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XP / Zonealarm + MS update = no internets
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:15 pm
by eebs
Just in case anyone gets the same problem I did today - if you find that you can't access the internet and you're running XP and Zonealarm, one of this week's Microsoft security updates conflicts with Zonealarm and screws up the internet so you can't access it. luckily it wasn't updated on the laptop / wii so i could find this webpage with a bit of info:
http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/boa ... e.id=33699
eeeee "panic over" bs
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:57 pm
by Jan
What is zone alarm?
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:12 pm
by eebs
it's a free firewall app
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:00 pm
by monet2u
you get what you pay for.
honestly, I love/hate computers. I love when they're working properly and hate when they're not!
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:17 pm
by katie
you get what you pay for.
honestly, I love/hate computers. I love when they're working properly and hate when they're not!
get a mac! i <3 mine and it still works like a dream, even though i've dropped it off the top of my car a time or two.
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:51 pm
by aquaphase
firewalls are a waste of time.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:06 am
by monet2u
you get what you pay for.
honestly, I love/hate computers. I love when they're working properly and hate when they're not!
get a mac! i <3 mine and it still works like a dream, even though i've dropped it off the top of my car a time or two.
yeah, I seriously considered it with my recent purchase...but the cost still keeps me from getting a mac. I can get more bang for my buck with a pc, sad but true.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:27 am
by zenmomma
firewalls are a waste of time.
why?
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:58 am
by aquaphase
firewalls are a waste of time.
why?
For personal use they really don't accomplish what most people think they should. For effectiveness you really need the protection before you actually get to your client machine. At our house we have a router that is immediately downstream from our modem. On this router I have the protective measures needed to prevent intrusion into our little "sandbox." Client-side firewalls such as the one built into XP & Vista or even Zonealarm are very popular, but really cause more problems for your home network than would a physical firewall device.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:43 pm
by Phyllis
get a mac!
macs suck. guess how many PC games you can play on it? well not that many.
gaming PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mac
4ever
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:35 pm
by aquaphase
get a mac!
macs suck. guess how many PC games you can play on it? well not that many.
gaming PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mac
4ever
Wrongo. With
VMware Fusion you can play all of them.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:06 pm
by Phyllis
80 bucks? nothx. i'm cheap which is why i prefer PC in the first place duuur.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:47 pm
by monet2u
someone on another forum had the same problem with zonealarm. i've passed along the info eebs. thanks