ZoneAlarm trouble:

[E-Man]

I've got a problem with ZoneAlarm (the free version). About 90% of the time I load up my computer, a program called VSMON ends up not responding. When I hit CTRL+ALT+DEL to end it, my computer has a couple fatal exceptions and I'm forced to re-boot only to have the VSMON not respond again. What is VSMON? I did a search for it and it did come with ZoneAlarm. How do I prevent it from not responding when Windows 98 is loading?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

[gugarci]

I used to have the same problem with ZoneAlarm. When 2.6 came out and I upgraded to 2.6 it stopped. But when i did a small update to 2.6 as per ZoneAlarm's recomendation the same vsmon error started happening again.
Can't help you anymore because i now use Sygate 4.0 with no problems. But when Za comes out with another version, I probally will try again.

[Ron]

I also get the VSMON error message but it occurs when shutting down the computer. For some reason this VSMON error is a very common problem in Windows 98 yet Zone Labs has not fixed it.

[half-mad]

From the START button (menu) click Run..., in the field, type msconfig, in the ensuing interface, click the "Startup" tab, then look for a reference to Vsmon and uncheck it if it's there.
Click OK and reboot.

Hope this helps.

[Steven Rosier]

I had the same problem a few weeks ago, when I formatted my harddisk and reinstalled all the software the problem was solved, I think that is has to do with some other programms installed that are interrupting the work of vsmon, which is a part of the zonealarm software

Steven Rosier

[Smullie]

Isn't VSmon a part of the mcafee virusscanner? vsmon -> vshield monitor?

[rene]

It can't be McAffee, because I have the same problem and I don't have that virus scanner installed.

[Paul]

i have the same prob with both free and pro i liked the free version went to pro and i had problems since.
i get the vsmon thing to i do not have ZA installed on my pc anymore but if i where to install the free one or pro i get problems like it does not want to install becuase guess what vsmon is in the background and is crashing and i only want to install it when it not installed and when i finaly get it installed vsmon crashed al the TIME so i am testing out norton now and likeing it thinking of going sygate after.