Microsoft came up with some new OS upgrades. One of them (I suspect it was NET 2.0) really screwed up the computer, so install with care.
(I suppose this is where all the Mac people bore us with their "Ha, Our computer doesn't do that!" posts)
Pitfalls in new XP Upgrade
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shooraijin - Posts: 9927
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net2.0 came out last week, didnt seem to mess up my comp though...what happened to yours exactly?
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glitch1501 - Posts: 2177
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Well, it lobotomized Zone Alarm (removed all the saved data), caused several "recovered from serious crash" errors and finally required me to use my System Recovery (Thank God I got XP Pro) and scan the registry for errors before it would start to work. I hope I got it back to normal. We'll see how things go as I begin using programs.
If it wasn't Net 2.0 then it was one of the 3 recent security fixes
If it wasn't Net 2.0 then it was one of the 3 recent security fixes
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Arnobius - Posts: 2870
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Yeah... it looks like it's an incompatibility with ZA that caused this and therefore one of the security patches. Once I uninstalled ZA, it seems to have got rid of my problems. Probably try reinstalling later and see if it was just corrupted during the install of the updates.
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Arnobius - Posts: 2870
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i would probably stay away from ZA, i have never liked it, and i think sygates firewall is better anyways...http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,8132,00.asp
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He wants them to learn to walk and must therefore take away His hand; and if only the will to walk is really there, He is pleased even with their stumbles.
Healing hands of God have mercy on our unclean souls
once again. Jesus Christ, Light of the World, burning
bright within our hearts forever. Freedom means love
without condition, without beginning or an end. Here's
my heart, let it be forever Yours, only You can make
every new day seem so new.
Every New Day - On Distant Shores - Five Iron Frenzy
Nail pierced hands they run with blood
A splitting brow forced by the thorns
His face is writhing with the pain yet it's comforting to me
Passion - Kutless
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glitch1501 - Posts: 2177
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To be honest, if you want a good firewall then I would say forget software altogether and go through a router. A hardware firewall is better and does not decrease system performance. I only have my Linksys router's firewall and I've had very few issues with spyware and viruses (essentially none since I started using Firefox for my browser).
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"There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt." - Niccolo Machiavelli
"But even as Josue and Caleb declared that the Land of Promise was good and fair, and that the possession of it would be easy and pleasant; so the Holy Spirit, speaking by all the Saints, and our Blessed Lord Himself assure us that a devout life is a lovely, a pleasant, and a happy life." - from An Introduction to the Devout Life, by St. Francis de Sales
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Steeltemplar - Posts: 1373
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Ha, our computer doesn't do that!
Why can't they just make something that works?
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Ha, our computer doesn't do that!
Why can't they just make something that works?
.rai//
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Strollin' in at dawn, wakin' up at noon's gonna catch up to me soon
'Just sleep when you're dead' is what I said 'cause I'm jumpin' off the moon
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Raiden no Kishi - Posts: 2518
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That might explain what happened to my box at work. After updating it wouldn't boot farther than the boot options screen you get when you F8. Finally it decided to boot so I was able to sys restore it. Almost had to knoppix the darn thing.
So if you don't update you're vulnerable to worms/hackers.......and if you do you're computer hoses.
I love MS.
So if you don't update you're vulnerable to worms/hackers.......and if you do you're computer hoses.
I love MS.
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