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Thread ID: 68574 2006-05-03 18:28:00 Help! Esp if you are a ZA user Naruto28 (7236) Press F1
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451762 2006-05-03 18:28:00 Hi,

I have recently uninstalled Zonealarm because it was causing a lot of trouble. Just when I was thinking that everything was fine, this Zonealarm page Blocks every single Internet site I go on to. But, every time I restart my PC, the Internet will wiork for like 5 mins and then the ZA thing will come again.

Here is a pic of what I am talking about:

i21.photobucket.com

I have done some research, and I have found out that I may not have totally uninstalled ZA yet. So, I am gonna try and reinstall ZA and then uninstall it following the instructions in my research. If the problem still occurs, I will have to rely on you people =)

thanks
Naruto28 (7236)
451763 2006-05-03 21:14:00 You need a magnifying glass to see that pic.

Try this, its an email I got from Zonelabs, when I had probs installing ZA.

To uninstall / remove all files for ZA.

01.) Restart your computer
02.) When you see the screen go black and it starts booting back up keep
tapping the "F8" key (at the top of your keyboard)
03.) This should bring up a menu. Choose Safe Mode off the menu by
using the arrow keys on the keyboard to highlight Safe Mode and press
Enter
04.) If you get a message asking to go to Safe Mode, choose Yes. If you
get a help and support window, close this.
05.) Once you are at the desktop, Click Start, My Computer
06.) Click Tools, Folder Options, View Tab
07.) Place a dot next to "Show Hidden Files and Folders"
08.) Remove the check from "Hide Protected Operating System Files
(Recommended)"
09.) Choose Yes to the warning
10.) Click OK
11.) 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.

12.) Double Click the Program Files Folder
13.) Right Click the Zone Labs Folder, click Delete, and choose Yes
14.) Close this window
15.) Click Start, My Computer
16.) Double Click the C:
17.) Double Click the Windows Folder (It may also be WinNT)
18.) Right Click the Internet Logs Folder, click Delete, and choose Yes
19.) Double Click the System32 Folder
20.) Right Click the Zone Labs Folder, click Delete, and choose Yes
21.) Locate and delete the following files in this folder

- vsconfig.xml
- vsxml.dll
- vsregexp.dll
- vsdata.dll
- vsdata95.vxd
- vsdatant.sys
- vsmonapi.dll
- vspubapi.dll
- vsinit.dll
- vsutil.dll
- zlcommdb.dll
- zlcomm.dll

22.) Clear your Temp Directory per the instructions below.

- Go to Start -> Run
- Type %temp% and click OK
- Select all of these files and delete them

23.) Clear the Prefetch folder per the instructions below.

- Go to Start -> Run
- Type Prefetch and click OK
- Select all of these files and delete them

24.) Remove the following registry entries by going to Start -> Run and
typing in regedit. Use the folders on the left side of the window to navigate
to the specified directories.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zone Labs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\vsmon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\vsdatant

*Important Advisory: Deleting registry entries incorrectly may cause
serious problems to your operating system, which may necessitate the
need to reinstall it. Please make sure you are able to perform these
deletions correctly before you decide to edit the entries. If you are not
sure, you should seek help from someone who is familiar with editing the
registry.

For information about how to edit the registry in Windows, from your
desktop, click Start >> Run >> and type regedit. Click on Help >> Help
Topics. Under the Contents tab, click Change Keys and Values (this may
be found under the How to... section).

Also, you should always make a backup of the registry before editing it.
You can find this in the same section of the Help files.

25.) Close this window, then empty your recycle bin.
26.) Restart the computer.
27.) Try to install the latest version again.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
451764 2006-05-03 21:24:00 Thanks speedy, but I have solved the prob. all I had to do was to reinstall ZA got to prefernces and untick : 'Load ZA at startup', and then uninstall it. =) Zonealarm is soo annoying when it comes to uninstalling. Thanks again =). Naruto28 (7236)
451765 2006-05-04 01:37:00 Thanks speedy, but I have solved the prob. all I had to do was to reinstall ZA got to prefernces and untick : 'Load ZA at startup', and then uninstall it. =) Zonealarm is soo annoying when it comes to uninstalling. Thanks again =).
I've never had a problem with it. Taking it out of the startup is common sense, you'd have a hard time uninstalling any program that is still runnning.
pctek (84)
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