Serious Conflict: XP with ZAPro on Macbook

[fizzy_drink]

Hello.

I've been running ZoneAlarm Pro on XP SP2 for years with no problems at all.

Having just moved from my self-built PC to a Macbook, I installed XP along with ZA Pro (since it's always worked fine!).

I keep getting the blue screen of death whenever ZA starts on my new machine.



Rather then trying to solve it, can you recommend a good firewall that operates in the same way?

Fankoo.

Oms.

 

[cava83]

on the macbook are you using paralles or bootcamp?

have you got all the latest updates and have you got all the correct drivers on Windows?

Try re-installing zone alarm on it before you move to a different firewall.

 

[manicmonkey]

try uninstalling zonealarm, i dont know how youve managed to live with it, its the most annoying piece of software ive ever used!!

you dont really need a firewall if you keep your machine uptodate with the latest patches. plus if your connected through a router, rather than directly to the broadband modem, you'll be firewalled already...

if you really want a software firewall, use the inbuild windows one. it does the job, doesnt cost anything and doesnt try and scare u into thinking ur getting hacked every few seconds...

 

[fizzy_drink]

on the macbook are you using paralles or bootcamp?

have you got all the latest updates and have you got all the correct drivers on Windows?

Try re-installing zone alarm on it before you move to a different firewall.

I'm using bootcamp.

I'm using ZA because I don't use auto updates... I've lost my license documentation so I have to get it off my old HDD when I get the chance. Until I put my proper key in, I can't update.

I just wanted a little extra protection in the mean time... and ZA has always worked very well for me.

 

[cava83]

I see, well you could always download the updates, wack them on a USB and there you go

Why you using bootcamp instead of parallels? Entrigued

 

[fizzy_drink]

I see, well you could always download the updates, wack them on a USB and there you go

Why you using bootcamp instead of parallels? Entrigued

I fancied the idea of running it natively... I wasn't quite sure how fast/efficient it would be with parrallels, plus bootcamp is free (being beta software).

So far, so good (apart from the ZA issue, which will be sorted when I get the XP key off my HD tonght).

I'll move over to OSX eventually, once I'm used to it and I can afford the software for it.

 

[cava83]

"can afford the s/w on it" who needs to afford it?

I am still getting used to my mac, been a year!

 

[fizzy_drink]

What sort of stuff is freely available then?

Any sites you can recommend? I wouldn't mind giving the OSX a fair crack.