ZA/IE/WindowsExplorer

[Steve]

'Afternoon folks,

Yesterday I was trying to set up a connection for my daughter to get mp3's. I downloaded Morpheus, played with it for an hour, then uninstalled it.

Now every time I try to open a web page in IE5.0, Zone Alarm prompts me for the OK to let Windows Explorer access the internet. If I say no, no web pages can be accessed. What's goin' on?

I figure downloading Morpheus changed some setting or other, but I just can't find it.

Does anyone have an idea? I'm runnin' P3,Win98se,IE5.0.

Thanks in advance.

------------------
Peace and Love, brothers and sisters. Peace and Love

[Gallaeglagh]

ZA doesn't seem as robust as it used to. Try doing a full uninstall of ZA the reinstall or you might want to try Sygate. I think I saw on ZA's site something about doing a full uninstall.

------------------
When in doubt search on Google

[YODA74]

http://www.zonelabs.com/services/support_install.htm

go here for uninstall And install you will be doing some registry work so be careful.

------------------
PETE'S Computer Information Links (http://www.dreamwater.com/paleopete/computer.htm)

[This message has been edited by YODA74 (edited 01-06-2002).]

[Steve]

Hi Gallaeglagh,
Hi Yoda,

Thanks for the replies. I don't really understand. Why reinstall Zone Alarm? Seems like findin' out why Win. Explorer is tryin' to access the internet and how to stop it would work. Am I missing somethin'?

------------------
Peace and Love, brothers and sisters. Peace and Love

[Gallaeglagh]

I wish I had a good answer for "Why". If you follow through with the uninstall you should be good to go. I suspect ZA has been tweaked a bit too much to be compatible with Win XP that problems are creeping up.

------------------
When in doubt search on Google

[Steve]

Heh, heh. OK. I'm game. I'll uninstall/reinstall and see what happens.

------------------
Peace and Love, brothers and sisters. Peace and Love

[Steve]

Well, uninstall/reinstall complete.

Same thing. http://community.theunderdogs.org/smiley/misc/icon_confused1.gif

I wonder why I have to let Windows Explorer access the web in order to use Internet Explorer?

------------------
Peace and Love, brothers and sisters. Peace and Love

[sea69]

Steve, I hesitate to point out the obvious but with a bad install affecting system files like this I would suggest a scanreg /restore.

boot to option 6 "Command Prompt Only" by pressing F8(I'm not on win98 right now, but that should be it) , and at the prompt type:

scanreg /restore

with a space between scanreg and the / symbol.

only go back to the day before the problem occurred.

http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

simple but it works.


------------------
sea1_69@hotmail.com

homepage (http://www.seanweb1.homestead.com/3.html)



[This message has been edited by sea69 (edited 01-06-2002).]

[Steve]

Thanks Sea,

Please, don't hesitate. I'm not as quick on the uptake as some. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

It worked. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

------------------
Peace and Love, brothers and sisters. Peace and Love

[Whyzman]

Nice catch Sea! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

------------------
May all your dealings in life be win/win!

Whyzman

[sea69]

oh, by the way- the reason that morpheus residue was doing that was that it was calling windows explorer to look for your "My Shared Folders" where all the files you (would have) downloaded from morpheus live.

You may have had morpheus set to start on boot (an option that morpheus wants to be there)

I got this program a couple of weeks ago and have had no problems with it.. you just need to be really carefull what you allow it to do. (settings)

http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

------------------
sea1_69@hotmail.com

homepage (http://www.seanweb1.homestead.com/3.html)


[This message has been edited by sea69 (edited 01-06-2002).]

[Steve]

Thanks again Sea,

Knowing the "How To" is good but knowing the "Why For" is important too.

I appreciate it.

------------------
Peace and Love, brothers and sisters. Peace and Love

[This message has been edited by Steve (edited 01-07-2002).]