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I, thankfully, don't have too many problems with my PC (running HomeXP) but
suddenly today after a period of time everything seems to freeze up. When I
check the Task Manager at that point it shows vsmon.exe taking up almost
100% of the CPU allocation. After yet another reboot, I did a Google search
which showed that this appears to be a common problem and seems to be linked
to ZoneAlarm . I've used ZoneAlarm Pro for the last 2 years, updating
regularly, and it hasn't been a problem (apart from it always being the last
app available when booting up). I also do regular Virus checks (updated
daily) and Spyware checks using 3 different apps. All were done 2 days ago.
There doesn't seem to be a real answer to the problem wherever I've looked
but maybe I'm missing something. Some cases say that the problem just
disappears.
Very frustrating and I would be grateful if someone has any ideas. I
apologise if this has been answered before but everywhere I've looked gives
a vague "yes that has happened to me" but no answer to the problem.
Thanks
--
Pete
http://www.pw9.co.uk
I, thankfully, don't have too many problems with my PC (running HomeXP) but
suddenly today after a period of time everything seems to freeze up. When I
check the Task Manager at that point it shows vsmon.exe taking up almost
100% of the CPU allocation. After yet another reboot, I did a Google search
which showed that this appears to be a common problem and seems to be linked
to ZoneAlarm . I've used ZoneAlarm Pro for the last 2 years, updating
regularly, and it hasn't been a problem (apart from it always being the last
app available when booting up). I also do regular Virus checks (updated
daily) and Spyware checks using 3 different apps. All were done 2 days ago.
There doesn't seem to be a real answer to the problem wherever I've looked
but maybe I'm missing something. Some cases say that the problem just
disappears.
Very frustrating and I would be grateful if someone has any ideas. I
apologise if this has been answered before but everywhere I've looked gives
a vague "yes that has happened to me" but no answer to the problem.
Thanks
--
Pete
http://www.pw9.co.uk