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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 5:34 am
Rosie: I just presumed you were trying to access a POP3 type e-mail account. I'm not exactly sure what MSN uses but apparently it isn't POP3. You might try visiting mail2web again and use the 'advanced login' to see if you can access using a different protocol such as IMAP4. Otherwise, you may have to wait until your DSL service is restored. How long has this been out anyway?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 6:44 am
Who! Thanks for asking that question. I wanted to know that info, too. Dra, thanks for the answer!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 8:20 am
Morning DRA - Still using dial-up this morning. Going to switch over to dsl in a few minutes to see if all has been repaired. Messenger has been failing off and on for 3 days now but I could get online long enough to access my mail until yesterday. Heard rumors of a virus and a strike at the same time but only get recordings when I call dsl provider. Thank goodness I remembered when Legal had problem a while back and was able to use an old dial-up system to access the board. That is what I finally did last night. Guess I am just venting and what a difference from dial-up to dsl. Like a covered wagon to a jet plane. lol
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 9:28 am
Thank you for the suggestion, Draheid. I will do that this afternoon. I figured I'd better wait, to see what you said before re-activating ZA. I've had both of them working simultaneously for approximately two months with no trouble.I guess it's the update which caused that. What's nice about Sygate is they give you a better idea of what wants to access the internet when those boxes come up for permission.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 9:46 am
Rupertbear: If you would like to see the effectiveness of your firewall, check out the testing offered at grc.com or click here to go directly to the tests there. After you click 'Proceed' you should first try clicking on 'Common Ports' to see the most likely vulnerabilities you may have. With ZoneAlarm Pro running on my computer, the site reports that I am 100% 'Stealth' to the internet which means that, for anyone looking to the IP address I am using, there is not even a computer connected to it. Hope this helps.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 10:09 am
Dra..you are using the pay one, not the free?
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 10:23 am
Texannie: Yes, when I originally started using ZoneAlarm, I had to purchase the 'Pro' version to work with 'Internet Connection Sharing' I was using at the time. I do have the free version running on another computer here and it works as well as the paid version though. (I use a router now but paid for ZAPro so I keep using it. lol)
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 2:11 pm
Whoami, Dra called it correctly. Nobody has asked that question before, but it is something I will want to know in the future I am sure, and my CRS will kick in and I will come here and ask the very same question that has already been answered. I like to think of it as preparing Dra for sainthood.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 3:51 pm
Thanks Dra.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:32 pm
Yay, yay, yay! My system checked out the same as yours, Draheid. So, I guess now I feel quite secure. Thanks, sweetie...you're the bestest! ((hug))
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:20 am
What is WINMGMT?
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:23 am
Wait...let me have a guess...ahhhhh...Windows Management?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:32 am
very good!! why do I need it?
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:50 am
Lol...Annie, I was just about to answer that but I think I hear Draheid's footsteps in the hallway, so I gotta scoot before he knows I was sitting in his chair!;)
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:54 am
From Answersthatwork.com: Winmgmt WinMgmt.exe (Microsoft) Windows Management Instrumentation from Microsoft. WMI enables software developers and system engineers to write scripts for the management of devices, user accounts, services, networking, and other aspects of Windows. Recommendation : The use of WMI is increasing all the time, so we recommend leaving this task alone.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 11:06 am
OK..so here's why I asked the question. Still having the @#$@#$$ freezing problem, now for no rhyme or reason. When I hit control/alt/delete the last time it locked up, I noticed that winmgmt was there in the close program box. After I rebooted, hit control/alt/delete again and it wasn't there. Just wondering if that could be contributing to my probs.
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 11:31 am
I'm baaaaccccckkkkk. GRR. OK, my problem with the trojan and intrusion alerts *seems* to have gone away. However, I'm now having a new problem. Windows is no longer shutting down properly. I like to turn my computer off at the end of the night. Before my virus problem, it was shutting down fine. Then, at first, it would try to load up and I'd get an "explorer" error. I'd have to restart to get it cleared. Now when it tries to load, I get the "safe mode" screen because windows didn't shut down properly. I tell it to load in regular mode, and then it loads up and runs fine. Any suggestions? Win 98 SE, IE6, Dial-up. Thanks in advance. Also, I deleted this file to get rid of the trojan. C:\BOOTLOG.TXT
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 12:45 pm
Texannie & Mygetaway: Do either of you have any type of system diagnostics program you can run on your computers? I use Norton WinDoctor, a utility included in their SystemWorks package. I run it frequently and almost always find discrepencies in some configuration or missing file, etc. I don't know of any free or online utilities like this, but I'd bet running one would help resolve the problems you are both having. MGA: The file 'C:\BOOTLOG.TXT' is not necessary. It can, and probably will, be created again when windows starts up anyway. It is simply a log of the startup process, showing you what process was started during boot and the results of that startup. You can often scan the file to determine what programs are failing to load properly during the startup process. Hope this helps. These random sort of problems are the most difficult to resolve because it is impossible to know the exact cause and make the corrections necessary to fix them.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 9:13 am
FWIW: The latest version (5.something) of the free Zone Alarm has been causing havoc with peoples computers. Causing freezes and lock ups. There is a big discussion about it on their message board. If you haven't upgraded yet, I wouldn't until they have worked the bugs out. I uninstalled the latest version and put back on the 4.5 version and it cleared up all my problems.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 10:45 am
hmmm... i just upgrade too. Will have to check that, thanks Ladytex! I ran PC doc but it froze.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 10:55 am
Oh...thanks Lady Tex. The info is much appreciated! I will uninstall it then but I don't know how to put the older version back. ( I'm sure the answer is obvious! lol)
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 10:59 am
Thanks, Ladytex!! I downloaded the new one, and have had a few freeze-ups but I didn't associate ZoneAlarm with being the problem. I just mailed in my digital camera card reader for repair yesterday. I hope it was not screwing up because of conflict with Zone Alarm. I see I still have the August 2003 version in my download files. I think I will do what you did, uninstall the new one and put the old one back on. Thanks for the heads up on this problem. 
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 11:13 am
Waaaa, I didn't keep mine 'cos Draheid recommended uninstalling it & Sygate, then reinstalling ZA. I don't want to jinx myself, (saying I have had no problems since re-installing)...I've already been told by dh that I should leave well enough alone, when offered 'updates'! rofl ;)
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 11:44 am
Juju, I have not been keeping up with their forum for a while so I thought I should check up on the situation too. Thanks for the heads up on this. For anyone else running ZoneAlarm or ZoneAlarm Pro, if you have recently upgraded to the version 5, there are many reports of conflicts, bugs, slow down of your internet access, etc. related to the new version. One of the FAQs at ZoneLabs suggests downgrading if you are experiencing any problems and they provide these links for previous versions of their programs: ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5 ZoneAlarm Free 4.5 You should uninstall any versions you currently have installed before attempting to install the 4.5 versions. FWIW, I am still running ZoneAlarm Pro version 4.0 - and I haven't renewed my update subscription in a long time. I feel very confident I am sufficiently protected and see no need to upgrade at this time.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 11:48 am
Thanks Draheid. I'm off to do that now. 
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