Zone Alarm ZA_60_667_000 Free Edition

[hmmm]

I have been using ZA 5.5.094.000 Free edition. I do believe above latest addition is now available for update. What are your views please?
Thank you.

[liam858]

I think there will be a lot of improvements betwen those two versions, the latest updates in the versions mentioned in the thread title are as follows:

New and improved features in ZoneAlarm Antivirus version 6.0.631.003

Fixed network detection issue.
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New and improved features in ZoneAlarm version 6.0.631.002

Routine maintenance items.
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New and improved features in ZoneAlarm Antivirus version 6.0.667.000

Fixed - POP email not working when co-existing with NAV
Fixed - Free ZA blocking some Remote access software from accessing ZA Alert notifications
Fixed - Propel compatibility issue
Fixed - Multiple 'loopback' entries in firewall zones after upgrade.

Nothing really exciting, but probably makes for an all round improvement.....BUT "if it ain't broke".


Liam

[poppy4]

If you decide to update you should uninstall your current version before installing the new version. It is highly NOT recommended to install the new over the old.
I use the free ZoneAlarm version 6.0.631.002, and many folks had problems by installing over, I didn't because I uninstalled the old first,and ZA themselves recommend uninstalling old version first.

[summertime]

Hi Poppy.

It's good to read a post from you again. In reply to your question about the newest free ZA update: "AARGH!!!!" That's my response and here's why:

I downloaded the update, but when I doubleclicked to run the install I received the error message that it was "not a valid Win32 application". I don't know what that means, but tried to run it again and had same error message.

When I visited the ZA forums site I was amazed to see so many posts with problems trying to install the new update and problems also after installing it. I posted my own problem there and will wait for any replies. Take a look at the site, Poppy---It'll blow your mind with the numerous problems listed there.

For now I'm glad that it wouldn't run on my computer and I've deleted it. I'm going to wait till they clean up that version before trying to install it.

[hmmm]

I have up graded my 5.5.094.000 Free edition to ZA_60_667_000 Free Edition without any problem at all!!!!!
I might be a lucky one then.

[poppy4]

Hi summertime,

Have been monitoring the problems as well, and will keep my version 6.0.631.002 operable until I think it is safe.

I just d/l the new version, but will not install until I think the kinks are worked out.

I do think one of the keys to ZA is uninstalling the old entirely before installing the new version....anyway that usually works for me.

hey hmmm, that's good to hear.... ....glad you resolved this.

[Welshjim]

No problems for me in installing the latest version of ZA and I installed it over the previous, so I would keep my settings.

[poppy4]

That's great news Welshjim.........ZA is working hard to fix the bugs, from what I've read in the forums.....and it's nice not to have to mess with the settings.
I had some 'irksome glitches earlier with ZA, but like it enuf to keep. Maybe I'll 'muster up' and try.

[Welshjim]

While uninstalling ZA using Control Panel|Add/Remove or using zauninst.exe (found in your Zone Alarm folder) is easy enough, it does not always get rid of the bits and pieces
http://nh2.nohold.net/noHoldCust25/P...tallNonNT.html

[gep]

Hello All,
if you have already, or you are about to install new version of Zonealarm, i did post this in Business software a week or two ago. The Fix in case all goes wrong.

Some people have just done the Top part, some the bottom for XP.

98 is mentioned as well.

This is a message i received from Zonelabs today Re:Error

Thank you for contacting Zone Labs Technical Support.

I understand you are receiving a System Error.

This is most likely due to corruption within Zone Alarm. Please use the
procedure below to completely remove Zone Alarm, and then reinstall the
latest release by itself.

Clean Uninstall Procedure

Part 1. Uninstalling the program.
1. Click on start
2. Click on All Programs
3. Click on Zone Labs
4. Right Click on Uninstall Zone Labs Security
5. Select Properties
6. Click in the Target box and scroll all the way to the right
outside the quotes
7. Type the following with a space in front of it: /rmlicense
8. Click Apply
9. Click OK
10. Disconnect your computer from the internet
11. Double click the ZA icon by the time
12. Click on Overview
13. Click on the Preferences tab
14. Remove the check mark from Load Zone Alarm at start up
15. Remove the check mark from Protect the Zone Alarm Client
16. Restart your computer
17. Click Start
18. Click All Programs
19. Click Zone Labs
20. Click Uninstall Zone Labs Security
21. Click yes on the Security warnings, and proceed with the
uninstall

Part 2 Cleaning up remnants
Windows 2000/XP
1. Shut down you computer
2. As you start it up tap the F8 key on your keyboard until you
see a startup menu
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode
4. Press Enter
5. Log into the Administrator account
6. Click Yes to any warning messages that come up.
7. Open My computer
8. Open the C: Drive
9. Open the Program Files Folder
10. Delete the folder labeled Zone Labs, if not present proceed to
next step.
11. Close this window
12. Open My Computer
13. Open the Windows Folder
14. Delete the Internet Logs folder, if not present proceed to next
step
15. Open the System32 folder
16. Delete the Zone Labs folder, if not present proceed to next step
17. Close this window
18. Click Start
19. Click Search
20. If an assistant comes up select All Files and Folders
21. Do a Search for and delete any of the following files found:
· vsdata.dll
· vsdata95.vxd
· vsdatant.sys
· vsmon.*
· vsmonapi.dll
· vsnetutils.dll
· vspubapi.dll
· zlparser.dll
· vsxml.dll
· zlavscan.dll
· zaplus.*
· zapro.*
· zlparser.dll
· zonealarm.exe
· zoneband.dll
· vsinit.dll
· vsutil.dll (please right-click, Properties -> Version to be sure itis
a ZA file. Do NOT delete this file unless it is a Zone Labs file!)
· GLB*.* (delete any of these that you find in any of your TMP or
TEMP folders)
22. Click on Start
23. Click on Run
24. Type Regedit
25. Click OK
26. Navigate down to the following path
hkey_local_machine\software\
27. Click the Zone Labs folder so it is highlighted
28. Press Delete on your keyboard to remove it. Click on Yes when
the warning displays.
29. Navigate to the following path
hkey_local_machine\system\current_control_set\services
30. Click on the Vsdatant folder so that it is highlighted
31. Press Delete on your keyboard to remove it. Click on Yes when
the warning displays.
32. Close Registry Editor
33. Right Click on the Recycle Bin and select empty
34. Restart your computer

Windows 98/ME
============
1. Click Start, Run
2. In the Run box type in MSConfig
3. Click OK
4. Click the Advanced Button
5. Place a check in Enable Startup Menu
6. Click OK, then OK again
7. Restart your computer
8. Upon restart choose Safe Mode off the menu by using the
arrow keys on the keyboard and pressing Enter
9. Once in Safe Mode close the help and support screen
10. Double Click My Computer
11. Click Tools, Folder Options, View Tab
12. Place a dot next to "Show Hidden Files and Folders"
13. Remove the check from "Hide Protected Operating System Files
(Recommended)"
14. Choose Yes to the warning
15. Click OK
16. Double click "C:"Note: In the future steps if you do not see any
files or folders, please click the "Show Files" link to view them.
17. Double Click the "Windows" Folder
18. Double Click the "System" Folder
19. Scroll almost to the bottom of this windows and find the
file "VSData95" (It may or may not say .VxD at the end of it)
20. Highlight the "VSData95" that you found and press Delete on
your keyboard, Click Yes
21. Close Windows Explorer
22. Click Start, Run
23. In the Run box type in RegEdit
24. Click OK
25. Click the + next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
26. Click the + next to SYSTEM
27. Click the + next to CurrentControlSet
28. Click the + next to Services
29. Click the + next to VxD
30. Highlight the "VSData95" folder
31. Press Delete, click Yes
32. Close the registry Editor
33. Do a search as stated in 2000/XP section for files from step 21.
34. Click Start, Run
35. In the Run box type in MSConfig
36. Click OK
37. Click the Advanced Button
38. Remove check in Enable Startup Menu
39. Click OK, then OK again
40. Restart your computer.

It worked on mine, straight from Zonelabs Technical.

Hope this helps, GEP

[poppy4]

Thanks GEP.

[william p]

I guess I had blind dumb luck. I downloaded over the older version and haven't had any problems. My new version is 6.0.667.000