In a message dated 8/22/2006 2:29:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Lizcas710@aol.com writes: I am also having a problem with AOL and Zone Alarm. I am using Windows XP Home and AOL 9.0 Optimized. A week ago the problem started. I have used Zone Alarm sucessfully for about a year. Everytime I connected to AOL I would be disconnected. At first I thought it was the DSL so called the Qwest tech. He decided that since the modem stayed on it had to a problem with AOL so transferred me to an AOL tech. After trying a restore the tech decided it had to be the ZoneAlarm firewall and had me disconnect that. That has solved the problem of staying on AOL but now I don't have a firewall. What is a better solution? Or is there a firewall that will "play nice" with AOL? I use Norton AntiVirus and have not activated the McAffee features of AOL. Thank you for any suggestions. ---------------------- Liz, A better solution could be one of two things: 1) Download the AOL 9.0 Security Edition SE to update your AOL program. Activate the McAfee firewall and other security programs therein. 2) Activate the windows XP firewall. This ONLY is a wall against incoming programs and won't stop your current programs that reside on your computer from 'calling home', as it were. But it's better than nothing. 3) (Obviously a third thought has struck!) You can try uninstalling the ZA program you have thru the Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel. Then Download a NEW ZA program on the outside chance the one you got is corrupted. I run ZA regularly and it has seldom caused problems in more than 5 years. (Problems it did have were due to testing buggy programs!) I am copying this response to your private email addy as well as the list, because the list is apparently still not working right.... Sharon Dulcich