Re: Cannot Delete Zone Alarms vsmon.exe
- From: "John WILD" <jwild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:34:56 +1100
Just reporting that I have discovered that the problem was due to a bug in
Windows XP. It is fixable ( not WXP but its effect).
Refer
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/06/windox-xp-error-cannot-delete-file.htm
John W.
"John WILD" <jwild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43d0e348$0$15125$afc38c87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
>
> My standalone PC operates Windows XP Home. It used to have Zone Alarm
> (Free Version) installed. After approx 1 year the ZA icon in the tray
> suddenly disappeared and the PC did not close down cleanly giving a
> message I get a message " TRd: ww: C:\Program files\Zone La.. Program
> not responding closing down". I tried to uninstall it with the intention
> of reloading but I got a message that vsmon.exe could not be opened.
> Following suggestions given by a "guru" in the ZA Users Forum group I then
> proceeded to manually delete all the ZA files involved. All appeared
> successful except I could not delete
> C:\windows\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe a key file of the system. Try as I
> may I cannot delete it. When I try to delete vsmon I get "Cannot delete
> vsmon it is being used by another person or program. Close any programs
> that might be using the file and try again" . All the ZA files are gone
> and there's only me!!!
>
>
>
> Here's a few things I've tried:
>
>
>
> I started up my PC in Safe Mode and tried to delete vsmon.exe .. no
> change.
>
> I tried to delete it from the "MS DOS screen" . same old message
>
> I have "cleaned" the registry by running Ccleaner, PConpoint.
>
> I have used the programs Copylock and Killbox to try to delete vsmon.exe .
> Neither could delete it. Copylock analysed vsmon and reported it was not
> involved in any processes.
>
>
>
> The Task Manager does not list vsmon.exe as either loaded or running.
>
>
> Msconfig (Services) does not list "TrueVector Internet Monitor" or
> anything
> "ZA like" as far as I know..
> Regedit does not list under
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs
> (or Run) the entry C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
> The only mention of Zone Alarm in the registry was a couple of entries
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ZONE ALARM\ which I have deleted ( to no
> avail!)
>
>
>
> A Google search "delete vsmon.exe" comes up with 55 hits some of which are
> from this forum and describe my situation almost exactly. It is apparent
> that this problem has been happening for over one year. None seem to give
> a solution for the problem . Some of the threads have been quite promising
> but, like a good murder mystery, just when a method is about to be
> revealed the thread dies!!!
>
> Anyone come across this problem or has a possible solution/program I could
> try?
>
> John Wild
>
>
.
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