SP3

[Edwest@Vrisis]

Am I the only one living this nightmare? Having read about the problems with
a confilct with Zone Alarm I downloaded and Installed the Zone Alarm new
update that works with SP3.
I then downloaded and Installed SP3 and the whole system crashed, unable
to start Windows at all, not even in Safe Mode!
I have just had to do a complete reinstallation - well done Microsoft!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Am I the only one living this nightmare? Having read about the problems with
a confilct with Zone Alarm I downloaded and Installed the Zone Alarm new
update that works with SP3.
I then downloaded and Installed SP3 and the whole system crashed, unable
to start Windows at all, not even in Safe Mode!
I have just had to do a complete reinstallation - well done Microsoft!

Did you read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717 before installing
SP2, and follow its recommendations?

 

[N. Miller]

Am I the only one living this nightmare? Having read about the problems with
a confilct with Zone Alarm I downloaded and Installed the Zone Alarm new
update that works with SP3.
I then downloaded and Installed SP3 and the whole system crashed, unable
to start Windows at all, not even in Safe Mode!
I have just had to do a complete reinstallation - well done Microsoft!

In the context of a problem with Zone Alarm, I'd be ragging on Zonelabs, not
Microsoft. Of course, I gave up on ZA back in 2001, when I discovered what I
considered to be a shortcoming in their application.

I installed SP3 on two Windows MCE 2005 computers without issue. Also
immediately after a system upgrade from Windows Me to Windows XP Home
Edition. All three XP systems were at SP2 when I applied SP3. None have
barfed; all are working as expected. None were running ZA, either.

Third parties are responsible for ensuring that their product will actually
work with the OS on which it will run.

 

[Unknown]

Why blame Microsoft?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
==============================
Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

• US:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

 

[Galen Somerville]

Am I the only one living this nightmare? Having read about the problems
with
a confilct with Zone Alarm I downloaded and Installed the Zone Alarm new
update that works with SP3.
I then downloaded and Installed SP3 and the whole system crashed, unable
to start Windows at all, not even in Safe Mode!
I have just had to do a complete reinstallation - well done Microsoft!

My old ZoneAlarm worked fine with SP3

Your the ZA problem was with update KB951748, not SP3

Galen

 

[Peter Jam]

Did you see this post at ZA:
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html

 

[Frank-FL]

Am I the only one living this nightmare? Having read about the problems with
a confilct with Zone Alarm I downloaded and Installed the Zone Alarm new
update that works with SP3.
I then downloaded and Installed SP3 and the whole system crashed, unable
to start Windows at all, not even in Safe Mode!
I have just had to do a complete reinstallation - well done Microsoft!

 

[Frank-FL]

Am I the only one living this nightmare? Having read about the problems with
a confilct with Zone Alarm I downloaded and Installed the Zone Alarm new
update that works with SP3.
I then downloaded and Installed SP3 and the whole system crashed, unable
to start Windows at all, not even in Safe Mode!
I have just had to do a complete reinstallation - well done Microsoft!

Seems to me that if Zone Alarm is causing problems, I would get rid of it.

 

[Big_Al]

Seems to me that if Zone Alarm is causing problems, I would get rid of it.

Zone alarm was just slow in getting the update out.
They should have known, if I read this article right:
http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan...ue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/

Just go to ZA and get the new version.
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html

 

[Rick]

Seems to me that if Zone Alarm is causing problems, I would get rid of it.

get the update. It must have been a very simple fix because it was
released 12-24(depending on what ZA product was installed) hours after
the problem was identified

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Rick
Fargo, ND
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http://www.ussliberty.org/

 

[Phisherman]

Why blame Microsoft?

Exactly, nobody twisted your arm to install SP3.