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Zonealarm Pro Problem

Fat_Boy
Fat_Boy Posts: 10,655 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
I have ZA Pro installed on my comp and just recently I had noticed that system cpu usage was hitting 100%, and therefore killing the speed of my system. A quck check on taskmanager shows that it is ZA that is doing this, any ideas why? It has always been ok before :mad:
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  • Mr_Skint_2
    Mr_Skint_2 Posts: 5,183 Forumite
    Some issues here....http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=1058
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    ZA doesn't even show up on the first page on my layout in the task manager. The question is... is it ZA itself, or is there some other process going on that triggers ZA...?

    Hm... does it show as busy in the task bar during these times?

    Do you keep the old versions safe and so could uninstall the current version and step back by one?

    If not - let me know which one you have now and I can email you the one before.
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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Mr_Skint wrote:
    Some issues here....http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=1058
    The date on the first post there is april 2002 and they are talking of versions 3 dot something...

    ..things have moved ahead and ZA is in the six dot somethings... only the problems haven't changed :)
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
    DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
  • Fat_Boy
    Fat_Boy Posts: 10,655 Forumite
    Mr Skint - Have had a read of that forum, though the posts date from 2002, they could still be relevant to my problem with ZAP v6.

    Squeaky - I have backup copies of the setup programme, thanks or the offer though.

    I'll do a complete uninstall/reinstall.......when I get back from the pub! ;)
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  • Mr_Skint_2
    Mr_Skint_2 Posts: 5,183 Forumite
    Fat_Boy wrote:
    Mr Skint - Have had a read of that forum, though the posts date from 2002, they could still be relevant to my problem with ZAP v6.

    Squeaky - I have backup copies of the setup programme, thanks or the offer though.

    I'll do a complete uninstall/reinstall.......when I get back from the pub! ;)


    Yeah sometimes, new version same problem....
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    There have been a fair few problems reported with the latest version of ZA. The previous version; 5.5.094.000 appears much more reliable.
    Get it from; http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=zalarm
  • Mr_Skint_2
    Mr_Skint_2 Posts: 5,183 Forumite
    Shame you got a paid version though when theres so much
    freebie stuff out there.. ICS I suppose? If not Sygate...
  • Fat_Boy
    Fat_Boy Posts: 10,655 Forumite
    Have uninstalled ZAP v6 and installed v5.something, internet has never been faster :):) Just hope it doesn't start using all my system memory again!

    Thanks to Donnie for that link to the old versions :beer:

    (Oh and in case anyone remembers a thread I started a week or so ago about the smilies/avatars from this site being static on my machine, well they are moving again!)
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