These are the official 2000/XP instructions for uninstalling Zone Alarm to fix an installation error. Worked for me and fixed the following error message: "you do not have access to make the required system configuration modifications zonealarm...."
If possible, first try to uninstall ZoneAlarm normally from your Start -> Programs -> ZoneAlarm menu. If this fails, or you want to ensure that all ZoneAlarm files were removed from the system properly, continue with the steps below.
Please make sure that you have the latest version downloaded first: http://www.zonealarm.com/trial
- 01.) Restart your computer
- 02.) When you see the screen go black and it starts booting back up keep tapping the "F8" key (at the top of your keyboard)
- 03.) This should bring up a menu. Choose Safe Mode off the menu by using the arrow keys on the keyboard to highlight Safe Mode and press Enter
- 04.) If you get a message asking to go to Safe Mode, choose Yes. If you get a help and support window, close this.
- 05.) Once you are at the desktop, Click Start, My Computer
- 06.) Click Tools, Folder Options, View Tab
- 07.) Place a dot next to "Show Hidden Files and Folders"
- 08.) Remove the check from "Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)"
- 09.) Choose Yes to the warning
- 10.) Click OK
- 11.) Double click C:
- Note: In the future steps if you do not see any files or folders, please click the "Show Files" link to view them.
- 12.) Double Click the Program Files Folder
- 13.) Right Click the Zone Labs Folder (if present), click Delete, and choose Yes NOTE: If you cannot delete the entire folder, please open the Zone Labs - > ZoneAlarm folder and delete out as many of the files listed here as possible.
- 14.) Close this window
- 15.) Click Start, My Computer
- 16.) Double Click the C:
- 17.) Double Click the Windows Folder (It may also be WinNT)
- 18.) Right Click the Internet Logs Folder, click Delete, and choose Yes
- 19.) Double Click the System32 Folder
- 20.) Right Click the Zone Labs Folder (if present), click Delete, and choose Yes NOTE: If you cannot delete the entire folder, please open the Zone Labs folder and delete out as many of the files listed here as possible.
- 21.) Locate and delete the following files in the System32 folder if they are present:
- - vsconfig.xml
- - vsxml.dll
- - vsregexp.dll
- - vsdata.dll
- - vsdata95.vxd
- - vsdatant.sys
- - vsmonapi.dll
- - vspubapi.dll
- - vsinit.dll
- - vsutil.dll
- - vswmi.dll
- - zlcommdb.dll
- - zlcomm.dll
- - zllictbl.dat
- - zpeng24.dll
- 22.) Clear your Temp Directory per the instructions below.
- - Go to Start -> Run
- - Type %temp% and click OK
- - Select all of these files and delete them
- 23.) Clear the Prefetch folder per the instructions below (Windows XP only).
- - Go to Start -> Run
- - Type Prefetch and click OK
- - Select all of these files and delete them
- 24.) Remove the necessary registry entries:
- Important Advisory: Deleting registry entries incorrectly may cause serious problems to your operating system, which may necessitate the need to reinstall it. Please make sure you are able to perform these deletions correctly before you decide to edit the entries. If you are not sure, you should seek help from someone who is familiar with editing the registry.
- For information about how to edit the registry in Windows, from your desktop, click Start -> Run -> and type regedit. Click on Help -> Help Topics. Under the Contents tab, click Change Keys and Values (this may be found under the How to... section).
- Also, you should always make a backup of the registry before editing it. You can find this in the same section of the Help files.
- To remove the needed registry entries, go to Start -> Run and type in regedit. Choose OK, and use the folders on the left side of the Registry Editor window to navigate to the specified directories below. Note that you will remove the entire folder specified (eg, Zone Labs, vsmon, vsdatant):
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zone Labs
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vsmon
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vsdatant
- 25.) Close this window, then empty your recycle bin.
- 26.) Restart the computer.
- 27.) Try to install the latest version again
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 I had always wanted a 3 screen LCD display which I have found invaluable for studying and working as I can have many different sites, files, images and programs open at the same time. Before I used two computers to do it using VGA and DVI outputs. Check out my picture showing the current set-up which all runs from my HP pavilion laptop.
Here's how you do it:
You will need 2 x sewell USB to DVI converters that cost around £100 each. They can be hard to source, I think I found mine on Amazon marketplace being sold direct from Sewell. They come with drivers and software that make managing the two extra screens very simple, and you can also turn screens by 90 degrees for better page reading which I did for a while.
I am running on Win XP Pro with 2GB RAM with the central display running from the laptop's VGA output. The side displays are run from the adaptors and give very good graphics output (run through a powered USB hub. Suitable for video and multimedia, meaning I can comfortably use either screen.
I have also found that UltraMon is a very good utility for working in multiple monitors - easy multiple taskbars & switching between displays.
Last Updated (Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:16)
When administering Windows XP Pro (not logged into a Domain) - a tip to access the Advanced User management console where one can;
-Update user priviledges
-Apply Ctr-Alt-Del security
-Enable Automatic logon
Go to START - RUN and type "control userpasswords2"
Here's how I successfully made a backup of my Windows (C) drive in Ubuntu - so I can restore if things go wrong.
1. Install Partimage: apt-get install partimage (I go into root console by typing 'sudo -s')
2. Check the place you want to backup to is mounted in Ubuntu/Linux. In my case Ubuntu has already mounted my Documents partition as '/media/Docs'
3. Run PartImage: sudo partimage
4. Select the partition to backup - in my case it was sda1 - the top partition (NTFS)
5. enter the destination of the backup file: /media/Docs/Backups/XP-Backup-2008-12 (note this is case sensitive!!)
6. I left all the other settings unchanged - F5 to go to the next screens
Backup took about 3 hours for 15GB.
Thanks to this guide here
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Windows Updates fail to install (especially after new install & update to Service Pack 3). I have had to do this on a number of machine re-installs after SP3 updates.
Microsoft resolution found here (typed bellow)
1. Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv
2. Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
a. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
(Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type the following command, and then press ENTER: regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll)
b. Click OK on each verification message that you receive.
3. Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
4. Exit the command prompt. To do this type exit, and then press ENTER.
Note: This worked on one machine - first time / the second time I tried this it did not work and I needed to download the latest Windows Updater and install that - then it all started working again.
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