Microsoft Update & Zone Alarm 7.0

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:35:37 -0500, Unknown wrote:
> What poppycock! Talk facts not your emotions.

Hear, hear!

Good on ZA to quickly release a fix. Not going to place blame on anyone
because of this.

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> The issue has been resolved. Checkpoint has released Zone Alarm
> Version 7.0.483. Workarounds or other actions aren't necessary.
>
> "MB" <MB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CC1C4981-9DCD-4ADB-8344-0122287981A5@microsoft.com...
> > Zonealarm Free will not be supported at this time. Their paid products
> > are.
> > Go to their webiste and type in 'kb951748' and they tell you how to solve
> > the
> > issue:
> >
> > 1. Go into the Zonealarm panel.
> > 2. Select 'Firewall'.
> > 3. Move the 'Internet Zone Security' slider to the 'Medium' setting.
> >
> > This will solve your internet access issue.
> >
> > "R. McCarty" wrote:
> >
> >> Just a little info. Be careful of today's Microsoft Updates on machines
> >> that are using Zone Alarm Free ( Version 7.0.462 ) after rebooting the
> >> Zone Alarm client will block almost every web access with an alert.
> >> Still investigating and trying the newer 7.0.473 version to see if it
> >> will
> >> rectify the situation.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

See Big_Al's reply in this thread.

"John" <a> wrote in message news:OR6ziD74IHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> "Lee Antony" <leemailx-msnews1@yahoo.co.k> wrote in message
> news:uvPy%23U64IHA.4352@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> I've just installed 7.0.483.000, and the outstanding MIcrosoft updates.
>>> Everything seems to be working ok so far. Thanks to ZoneAlarm for
>>> their swift action.
>>
>> Swift action?
>> Checkpoint had knowledge of this update four months ago.
>
> Do you have any proof (URL)?
>
>> They did nothing to help their users until disaster
>> came upon them. Maybe an error in timing but still shame on them.
>
> How were they supposed to release a fix for something that wasn't "broken"
> back then?
>

Lee Antony wrote:
> See Big_Al's reply in this thread.
>
> "John" <a> wrote in message news:OR6ziD74IHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Lee Antony" <leemailx-msnews1@yahoo.co.k> wrote in message
>> news:uvPy%23U64IHA.4352@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> I've just installed 7.0.483.000, and the outstanding MIcrosoft updates.
>>>> Everything seems to be working ok so far. Thanks to ZoneAlarm for
>>>> their swift action.
>>>
>>> Swift action?
>>> Checkpoint had knowledge of this update four months ago.
>>
>> Do you have any proof (URL)?
>>
>>> They did nothing to help their users until disaster
>>> came upon them. Maybe an error in timing but still shame on them.
>>
>> How were they supposed to release a fix for something that wasn't
>> "broken" back then?
>>

Actually Anthony, I never saw a list of vendors that were involved, just
'other major vendors'. So they (ZA) might have missed the memo.