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I have my Security Zone Alarm set on High and always have had. Why would it
suddenly change now. I know when I called the phone company that morning,
they said some thing about MS updates, but I wasn't paying attention to what
they said. But I shouldn't have to down grade my Firewall from High to Medium
when it's been working fine for a very long time. The only time these
downloads didn't work was this one time. Harriet
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I use Windows XP Pro, SP3, and the free version of ZoneAlarm. I
have not noticed any obvious change in the ZA settings, but within the
last 24 hours or so, I suddenly found that most outbound Internet
connectins would not work -- and downgrading security of the "Internet
Zone" in ZA from "High" to "Medium" restored my access.
It hadn't occurred to me to relate this to recent Microsoft updates, but
there have been some and I've installed them, and I can't think of any
other recent change that might be relevant.
Davd Gillett
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<<<<<<< On 10 Jul 2008 at 4:46, [log in to unmask] wrote:
_Update for Windows XP (KB951978)_
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(javascript:parent.fnExpandDetails(8)) _Windows Malicious Software Removal
Tool - July 2008 (KB890830)_ (javascript:parent.fnExpandDetails(8);)
_Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748)_
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I have a Dell Dimension 8400 using Win. XP Home.... and I also have been
using Zone Alarm free firewall, and Avast free Anti-virus. While ago,
Windows
informed me I had some updates to download (the above). I did that, but
when
I tried to get online, I couldn't get on. I looked in my firewall and
things had been changed about in there, and I don't know what is supposed to
be
checked and which is not. So I changed it back, it still didn't work, so I
called the phone company and they told me to disengage my firewall .... I
did and
it worked. So something in the firewall prevented me from getting online.
I
had every thing checked so it could do that, but it has to be Win downloads
and not my firewall.
So, I did a system restore to remove the downloads which now works. Does
any one know what Microsoft did in those three downloads to make those
downloads not work. And why does my Firewall get different settings when
I never
touch it. Is there a better firewall or at least one that is easier to
work
with than Zone Alarm which is free.
What I also want to know if how can I get past those three updates and make
it work with my firewall? Harriet>>>>>>>
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