XP and Zonealarm

[whitty]

I haven't had any problems at all. I have used avast and ZA for at least four years without a problem.

[speckledbird]

Thank you to everyone that gave me advice.  Today I did some checking and decided to uninstall ZA(free) and I installed online Armor firewall(free).
I had scanned my computer with SAS and Malwarebytes(both free) and Avast 5.0 yesterday.  All came back clean.  In a few days I will install Avast 6.0, just making sure my new firewall is working without problems.

Avast forum is the best!  Thank you everyone!  Becky
I will report back after I update to Avast 6.0.   

[cynderella28]

I've got Windows XP SP3 and an older version of Zone Alarm (8.0.298.000)
I use IE8 and have Avast 6.0.1000 installed and I'm having no problems.

(I didn't install the Web Rep and I have the Auto Sandbox turned off.)

  LOL! I'm scared to death to install the 1021 or 1027 versions of avast.    

[speckledbird]

OMG  what a morning.
(On my Dell Desktop, win xp, sp3)This morning I got brave, first I turned off online armor firewall and clicked to update to 6.0.1000.  When I restarted after the Avast install, I was locked out. Online Armor had stopped everything.  About this time I was wishing I had stayed in bed. :'(
I went in, safe mode and tried last good configuration, no success.  restarted it a few times but no help.  so went back in safe mode and chose to restore to earlier date. Thank goodness it gave me back so control.
Now I have uninstalled online armor after Avast 6.0.1000 put messages up that it was installed, refused the Web Rep and re-registered it.
Right now Avast 6.0.1000 seems to be working fine and Windows firewall is on.
I'd like to install the latest ZoneAlarm free firewall, because I understand it.  But... I am afraid to do that at this time.  Afraid the Avast 6.0 will mess up.
Any suggestions.

[doktornotor]

I'd like to install the latest ZoneAlarm free firewall, because I understand it.  But... I am afraid to do that at this time.  Afraid the Avast 6.0 will mess up.
Any suggestions.

Will not mess it with 6.0.1035 - http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=74149.0

[speckledbird]

When I muster up some nerve, I will install 6.0.1035.
Please tell what to do to install 6.0.1035.  Can I just install it over 6.0.1000, of do I need to do a clean install?
When I install the new ZA(free).  Do I turn off Avast briefly, until ZA is installed?  Or can I just leave Avast 6.0.1035 up and running?

I don't want another scare.
Nobody here to help me get out of situations, just me, a grandma. 

[doktornotor]

Please tell what to do to install 6.0.1035.  Can I just install it over 6.0.1000, of do I need to do a clean install?

It's described right in the post I have already linked. Please read things more carefully.

You can either install from scratch, or over an existing installation of avast (any version). Users of the previous pre-release builds (6.0.1021, 6.0.1027) can also use the built-in program updater.

When I install the new ZA(free).  Do I turn off Avast briefly, until ZA is installed?  Or can I just leave Avast 6.0.1035 up and running?

Don't think it matters either way.

[speckledbird]

Sorry, I didn't open the link.  I thought it was where I download 1035.  I will go and read it , very carefully.  Thank you so much for your help.

[whitty]

I updated both my computers tonight to v.6.0.1035 and there have been no problems with ZA at all.