Re: Latest Microsoft security updates caused network problems.

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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:41:30 -0500, Bob I <birelan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Zone Alarm is the issue. Either uninstall the latest MS update,


That's a choice, but not the best one.


or lower the ZA setting so it doesn't kill the internet.



Lowering your security is a very dangerous way to react to the
problem.

The best choice is to dump ZA and use the Microsoft firewall instead.




Mark Dyson wrote:
I have an HP zd7000A laptop running XP MCE with SP3. Last night the automated update service downloaded what appeared to be the usual suspects: some security patches and the latest malicious software removal tool. After installing and re-booting, my network connectivity has gone to pot. I can still ping external URLs so I know I have a good connection, but any attempt to load a web page or download e-mail results in a time-out error. Likewise when my AVG anti-virus tries to connect to the update server. This was all working perfectly this morning, right up to the instant I re-booted after the patch installs.

I'm stymied: the system can't download any possible updates or fixes Microsoft might release for this, nor can I access any online tech support for trying to troubleshoot the problem. I'm posting this from my office system at work.

I guess one possibility would be to try to revert to the state prior to the patches--I assume the state is bookmarked automatically by the Microsoft Update feature? Does this seem reasonable? Has anyone else encountered this problem?

I would never do that and it is IMO bad advice.

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