Why Does ZoneAlarm Pro Re-Ask Permissions??

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Hi Group,

I have ZAP Ver 3.5.169.002 installed on a stable XP Pro system. When I
re-boot or re-start my Internet connection, ZAP re-asks for all
permissions I have previously granted in a prior session.

Anyone able to shed some light on why??

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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:46:46 GMT, phoenix
<phoenix@fakeaddress.invalid> wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:24:58 +1000, Avenger© wrote:
>
>> Hi Group,
>>
>> I have ZAP Ver 3.5.169.002 installed on a stable XP Pro system. When I
>> re-boot or re-start my Internet connection, ZAP re-asks for all
>> permissions I have previously granted in a prior session.
>>
>> Anyone able to shed some light on why??
>>
>> Cheers
>
>Hi
>
>It was a known problem with earlier versions of ZA. To resolve it you need
>to delete the rules database and let ZA recreate it. To do that uncheck the
>'Load ZA at startup' and reboot your PC then go to the \Internet Logs
>directory (it should be under \Windows) and delete *all* the files in ther
>(keep any *.txt log files you may need) and restart ZA. It will ask for
>authorisations for your programs again but should only happen the first
>time. Don't forget to check the 'Load ZA at startup' option again so ZA
>starts automatically at boot.
>
>Regards
>
>Bill

Thanks muchly Bill. I wonder if it is worthwhile downloading Ver 5.
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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:59:56 GMT, phoenix
<phoenix@fakeaddress.invalid> wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:05:22 +1000, Avenger© wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:46:46 GMT, phoenix
>> <phoenix@fakeaddress.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:24:58 +1000, Avenger© wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Group,
>>>>
>>>> I have ZAP Ver 3.5.169.002 installed on a stable XP Pro system. When I
>>>> re-boot or re-start my Internet connection, ZAP re-asks for all
>>>> permissions I have previously granted in a prior session.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone able to shed some light on why??
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>It was a known problem with earlier versions of ZA. To resolve it you need
>>>to delete the rules database and let ZA recreate it. To do that uncheck the
>>>'Load ZA at startup' and reboot your PC then go to the \Internet Logs
>>>directory (it should be under \Windows) and delete *all* the files in ther
>>>(keep any *.txt log files you may need) and restart ZA. It will ask for
>>>authorisations for your programs again but should only happen the first
>>>time. Don't forget to check the 'Load ZA at startup' option again so ZA
>>>starts automatically at boot.
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>Bill
>>
>> Thanks muchly Bill. I wonder if it is worthwhile downloading Ver 5.
>
>My pleasure. :-)
>
>I have version 5 (there was a new release a couple of days ago) on all my
>systems and haven't had any problems although some people have. The problem
>you're describing was resolved a couple of releases back although I can't
>remember when exactly.
>
>Regards
>
>Bill

Just downloaded and installed latest version and all appears okay so
far. (said with fingers and toes crossed ;o)

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