ZoneAlarm problem

Piper · Post by **Piper** » Sat Feb 16, 2002 4:23 pm

I'm running ZoneAlarm (latest version) under WinXP. My problem is that when I launch a program (does not matter which one) to access the 'net ZoneAlarm constantly asks me if I want to allow the program to connect. It never remebers that I tell it to allow this program to always connect. Never had this problem under WinMe. Any ideas?

bluewhale · Post by **bluewhale** » Sat Feb 16, 2002 4:32 pm

just a SWAG, but does this happen if you log on as an Admin equivalent? Another possible issue: are you on a network with a DNS server? And maybe wiping ZA out, remove the directory and install again? They claim it's XP compatible, and Zone Labs usually gets it right the first time out..

tunis5000 · Post by **tunis5000** » Sat Feb 16, 2002 7:49 pm

They STILL haven't fixed that yet huh? It's a bug with ZA and XP, it doesn't remeber anything... I tried everything, uninstalled, reinstalled, etc etc, wouldn't remember the programs so I said screw it. I use Sygate Personal FW now and it's perfect in XP...

Piper · Post by **Piper** » Sat Feb 16, 2002 9:17 pm

I gave up on ZoneAlarm

I'm now running Sysgate and all is well

One thing I've noticed, though. My Windows shut-down time takes about 15 seconds longer to complete since I installed this program. Is this normal?

tunis5000 · Post by **tunis5000** » Sun Feb 17, 2002 9:12 pm

Yeah my shutdown is kinda slow as well, I guess Sygate is the culprit...

ketchup · Post by **ketchup** » Tue Feb 19, 2002 4:31 am

Is Sygate better than Tiny?

tunis5000 · Post by **tunis5000** » Tue Feb 19, 2002 3:18 pm

"Better" I don't know. It does the job just as well. I didn't like Tiny, it was too complex... every time I went to use GameSpy it wanted permission for every server it refreshed, what a pain in the ass. Sygate is simple and it works, I like it...

Piper · Post by **Piper** » Tue Feb 19, 2002 5:12 pm

I think part of my problem was I was'nt logging on with a password.

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 4:21 pm

so how can u not log on in an winxp system?
if there is only one user defined, you'd either have to enter a password or if there was no password set, you'd just default into auto login for the administrator account (the primary user it asks u for during initial setup)

Piper · Post by **Piper** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 7:15 pm

I'm the only user so XP would just log me on as Admin., but I had no PW set/saved. I'm not sure if this was causing the problem since I no longer am running ZoneAlarm, but I was told this may have been my problem.

bluewhale · Post by **bluewhale** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 7:16 pm

I think XP, like W2K can choose to always log on as the same person as you said : but the user doesn't have to hit enter or anything so the often think there is no password/security. I don't like this option, but set someone up yesterday to log in as a user named Power User with a preset password.