XP SP2 + AMD 64 = network functions acting odd??
From: Barbara (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/15/04
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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:14:23 -0700
In ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1, add windowdupdate.microsoft.com to
your trusted zone site list.
That should solve that error. I had to do the same
thing. So far for me, that's the only problem I had with
SP2.
Check the ZoneAlarm forums for help with the other
problems. They might be a similar situation.
Barbara
>-----Original Message-----
>Hey all,
>
>I recently isntalled Windows XP SP2 on my computer. The
vital specs are as
>follows:
>
>AMD 64 3000+ CPU
>Abit KV8 motherboard
>1 gig PC3200 DDR RAM
>3 Com gigabit NIC (motherboard integrated)
>AC 97 sound 5.1 surround (motherboard integrated)
>80 gig Hitatchi HDD
>GeForce 4 TI4400 video card
>Samsung DVD ROM
>Plextor 708A DVD +/- DVD RW
>
>Network setup:
>Dlink DI-704 Router (my machine is in the DMZ on this)
>- xbox
>- vonage
>- my machine
>
>Software of note for firewall: Zone Alarm Pro 4.5 & 5.1
>Antivirus: Norton 2004
>
>The first time I installed XP SP2, it got blue screens
on reboot. System
>Restore got me back up and running. It turned out that
ZA 4.5 + the DEP
>part of the AMD 64 don't get along. So I installed ZA
Pro 5.1 and then XP
>SP2 and it worked.
>
>However once SP2 was installed, several odd things
happened:
>(1) Windows update fails with an error (can't recall the
code, but I did
>look it up in the knowledge base, and the 'fixes' did
nothing to help)
>(2) Remote desktop would still allow incoming connects,
but refused to
>connect outwards
>(3) PING, TRACERT, NSLOOKUP, etc no longer resolve names
>
>Aside of all this, the rest of the networking functions
worked fine. I can
>browse the web, etc..
>
>Before anyone asks, Yes, I did a clean uninstall of Zone
Alarm Pro 5.1 and
>these things still happened, and the Windows firewall
was completely
>disabled as well.
>
>Last night, I did a system restore back to the day
before I installed XP
>SP2. Everything is fine again w/ SP1 & ZA pro 4.5. I
would however really
>like to use SP2 and have it work properly ....
>
>I am at a loss here really, I would like some advice if
at all possible. Is
>SP2, even tho it was sort of built around AMD 64 and the
DEP thing, just not
>working correctly with it?
>
>Any replies appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
>RaYzor
>
>
>.
>
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