Wednesday, June 4, 2003, 12:14:57 AM, you wrote:
MP> Hello John, MP> Tuesday, June 3, 2003, 11:39:36 PM, you wrote: JM>> Hello Daniel, you wrote: JM>>>> I would recommend switching to Kerio Personal Firewall and AntiVir JM>>>> antivirus. More than likely ZoneAlarm is causing your problems. >>> As Martin mentioned, there is a problem with one of Windows XP update >>> patches. And, it can affect firewalls and/or virus scanners. >>> Laurence is not the first one to encounter this problem. JM>> That still doesn't change my original recommendation! MP> Can we deduce from Laurence's mail that this setup was identical before and MP> after the HD-crash: MP> ,----- [ ] MP> | Am running Zone Alarm Pro v3.7.159 in the background with Kasperky v4 MP> | anti-virus. MP> `----- MP> This was written in Laurence's mail too: MP> ,----- [ ] MP> | Have tried disabling both these to see if it makes a difference but still MP> | very slow and lock ups still happen. MP> `----- MP> In some places on this earth you might find some people confirming that a MP> particular Microsoft patch for XP slows down the computer. Probably a MP> conspiracy, but they're getting well organised and they succeeded to post MP> something about their mean lies on the internet: :-) MP> http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Apr/gee20030425019740.htm MP> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,110385,00.asp MP> It was even on this same list. MP> Now didn't Laurence mention something like: MP> ,----- [ ] MP> | I'm using Windows XP Pro SP1 with all patches up to date. ??? MP> `----- MP> Laurence probably has cured the problem, while we're still discussing it. MP> BTW: you probably won't be able to persuade me to ever install Antivir MP> on one of my computers anymore. But if you and many other people are MP> happy with it: why not? Thanks to all for the advice. system still not responding to The Bat! and still slow despite: a) removing ZA Pro b) removing AV c) removing the "offending" patch Have wiped HDD, re-installed XP Pro and again patched to SP1 + latest patches (- 811493 security patch). On a plain system - No AV or Software firewall - it is still slow and locking up the PC. Any chance that it could be that my mail file is on another disk drive (although it has always been there)? -- Best regards, Laurence mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62r | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
