Comp prob

Rabies

Ok so here is the prob.

In my dads office he has one PC designated for internet access. Connected via isdn. Only about 2 weeks ago a firewall(zonealarm) was installed. In the past few days it has just gotten ****ed.

Once it boots up it only takes a few seconds before it locks up completely. Nothing works apart from the mouse. No taskmanager.

Will run in safe mode. seems to be ok then.

Ran:
McAffee virus scan (updated a couple of weeks ago)
Nod32
Stinger
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal

All returned a clean bill of health.

Would it be easier to format the HD and start again?

Webmonkey

How bout uninstalling zonealarm in safe mode or if installshield or what ever can't run in safemode do this:

Start-> Run. Msconfig. Click startup tab, and untick anything related to Zonealarm.

Alternativly if it's windows xp, try a system restore.

Rabies

tried restoring from last know good config yesterday but still same problem.
next time i'm in the office will uninstall zonealarm and what everelse in safe mode and see what happens.

Webmonkey

Restoring from Last known good configuration is a different thing to from i'm talking about. Programs-> Accessories, System Tools-> System Restore

Rabies

Ah, will do.
Thanks