Zone Alarm Nag Screen free v8.0.298.0 on Vista

Zone Alarm nag

Back to the beginning. Wonder of wonders, Zone Alarm nag screen has suddenly disappeared on both operating systems of XP Pro and Vista Ultimate!

I decided to go back to square one. Reloaded both XP and Vista from Acronis Back-up images. Uninstalled old versions of Zone Alarm and re-loaded the latest version in both OSs but the nag screen kept coming up.

Then set the default updates option from "auto" to "manual". And for reasons unknown, it now works without the nag screen coming up. Go figure, eh!

Empty Promises..........

You said that, but you didn't mean it, I'm sooo hurt.

I thought I'd contribute a little technical knowledge to this thread, so's I can't be accused of bein' here just for the sport, although there is that in abundance.

You know, I thought that Avira only blew up the nag screen when I was connected to the update server. Me's a bein old an all that, I guess I didn't make the connection fast enough to appease you. Waddya know, ZA works the same way. Anyway, I always turn off all automatic updates. If anything is going to be updated, I say where and when, not the software.

Anyway, I'm elated to hear about your "epiphany". I say, you should spread the word, and tell the world, "no longer does anyone have to suffer needlessly at the hands of evil software giants! Throw down your automatic updates, they're the work of the Devil".

So then, you maybe also should write a sticky, for posteriority's sake.

BTW, where did you dredge up all that Latin garbage, not to mention the Sheila nonsense, and the Hari Krishna BS. Don't tell me. I prefer to take comfort in my little explanation of the whole sordid affair. You either escaped from Botany Bay, were captured in the wild and raised in a convent, or possibly spent an idyllic summer swaddled in a sheet, collecting coins and harassing passers by in an airport, "splash screens are Satan's doing"! Oh, now don't be mad, I'm just funnin' witcha. Besides, you've given me a new screen name to live up to, "Captaincrazy"! I'm actually flattered. You're not still >>> <<< are ya?

It would seem that you think you're speaking for the masses, or perhaps you've suffered a psychotic break. Always a bad sign when you start referring to yourself as a we. And you call me "sanctimonius", hmmm.

Capn Crazy

removed all comments related to the ethics of freeware.

This started as a "nag" post and has turned into grumpy old men Which is probably what happens from being nagged in the fist place!

Nag nag nag. Grrrr.

Nag nag nag

Good call Kimsland! Great play on words. You got a genuine laugh out of me with the "nag nag nag".

Must admit I was surprised I got away with so much in this forum, and wondered when the Damocles sword would fall. Time to put it to bed.

Cheers Poppa B. :grinthumb

OK, lets assume for a moment I've learned my lesson of limitations. Guide me,please. Is it really necessary to reinstall 2 operating systems to untick the "automatic updates" box? :rolleyes:

If you mean changing color often enough to make the post look a mood ring, then you're right. For my next screen name I think I'll use "ROY G BIV".

I you want maintain your self exaulted status as a major literary force in a forum context, try to avoid direct, oh, "name calling". It does cheapen the exchange. I always try to dance around making comments like this, as I have a different take on literature.

But, in keeping with the Mediterranean theme, let me just say, "cogito ergo sum". Spice up the conversation with a little existentialism. Mediterranean, spice probably not as clever a wordplay as many others could muster, but an attempt at entertainment nonetheless.

captaincrazy says; "have a wonderful, uninterrupted, day and a pleasant tomorrow. No, really :wave: I always find the day goes better on a fresh copy of Windows.

As I stated earlier I had unticked auto updates and it didn't work. This option only worked after I had reloaded an Acronis image, uninstalled the old version of ZA, got all the latest Microsoft and system updates, then reloaded the latest ZA over the updates instead of the other way round; then finally unticked auto updates in Zone Alarm. Even then it took 2 to 3 restarts of ZA before something kicked in and the program worked as it should. This makes me suspect that some of the Microsoft or system updates that had been originally loaded over the latest version of ZA caused it to malfunction. However, when ZA is loaded over the updates it does work.

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