I didn't know about the issue but first suspected the MS security patch as the culprit since the MBP in the living room was still on line through same wireless router connection to Comcast after the XP box had been updated and restarted. I chose to roll back the patch and wait for a fix as I'm also doing for SP3.
YMMV > Subject: Re: Windows Update/ Zone Alarm > > How about uninstalling the update, disabling automatic updates and then > not installing this one until a viable fix is out? > >> The latest version of Windows Update is incompatible with Zone Alarm, > > >> causing the firewall to block access to the Internet via IE and/or > >> Firefox. Zone Alarm is working on a solution, but in the meantime, > >> I've shutdown ZA and gone back to Windows firewall until they can get > >> along. -- He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's what drives men mad, being methodical. - GK Chesterton ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
