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| Thread ID: 73205 | 2006-10-11 04:36:00 | Firewalls, Security & Hardware | MasterofZack (11276) | Press F1 |
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| 490687 | 2006-11-27 06:30:00 | I dumped ZoneAlarm, because it was a resource hog Everyone keeps saying this - I have had ZA 4 for years now, its certainly isn't munching resources on my PC. In fact having a check with various programs, its one of my smaller less obtrusive things. Maybe its just the new versions?? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 490688 | 2006-11-29 09:33:00 | Master Zack I am intending to two anti-virus software programs to help protect my computer. In order to; 1) help prevent either of the programs from interfering with the other; and 2) help prevent malicious software programs from interfering with the two anti-virus packages through the use of a mechanical over-write disabling switch, I intend to place each of the two on to two separate Secure Digital (SD) flash memory cards (only one of which would be used at any given time). Somebody with whom I had discussed this set-up gave me a look like I was nuts! Can anyone see a problem with this? (Please clearly state what your position is on this). Installing programs on removable media eg. SD cards is a waste of time unless the program itself is designed to be used this way. Almost all Programs such as Antivirus apps have entrys in the registry. My AVG Antivirus chucked up 130 registry entrys under Grisoft alone there are probably several hundred more under different headings. So even if you managed to install the program on a SD card, as soon as you remove it you create hundreds of invalid registry entrys that wont all be valid when you plug in the SD card again. Installing 2 AntiVirus Programs is also a waste of time for the same reason as above because it is the registry entrys that each program generates that cause the problems. Installing Programs on different partitions is also a waste of time because all the registry entrys are in the Windows OS located on where else but C:/Windows Ian |
i-gordon (962) | ||
| 490689 | 2006-12-03 02:44:00 | Speedy Gonzales, I have downloaded the firewall, but have yet to install it on my machine. I downloaded it at a friends place and they decided that they would give it a go. They downlaoded it themselves and installed it - but when they tried to use it, they had trouble with the way IE consequently displayed web pages. I'm just wondering, given that the person in question seems to think that they know a little bit more about computers than I suspect they really do, if it is because of something that the Comodo firewall is doing, or if their problem might have its origins/cause somewhere else? Did you have any problems yourself that you managed to fix or get around when you installed the firewall yourself? |
MasterofZack (11276) | ||
| 490690 | 2006-12-03 03:28:00 | Nope havent had a prob with Comodo . I know with IE 7, some sites havent changed their layout, so it works properly with IE 7 . This isnt a prob with Comodo or you . Whoever maintains whatever site/s, needs to fix it . And there's not much u can do, until they fix it . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 490691 | 2006-12-03 03:33:00 | Master Zack Installing programs on removable media eg. SD cards is a waste of time unless the program itself is designed to be used this way. Almost all Programs such as Antivirus apps have entrys in the registry. My AVG Antivirus chucked up 130 registry entrys under Grisoft alone there are probably several hundred more under different headings. So even if you managed to install the program on a SD card, as soon as you remove it you create hundreds of invalid registry entrys that wont all be valid when you plug in the SD card again.Ian Actually, u can install programs on U3 USB flash drives. Thats what theyre made for. These programs are specially made for USB flash drives, and dont put anything on a hdd or in the registry. Avast comes pre-installed on these, when u buy them. Well maybe not all of them, but it did on mine. BUT, its only a trial. I'm not too sure how long it lasts tho. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 490692 | 2006-12-03 04:07:00 | I would also like some advice from someone knowledgeable in the subject to tell me - what it means when you go to the update site for MS software to check you download history; and find that there are double entries for certain patches etc., one of which is crossed to mark a failed attempt to download and install and the other identical entry has a tick to mark a successful install. Does that mean that the patch is properly installed or not? I would greatly appreciate some light being shed on this.... Again...and I know I am laboring the point here, but if you get the latest version of Belarc Adviser (Google for it) it will tell you if all your M$ and Windows updates and hotfixes are up to date. Check it out. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 490693 | 2006-12-03 20:33:00 | Maybe its just the new versions??I kept upgrading to the latest version, then I was researching into download performance and ZA was the culprit on a lot of issues with it. Sygate 5.5 is probably similar to the earlier versions of ZA. I first used ZA when it was version 2.1. | KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
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