Re: ZoneAlarm opens window on desktop at start up

From: Clueless in Seattle (spamless_in_seattle_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: 29 Sep 2004 08:39:19 -0700

Thanks -E,

I've found a likely suspect in my Windows StartUp folder. Can you
show me how to add the -nosplash to the shortcut?

Here's what it looks like now:

   "C:\Program Files\ZoneAlarm\zonealarm.exe" -nopopup

"Euclid" <euclid@mmiv.nu> wrote in message news:<Mc_5d.650$Yr.170@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> You can try adding "-nosplash" to the startup shortcut, i.e. whatever makes
> ZA load automatically when you restart your computer. Where that's located
> depends on your op system. There are some sneaky locations.
> -E
>
> "Clueless in Seattle" <spamless_in_seattle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:d2a0907e.0409270730.1588b0f7@posting.google.com...
> > I've been running the free version of ZoneAlarm for a few years now
> > without too many problems.
> >
> > But lately it opens a window on my desktop and places a ZoneAlarm
> > button on my Windows taskbar. So every time I start my computer I
> > have to manually close the ZA window.
> >
> > I'd prefer that ZA just open in the background and stay there until I
> > double-click on the ZA icon in my systray if I want to look at the ZA
> > window.
> >
> > Anyone know how to tell ZoneAlarm to stop opening up that annoying
> > window each time I boot my computer?