Zone Alarm & XP update problem
 

Picked this up elsewhere thought it was worth sharing.

http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/fr...cessIssue.html

Workaround to Sudden Loss of Internet Access Problem

Date Published : 8 July 2008

Date Last Revised : 9 July 2008

Overview : Microsoft Update KB951748 is known to cause loss of internet access for ZoneAlarm users on Windows XP/2000. Windows Vista users are not affected.

Impact : Sudden loss of internet access

Platforms Affected : ZoneAlarm Free, ZoneAlarm Pro, ZoneAlarm AntiVirus, ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, and ZoneAlarm Security Suite

Interesting. I used to use Zonealarm but I use Avast now.

YES! i was stuck messing with this on friday.. but i couldn't read this because i didn't have internet access :banghead:

Yep I got hit with it too. Easy fix once the issue was found out.