Update which disables Zonelarm and blocks access to the interweb.
I knew that my problem was probably caused by this, as everything went pear shaped after a re-boot.
Update now removed and everything is now ticketyboo.

Will email MS with a bill for time wasted - won't hold my breath though.

Blimey!  This must be the first time I've ever helped you with an IT problem. Yoda has chinks in his armour!




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Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Nick on July 11, 2008, 09:24:58 AM
That happened here yesterday.The nice man at the Indian Call centre told me to switch off Zone Alarm  cussing:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: tel on July 11, 2008, 01:26:29 PM
We are all fallible, sometimes.

Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Darwins Selection on July 11, 2008, 03:09:19 PM
We are all fallible, sometimes.


A disturbance in The Force perhaps?
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 12, 2008, 01:49:36 AM
I'm going to take a swag here, you installed SP3 didnt you.

Microsoft released a list of 'non compatible' programs, strangely enough the list was mainly rivals antivirus & security sodtware
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Barman on July 12, 2008, 04:46:33 AM
I'm going to take a swag here, you installed SP3 didnt you.

Microsoft released a list of 'non compatible' programs, strangely enough the list was mainly rivals antivirus & security sodtware
Nope... it was the regular security update on Tuesday...  noooo:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Darwins Selection on July 12, 2008, 06:46:21 AM
I'm going to take a swag here, you installed SP3 didnt you.

Microsoft released a list of 'non compatible' programs, strangely enough the list was mainly rivals antivirus & security sodtware


 lol: lol:
I like that.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 12, 2008, 08:44:44 AM
I'm going to take a swag here, you installed SP3 didnt you.

Microsoft released a list of 'non compatible' programs, strangely enough the list was mainly rivals antivirus & security sodtware
Nope... it was the regular security update on Tuesday...  noooo:

Wonder if they are continuing the 'accidental' incompatibility then. Make it sod awkward to get the third party stuff to work & the non technical use their security setup as its less hassle.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Nick on July 12, 2008, 10:12:48 AM
http://zonealarm.zonelabs.com/servlet/cc6?FgQUAYAQSVgpJsQOHjjLgxItmLPhgKLjQJhQmsVaVR (http://zonealarm.zonelabs.com/servlet/cc6?FgQUAYAQSVgpJsQOHjjLgxItmLPhgKLjQJhQmsVaVR)

 cussing:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 12, 2008, 10:56:41 PM
http://zonealarm.zonelabs.com/servlet/cc6?FgQUAYAQSVgpJsQOHjjLgxItmLPhgKLjQJhQmsVaVR (http://zonealarm.zonelabs.com/servlet/cc6?FgQUAYAQSVgpJsQOHjjLgxItmLPhgKLjQJhQmsVaVR)

 cussing:

Noticed 2 thinps there:

1. Vista is (surprise surprise) unaffected

and

2. In order to get the instructions to fix the lack of internet access you need er internet access
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Nick on July 13, 2008, 10:39:32 AM
Precisely.I only got the e mail AFTER I had uninstalled ZA! cussing:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Snoopy on July 13, 2008, 11:34:03 AM
No problems here ~ but then I have Vi$ta  whistle:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Barman on July 14, 2008, 10:32:09 AM
No problems here ~ but then I have Vi$ta  whistle:
No problems here - but then I don't use ZA  whistle:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Snoopy on July 14, 2008, 10:32:45 AM
No problems here ~ but then I have Vi$ta  whistle:
No problems here - but then I don't use ZA  whistle:

 rubschin: Good point ~ neither do I  lol:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Barman on July 14, 2008, 10:35:43 AM
No problems here ~ but then I have Vi$ta  whistle:
No problems here - but then I don't use ZA  whistle:

 rubschin: Good point ~ neither do I  lol:
lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: tel on July 14, 2008, 11:21:09 AM
Still nothing from MS.

Have tweaked ZA so that it now works with the update.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: tel on July 14, 2008, 01:14:13 PM
Have now installed/upgraded ZA and everything is fine now.

Will be visiting someone tomorrow who probably has the problem, no interweb since last Wednesday.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: The Moan Ranger on July 14, 2008, 02:09:46 PM
Have now installed/upgraded ZA and everything is fine now.

Will be visiting someone tomorrow who probably has the problem, no interweb since last Wednesday.

But he is a Scotchman...the PC is probably drowned in Buckfast.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Snoopy on July 14, 2008, 02:41:30 PM
Have now installed/upgraded ZA and everything is fine now.

Will be visiting someone tomorrow who probably has the problem, no interweb since last Wednesday.

But he is a Scotchman...the PC is probably drowned in Buckfast.

Scotch Man or Scotsman? We should be told.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: The Moan Ranger on July 14, 2008, 03:01:49 PM
Scotchman is a perfectly acceptable (although underused) term for those in porridge wog land. 
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Snoopy on July 14, 2008, 04:17:23 PM
Not if you are a Scot it isn't.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: The Moan Ranger on July 14, 2008, 04:22:08 PM
You are a Haggis Hound?
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Snoopy on July 14, 2008, 04:27:34 PM
No but my Great Grandfather was. I was raised to respect the fact that one drinks Scotch and fights Scots.

Given the "qualify by your ancestry" rules I could have played for three out of the four home nations.

My eldest son, by adding in his mother's antecedents, could have played for any of the four.

Fortunately neither of us were actually good enough to trouble the selectors.
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: tel on July 15, 2008, 08:12:47 AM
Tis not a North of the border person, but a young Sarf Afrikan lady!
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: Darwins Selection on July 15, 2008, 08:38:50 AM
Tis not a North of the border person, but a young Sarf Afrikan lady!
Boer or Bleck?
Title: Re: Zonealarm
Post by: tel on July 15, 2008, 11:41:25 AM
She has just been on the phone. She had been told to remove ZA - I told her to get the updated version pronto.