Re: OT Beware Windows XP update!

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:33:57 GMT, myths@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (cecilia) wrote:

>On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:18:44 +0200, Steve Hayes
><hayesmstw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>I installed a Windows XP update today and in blocked Internet access. 
>>
>>Be very careful of installing it, and make sure you have Ststem Restore
>>enabled (I was only able to send this after doing a System Restore)
>>
>
>
>Problem:
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/09/ms_dns_patch_zonealarm_woes/
>
>Possible workround:
>http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html
>
>(I haven't tried it yet.  To get it, I needed to use Windows Firewall
>instead of ZoneAlarm.)

It's not a patch, it's a new version of ZoneAlarm - and a 44MB
download.  I don't consider that a good fix...

John