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Bozobub:
I'm sorry, but if you are recommending ZoneAlarm for network security, you've pretty much negated anything else you may have to say on the subject.
I used to LOVE ZoneAlarm, but (just like uTorrent) the original devs sold the franchise. In very short order, the program started to approach MacAfee/Norton levels of dysfunction. Simply google "zonealarm (problem OR issue)" for a speedy education.
I definitely recommend Comodo for firewall/overall heuristic protection ("HIPS" module, not to be confused with AV heuristics), but MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) or some other other AV is probably best for virus protection; Comodo's AV is sufficient, but not stellar. Luckily, you CAN do that! Use a different firewall (such as Comodo, which lets you install ONLY the firewall), and Avast!'s AV, for example, if you like their AV. Just about all of the protection "suites" have alternative downloads/installs that let you mix-and-match like this.
Regarding Win8 being "smooth and polished": Not even close. Just to mention one thing, using the Metro interface (as well as many standard OS features) with a mouse, rather than touch panel, is just terrible. There are many, many other glaring issues, not the least of which is the "accidental" interference with P2P we see here. Not a big surprise.
Bob2004:
Agreed, I wouldn't recommend Comodo's antivirus. It's not all that good. Personally, I use Avast (which has proven to be the best free AV in my experience), and Comodo's firewall and defense+ modules. The Comodo part causes problems with a few games, but overall it works well.
Anyway, yeah, you cannot really claim that Windows 8 is not buggy or unpolished, when we have here a perfect example of a bug introduced by Windows 8, and which is most definitely not present in Windows 7. I stand by my advice of reverting to Windows 7 and continuing to use Avast, until Windows 8's issues have been resolved.
Al_Sleeper:
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on December 19, 2012, 05:35:53 PM ---The Comodo part causes problems with a few games, but overall it works well.
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Normal games, or online games?
Bob2004:
--- Quote from: Al_Sleeper on December 19, 2012, 05:47:41 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on December 19, 2012, 05:35:53 PM ---The Comodo part causes problems with a few games, but overall it works well.
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Normal games, or online games?
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Normal games. It only applies to games running in full screen, and it only seems to apply to games which switch to full screen in a certain way. As far as I can tell, certain games take over the entire screen, and take over all input, but once they've done that, they try to access some service or some protected directory/file protected by Comodo, and it pops up a warning asking if I want to allow it (though I can't see this warning, because the game is in full screen, so everything is just black). Since it blocks the process in question from executing any further until I respond to the request, I can't get out of full screen, so I can't respond - which means everything just gets stuck until I do a hard reboot.
It's not a problem running games in a window, or when using the Comodo sandbox (though that can bring its own issues), so it's not a huge issue. Just an annoyance.
buchno:
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on December 19, 2012, 10:58:01 PM ---Normal games. It only applies to games running in full screen, and it only seems to apply to games which switch to full screen in a certain way. As far as I can tell, certain games take over the entire screen, and take over all input, but once they've done that, they try to access some service or some protected directory/file protected by Comodo, and it pops up a warning asking if I want to allow it (though I can't see this warning, because the game is in full screen, so everything is just black). Since it blocks the process in question from executing any further until I respond to the request, I can't get out of full screen, so I can't respond - which means everything just gets stuck until I do a hard reboot.
It's not a problem running games in a window, or when using the Comodo sandbox (though that can bring its own issues), so it's not a huge issue. Just an annoyance.
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How is it not a huge issue if it completely breaks several games which run in full screen?
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