Re: Zone alarm interferring with windows explorer

From: Dr. Indera (inderaNOSPAM_at_optonline.net)
Date: 04/07/04

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    thank you mhicaoidh,

    i will take your advise and the next time it happens, i'll give the app
    permission.

    indera

    "mhicaoidh" <®êmõvé_mhic_aoidh@hotÑîXmailŠPäM.com> wrote in message
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    > Taking a moment's reflection, Dr. Indera mused:
    > |
    > | hello,
    > |
    > | when i open windows explorer and try to open a menu (file, edit, view)
    > | etc, a zone alarm (the free version) window will pop up asking if i want
    > | to allow windows explorer to access the internet. this also happens when
    > | i click on an any icon on my desktop.
    > |
    > | i recently downloaded and installed a zone alarm upgrade and since then,
    > | this has happened. how can i stop this from happening?
    >
    > Well, the easiest way is to give it permission, and tell it to
    remember
    > the setting. What you are seeing is a newer feature in ZA called Advanced
    > Program Control. It allows you to control programs using *other* programs
    > (that may have internet access). Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer
    > used to be intertwined as well; but, a recent change in IE has changed
    this.
    > So, you may be seeing results from both changes.
    >
    >

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