[lug] Expertise needed...but a Windows question

[The Matt]

The Matt wrote:
> OK, folks, as I say above, this is a Windows question, but I want you
> opinions on what I should say/ask my ISP and modem manufacturer when I
> call them tomorrow (the ISP is here in Boulder--CU--so no joy today).
> 
> To wit, I use a dual-boot XP/RedHat box connected to bridged DSL via an
> Actiontec 1520 modem (so I use Qwest), and I am having problems in
> XP[1].
> 
> My problem is, for some reason, many programs will not connect to the
> internet.  For example, Mozilla 1.3a works, but 1.3b and 1.3 do not
> (they stop with an XPCOM like error).  Opera (latest version as of
> yesterday) doesn't work.  MikTeX Upgrade Wizard doesn't work (but did
> with an Intel USB modem!).  The old version of Spybot, does, the new 1.2
> does not.
> 
> The modem is set up bridging and using NAT (which it must).  No firewall
> (XP's, Zone Alarm, or the one in the modem) is running.

As always, The Matt spoke too soon.  It turns out that the fine folks 
from Zone Labs kept a service running.  So, no new programs would get 
through an "invisible" firewall service that was running (not visible in 
Task Manager!).

So, after uninstalling, erasing (Gutmann-style, 35 time) the folder, and 
running a registry cleaner to rid myself of every trace of the software, 
voila!

I guess I'm spoiled by "ps aux" on Linux.

Sorry for the bother,
Matt

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