Re: ZA stalls my machine
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Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:14:34 +0100
"Walt G" <waltergladwin@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> I am running the latest version of ZA Pro with XP Home Edition SP1. I have a
> recurring problem with ZA which goes like this.
>
> I install a program that needs to contact the internet. The first time it
> attempts to do so, my machine hangs. Pressing control\alt\delete repeatedly
> eventually brings up a ZA window asking if I wish to give the program
> access, but the computer is in a state where I am not able to click on this
> window (or anything else for that matter). The only option is to log out of
> my user account and reboot the computer.
>
> On rebooting, the program in question is now listed in ZA. I make sure the
> options are checked to allow the program to contact the internet. But my
> machine still hangs when I activate the program and it attempts to do so.
> More control\alt\deletes eventually bring up another unclickable ZA window
> asking me to allow the program to contact the internet (which I have done
> already). At this point I have to give up and either make do without the
> program or run it with ZA disabled.
>
> ZA does not behave this way when installing any kind of program but it does
> so with a sufficient number to be seriously troublesome. It does it with
> some (but not all) programs that require server rights, but also with some
> programs (but not all) which need to connect to the net from time to time to
> check whether an update is available.
>
> I would be grateful for any insights.
Exact same thing happens on my machine running Win2k SP3. In addition
it makes my hard disk whirr very violently for some reason. I uninstalled and
went back to v3.0. Theres many other posts here on the same topic.
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