Re: ZoneAlarm Pro looses Settings

From: Jordan (drjster_at_myrealbox.whoiam.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 01:48:54 GMT

0x wrote:
> "Jordan" <drjster@myrealbox.whoiam.com> wrote in
> news:Gc%5d.378398$8_6.240001@attbi_s04:
>
>> Yes, you will lose all your settings but you'll create a new,
>> uncorrupted database. ZA will appear as it did after you initially
>> installed it.
>
> So, it is ABSOLUTELY no solution for someone who spent many weeks
> mastering his 'expert' rules, isn't it?

If you have a corrupted ZA database, it *is* the solution. Unless you'd
rather endure endless ZA crashes to save your expert rules.

> ...unless, the ZA's function:
> Overview -> Preferences -> "Backup and Restore Security Settings"
> is entirely reliable...
> but I have some reservations since I already know, for sure,
> the "ID Lock" settings aren't backed-up this way :(

If you do have a corrupted DB, it might not be a good idea to restore your
security settings anyway, as this may re-corrupt ZA.

The ZA Forums are an excellent source of information:
http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs 

-- 
Jordan