Re: WinXP update and Zone Alarm

["rick baird" <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've just switched to XP Firewall for now.  I'll go back when ZA gets a
patch.

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Steve McKay <steve.mckay@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> You can adjust the ZA slider to "medium" and it will work with KB951748
> until ZA gets a fix that works with the update.
>
> "rick baird" <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:mailman.2053.1215642767.6762.pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > FYI,
> >
> > If you use Zone Alarm for your firewall on XP, don't let windows
> > download their latest updates - particularly: KB951748
> >
> > details here:
> http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/07/09/microsoft-update-kills-zonealarm
> > I let windows update last night and went to bed, this morning zone
> > alarm was blocking all internet access.
> >
> > I had to shut it down and activate XP's firewall.
>
>
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