problem with software distribution service 3.0

[Guest Alan]

My computer will not connet to the internet when the computer finish updating

the "software ditribution service 3.0". I have tried using system restore to

return back to original setting and the internet connection is working fine

in the original setting. However, the computer seems to automatically update

without my consent and promts me to restart the computer to install the

updates, presuambly the "software ditribution service 3.0". Once the

computer restarts again, the internet connection is lost. I have tried

shutting down the firewall after the update but there is still no internet

connection. Is there something wrong with software ditribution service 3.0?

and do I have the option to not update the computer?

 

Thanks ,

 

Alan

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: problem with software distribution service 3.0

 

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What

anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall

(e.g., ZoneAlarm)?

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

Alan wrote:

> My computer will not connet to the internet when the computer finish

> updating the "software ditribution service 3.0". I have tried using

> system

> restore to return back to original setting and the internet connection is

> working fine in the original setting. However, the computer seems to

> automatically update without my consent and promts me to restart the

> computer to install the updates, presuambly the "software ditribution

> service 3.0". Once the computer restarts again, the internet connection

> is

> lost. I have tried shutting down the firewall after the update but there

> is

> still no internet connection. Is there something wrong with software

> ditribution service 3.0? and do I have the option to not update the

> computer?

>

> Thanks ,

>

> Alan

[Guest Alan]

Re: problem with software distribution service 3.0

 

I have updated ZoneAlarm before the installation of software distribution

service 3.0 and when I restart, ZoneAlarm said something about allowing DNS

and internet is back up again, so its probably the firewall giving me

problems.

 

Thanks for the help PA Bear,

 

Alan

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What

> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall

> (e.g., ZoneAlarm)?

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

> Alan wrote:

> > My computer will not connet to the internet when the computer finish

> > updating the "software ditribution service 3.0". I have tried using

> > system

> > restore to return back to original setting and the internet connection is

> > working fine in the original setting. However, the computer seems to

> > automatically update without my consent and promts me to restart the

> > computer to install the updates, presuambly the "software ditribution

> > service 3.0". Once the computer restarts again, the internet connection

> > is

> > lost. I have tried shutting down the firewall after the update but there

> > is

> > still no internet connection. Is there something wrong with software

> > ditribution service 3.0? and do I have the option to not update the

> > computer?

> >

> > Thanks ,

> >

> > Alan

>

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: problem with software distribution service 3.0

 

YW, Alan, & thanks for your feedback.

 

cf.

http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html

 

Want to consider other, more highly-rated firewalls?

http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php

 

 

 

Alan wrote:

> I have updated ZoneAlarm before the installation of software distribution

> service 3.0 and when I restart, ZoneAlarm said something about allowing

> DNS

> and internet is back up again, so its probably the firewall giving me

> problems.

>

> Thanks for the help PA Bear,

>

> Alan

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What

>> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party

>> firewall

>> (e.g., ZoneAlarm)?

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>> Alan wrote:

>>> My computer will not connet to the internet when the computer finish

>>> updating the "software ditribution service 3.0". I have tried using

>>> system

>>> restore to return back to original setting and the internet connection

>>> is

>>> working fine in the original setting. However, the computer seems to

>>> automatically update without my consent and promts me to restart the

>>> computer to install the updates, presuambly the "software ditribution

>>> service 3.0". Once the computer restarts again, the internet connection

>>> is

>>> lost. I have tried shutting down the firewall after the update but there

>>> is

>>> still no internet connection. Is there something wrong with software

>>> ditribution service 3.0? and do I have the option to not update the

>>> computer?

>>>

>>> Thanks ,

>>>

>>> Alan