Re: Zone Alarm slowed download speed

"Michael BB" <mbb3977@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> I have ZA suite and had it installed on my laptop and saw no problems
> with lag or download speed. There are numerous factors of what you
> may think is the culprit and what isnt.
>
> What processor do you have? What programs run at startup?
>

I have a Dell 4600 WinXP SP2. I startup with:
DirectCD
NVidia Drivers
Aiptek Pen
Logitech bluetooth stuff
Norton Antirus
Sygate Firewall
dumprepGoBack - restore software
Logitech Setpoint Software (for Bluetooth Wireless)

Of course I'm running Sygate now but my problem cleared up immediately after
uninstalling ZA. (It was probably within the last year so it's a recent
version of ZA that was causing the problems. You can find it documented on
the net too. Don't know if they ever fixed it. Otherwise I was always happy
with ZA.

> Did you go through a step by step boot up in Windows to see if by
> eliminating something (ZA) would hellp you? Or it maybe as simple as
> turning the services off in the control panel under administrative
> options.
>

As you can see I run a pretty lean system. ZA (or it's interaction with
something else) was causing the problem.

> I do NOT run any software for firewalls, if some one gets through the
> router firewall than all the power too them. Its just back to Format
> C: and reload. Than again if someone has that much time to hack
> into my router and bother some home computers what the hell has the
> world come too.?
>

I don't see much point in my situation of using a hardware firewall over a
software one. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it though.

> Point being IT could be ZA, or it could be spyware or a trojan
> running on your system.
>

I doubt that was it. I've been doing computers since the 1970's and have
never had a crash, lost data, or a virus (knock on wood..which must be some
kind of record). It's also what I did for a living so I'm about as well
versed in computers as you'll find.

> Do a process of elimination, and go from there. There is
> documentation on ZA suposedly slow systems up , but who knows for
> sure?
>
> DID you search the knowledge base at ZA?

It was well reported (not sure which websites) so I don't remember where I
saw it. I could just see a trend was developing among users having problem.
I had it down to ZA or my Internet causing my problems (by deducing myself).
Once I read that I just uninstalled ZA and everything was fine. Went with
Sygate and things have been fine since. Thanks for taking the time to help.


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