-=PCTechTalk=- AND NOW FOR TODAY'S TIP... A conflict with ZoneAlarm

As taken from Kim Komando's newsletter:


AND NOW FOR TODAY'S TIP... A conflict with ZoneAlarm

Q. Hi. I love your newsletter tips and cool sites. After I
downloaded the ZoneAlarm firewall, I noticed that I could not
run Check Disk anymore. I am using XP Home. When I went to the
ZoneAlarm site, I found others were having the same problem. The
suggested fix was to download an older version (4.5) till 5.0 is
updated. I did as suggested, and the older version lets Check Disk
run with no problem. What do you think of this solution?

A. I checked with ZoneAlarm after getting this message. The company
confirmed that there is a conflict, and that people can use version
4.5 in the meantime.

Check Disk is the equivalent of ScanDisk, which was used in earlier,
DOS-based versions of Windows. It is used to check the hard drive for
problems, and to fix them. To use it, click Start>>My Computer. Right
click the correct drive (probably C:) and click Properties. Select the
Tools tab.

Click Check Now. Under options, select both boxes. Click Start. A
message will ask if you want to run Check Disk when the computer is
next started. Click Yes and reboot the computer.

But I think you are putting the horse before the cart. XP is a
steady, clean-running operating system. You require ZoneAlarm's
advanced protection much more than Check Disk, which needs be run
only occasionally.

According to the company, the problem should be corrected within
a couple weeks. I plan to stick with version 5. I'll worry about
running Check Disk after ZoneAlarm fixes the conflict.

Kim :)


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