ZoneAlarm ver 5.0.590.015

[Richard Urban]

Suggest you consider thoroughly before you install this. There are many
reports about
problems. I have had 3-4 myself and have gone back to ver 4.5.594.000.

1. Doesn't remember which tab you were in when you X out of the window.
2. Downloading becomes iffy! Seems to interfere with the Microsoft download
window.
3. Can't get the latest NAV updates from their web site because of #2
4. Doesn't recognize some of the AntiVirus programs (sort of like XP-SP2)


--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Jerry]

The biggest issue I noticed was that McAfee had to be totally uninstalled to
install this version of ZoneAlarm. I am not willing to do that.

 

[Gary De Feyter]

You are quite right. This version of ZA is full of bugs. Caused numerous
crashes on my system. Uninstalled it and went back to v 4.5 but found that
the "real time protection" mode of my eTrust EZ AV program was permanently
disabled. I had to use XP's system restore utility to get things back to
normal.

 

[worried]

Oh please.I just downloaded the new ZA,
and I pray I will not have any problems.
So far it get's along with Norton,but it's to be found
out how it all goes,after I used it for a while.

 

[Craig]

No problems here for me....I have been running that version since it came
out. I am running ZA pro though. You didn't mention if it was pro or not.

Craig

 

[Al Dykes]

No problems here for me....I have been running that version since it came
out. I am running ZA pro though. You didn't mention if it was pro or not.

Craig

I was just prompted to download 50_590_015. It complains
about the PFW in my Trend Micro AV, even thought the PFW
is turned off, and ZA and Trend have been happily coexisting
for months.

 

[Doc Shock]

I was just prompted to download 50_590_015. It complains
about the PFW in my Trend Micro AV, even thought the PFW
is turned off, and ZA and Trend have been happily coexisting
for months.

Same here. The latest ZoneAlarm says it won't install until I remove
PC-cillin, and PC-cillin says it won't install unless I remove ZoneAlarm.

Guess I'll have to stick with the older ZA unless someone has a work-around.

 

[Don]

Same with McAfee.

Same here. The latest ZoneAlarm says it won't install until I remove
PC-cillin, and PC-cillin says it won't install unless I remove ZoneAlarm.

Guess I'll have to stick with the older ZA unless someone has a work-around.

 

[Albert Sims]

No problems here for me....I have been running that version since it
came out. I am running ZA pro though. You didn't mention if it was
pro or not.

Craig

I've started my third day here with the free version, STILL no problems at
all either. Using Norton AntiVirus 2002 and a DSL connection to the
internet. Being I only have one computer, I do not have a router however.

 

[Interrogative]

Suggest you consider thoroughly before you install this. There are many
reports about
problems. I have had 3-4 myself and have gone back to ver 4.5.594.000.

1. Doesn't remember which tab you were in when you X out of the window.

Yes it does. They actually have preset that it goes back to the one window,
when I reported that it wasnt working right.

2. Downloading becomes iffy! Seems to interfere with the Microsoft download
window.

Both 5.x releases still interfere with things badly and they havent properly
fixed it yet. Unable to use any 5.x version here and I paid for it!

 

[Interrogative]

The biggest issue I noticed was that McAfee had to be totally uninstalled to
install this version of ZoneAlarm. I am not willing to do that.

No it didn't do that at least.

 

[FrankV]

Latest ZA Pro version 5.0.590.043 works as it should. I have no problem.

Frank

 

[Joan Archer]

It works well for me after installing version 5.0.590.043 before that I
had problems with defrag and chkdsk, not anymore.
Joan

 

[Sunny]

My Zone Alarm Pro, daily prompts me to update, but,
one day it offers ver 5.0.590.015, the next day ver 5.0.590.043.
then back to 5.0.590.015. (when it decides which one is correct I
will.....?)

 

[taff]

I think that whichever it offers, it will still download the latest
which is 5.0.590.043.

Taff.......

My Zone Alarm Pro, daily prompts me to update, but,
one day it offers ver 5.0.590.015, the next day ver 5.0.590.043.
then back to 5.0.590.015. (when it decides which one is correct I
will.....?)

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[Don MI]

It works well for me after installing version 5.0.590.043 before that I
had problems with defrag and chkdsk, not anymore.
Joan

Version 5.0.590.043 fixing the problem may be system specific. It did for
you, it did not for me.

Don

 

[Bullwinkel J. Moose]

zone alarm ver. 5.0.590.043 has everything fixed except the printer problem
for which an update is due very soon. I'm not having any problems with it or
my printer. I suggest you download the latest version. If you have .015
update to .043.

 

[Plato]

zone alarm ver. 5.0.590.043 has everything fixed except the printer problem
for which an update is due very soon. I'm not having any problems with it or

ZA is getting too bloated for its own good. ie a firewall shouldn't have
anything to do with printing. Perhaps some Symantec coders have moved
over to zonelabs

 

[steve]

god forbid! i was hoping the geneva convention forbid that ever happening.

 

[Bullwinkel J. Moose]

From what I understand there are several versions now of ZA. The free
version is still small and quick and very useful. There is a suite with
everything and a version with anti virus. I expect these are the one with
bloat. I'm using the free version of "pro" and it works just fine.