Comments on: Comodo Firewall - Problems After Two Weeks of Use http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/ Microsoft Valuable Professional Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:21:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Bjorn http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-155619 Bjorn Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:08:14 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-155619 Experienced the same problem as above with Comodo/isolated - no solution here yet - but as I'm on a Thinkpad I have access to data on the harddisk from the Rescue & Recovery area - Experienced the same problem as above with Comodo/isolated - no solution here yet - but as I’m on a Thinkpad I have access to data on the harddisk from the Rescue & Recovery area -

]]> By: Jack http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-155592 Jack Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:38:24 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-155592 After reading reviews on Comodo I thought I had found the right firewall. I'm using winxp sp2. After just 2 weeks of annoying requests for approval (which I accepted as part of the price to have a great firewall) I was installing an application yesterday and I told Comodo to treat it as an isolated application then - BANG - everything is locked. No warning from comodo that I might have been doing something wrong or dangerous - nothing!! I can't get into comodo to change config I can't open any other file or application. Can't even shut down because I don't have "permission" for anything. Have tried starting in safe mode but unfortunately it still won't let me do anything let alone uninstall comodo. Looked good but I'd rather suffer with one of the other firewalls. Anyone know how to get back into the machine? Appreciate any help. After reading reviews on Comodo I thought I had found the right firewall. I’m using winxp sp2. After just 2 weeks of annoying requests for approval (which I accepted as part of the price to have a great firewall) I was installing an application yesterday and I told Comodo to treat it as an isolated application then - BANG - everything is locked. No warning from comodo that I might have been doing something wrong or dangerous - nothing!! I can’t get into comodo to change config I can’t open any other file or application. Can’t even shut down because I don’t have “permission” for anything.
Have tried starting in safe mode but unfortunately it still won’t let me do anything let alone uninstall comodo.
Looked good but I’d rather suffer with one of the other firewalls. Anyone know how to get back into the machine? Appreciate any help.

]]> By: LLeong http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-154874 LLeong Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:19:11 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-154874 Hello, used to use zonealarm, but that became bloatware and its effectiveness has lessened. So i switched to comodo v2.4. That ran well with my 3yr old hp compaq tablet running XP SP2. No conflicts with Avira or anti-malware progs or browsers (IE, FF, Opera). 2 days ago, i installed comodo v3. Fortunately i set a restore point before the installation. After i installed, i upgraded my spywareblaster, and some bluetooth installer kept popping up. Also, i counldnt access my wireless LAN the next day, despite setting the restrictions on CFP to nil. Worse, all the desktop icons were frozen in place and i couldnt move them... Uninstalled CFP 3 and did a rollback. I may try again later after having upgraded all other programmes first... and set a restore point. stick to v2.4 Hello, used to use zonealarm, but that became bloatware and its effectiveness has lessened. So i switched to comodo v2.4. That ran well with my 3yr old hp compaq tablet running XP SP2. No conflicts with Avira or anti-malware progs or browsers (IE, FF, Opera). 2 days ago, i installed comodo v3. Fortunately i set a restore point before the installation. After i installed, i upgraded my spywareblaster, and some bluetooth installer kept popping up. Also, i counldnt access my wireless LAN the next day, despite setting the restrictions on CFP to nil. Worse, all the desktop icons were frozen in place and i couldnt move them… Uninstalled CFP 3 and did a rollback. I may try again later after having upgraded all other programmes first… and set a restore point. stick to v2.4

]]> By: fritzy252 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-154805 fritzy252 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:23:18 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-154805 Hi This has probably already been addressed but I've spent most of the day trying to reinstall the newest version of Comodo firewall. At the end of the installation a messege comes up saying....... "COMODO Firewall Pro Installer Problem with deleting the Shortcuts. Please kindly delete the Shortcuts manually." then immediately rolls back. This keeps happening when I try to install it. I tried the method GAZZ suggested but made no difference just refuses to install without rolling back every time. I love this firewall due to it's light resource consumption. but doesn't to be a bit of good if I can't install it. Anyone have any suggestions how I can get it to install. I just reinstalled a new operating system XP -w sp3 and don't want to redo the whole entire bloody thing again. Thanks in Advance Hi This has probably already been addressed but I’ve spent most of the day trying to reinstall the newest version of Comodo firewall. At the end of the installation a messege comes up saying…….

“COMODO Firewall Pro Installer Problem with deleting the Shortcuts. Please kindly delete the Shortcuts manually.” then immediately rolls back.

This keeps happening when I try to install it. I tried the method GAZZ suggested but made no difference just refuses to install without rolling back every time. I love this firewall due to it’s light resource consumption. but doesn’t to be a bit of good if I can’t install it.

Anyone have any suggestions how I can get it to install. I just reinstalled a new operating system XP -w sp3 and don’t want to redo the whole entire bloody thing again. Thanks in Advance

]]> By: Jacki http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-153681 Jacki Thu, 29 May 2008 08:55:51 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-153681 I had Comodo for a few months. It was great....then my connection stopped working....like totally. I could not system restore, could not stay online for more than 1min 20 sec (confirmed by ISP) & then whoa I did 2 fresh installs & installed Comodo (it was great till that point) Helloooo I found my problem. Pity I can't find one like that though.....have to suffer with the XP one ..... great work comodo. I had Comodo for a few months. It was great….then my connection stopped working….like totally. I could not system restore, could not stay online for more than 1min 20 sec (confirmed by ISP) & then whoa I did 2 fresh installs & installed Comodo (it was great till that point) Helloooo I found my problem. Pity I can’t find one like that though…..have to suffer with the XP one ….. great work comodo.

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-153543 Ron Schenone Sun, 25 May 2008 13:37:40 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-153543 Hi Ana, Thanks for sharing this with us. It is appreciated. Regards, Ron Hi Ana,
Thanks for sharing this with us. It is appreciated.
Regards, Ron

]]> By: Ana http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-153540 Ana Sun, 25 May 2008 13:28:10 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-153540 I had right now the same problem of the "no permission" stuff with Comodo firewall. I have been using this firewall for about 1 or 2 years and it was working great until today. Today I have updated the version of the comodo firewall and when it asked me for a reboot and the system came up running again, it started to ask me about the program permissions that I was running. I was giving permissions to all programs, since I trusted them, and then after giving permissions to iexplorer or firefox the firewall went crazy: I couln't open any program, couldn't uninstall stuff, couldn't shutdown the pc, couldn't configure anymore comodo firewall.. just like other people described here. I am using the administrator account with windows XP SP2! Then I took the suggestion posted above: hard shutdown the pc + F8 to run in safe mode + unistall comodo firewall. I did it and now the system is working fine and I turned on the windows firewall (better than nothing! :P) I had right now the same problem of the “no permission” stuff with Comodo firewall.
I have been using this firewall for about 1 or 2 years and it was working great until today. Today I have updated the version of the comodo firewall and when it asked me for a reboot and the system came up running again, it started to ask me about the program permissions that I was running. I was giving permissions to all programs, since I trusted them, and then after giving permissions to iexplorer or firefox the firewall went crazy: I couln’t open any program, couldn’t uninstall stuff, couldn’t shutdown the pc, couldn’t configure anymore comodo firewall.. just like other people described here.
I am using the administrator account with windows XP SP2!

Then I took the suggestion posted above: hard shutdown the pc + F8 to run in safe mode + unistall comodo firewall.
I did it and now the system is working fine and I turned on the windows firewall (better than nothing! :P)

]]> By: vataoman http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-151825 vataoman Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:07:22 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-151825 Aha, just found the post in the forum about comodo locking out explorer.exe. Could certainly have been the cause of my problem. Hmm, can't run it because I can't change it, can't change it because I can't run it. Now I want to see if I can get ZA to do the same thing :-P Aha, just found the post in the forum about comodo locking out explorer.exe. Could certainly have been the cause of my problem. Hmm, can’t run it because I can’t change it, can’t change it because I can’t run it. Now I want to see if I can get ZA to do the same thing :-P

]]> By: vataoman http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-151823 vataoman Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:52:11 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-151823 Yesterday after two weeks of pretty solid performance from 3.0.21, I found I couldn't run a single program in my start menu. Everything just gave the error 'don't have permission to access'. Trying to view or modify the executable or re-take ownership gave the same result. Being a domain admin, I checked the permissions on the executables and everything was hunky dory. After some small amount of panic I also realized AVG and BOClean icons were not in the tray and the comodo icon wouldn't accept a right click. I remembered the 'my safe files' list or whatever it's called and suspected this 'feature' which I have never actually used. Into safe mode as local admin, uninstalled comodo and presto-changeo, I have a working machine again. I have machines with ZA free and ZA pro as well as Symantec and have never run into this before. I am seriously disappointed. I am going to install it again (they have a name for people like me..) and try to keep better track of what happens when. Thanks for providing this space. Yesterday after two weeks of pretty solid performance from 3.0.21, I found I couldn’t run a single program in my start menu. Everything just gave the error ‘don’t have permission to access’. Trying to view or modify the executable or re-take ownership gave the same result. Being a domain admin, I checked the permissions on the executables and everything was hunky dory. After some small amount of panic I also realized AVG and BOClean icons were not in the tray and the comodo icon wouldn’t accept a right click. I remembered the ‘my safe files’ list or whatever it’s called and suspected this ‘feature’ which I have never actually used. Into safe mode as local admin, uninstalled comodo and presto-changeo, I have a working machine again. I have machines with ZA free and ZA pro as well as Symantec and have never run into this before. I am seriously disappointed. I am going to install it again (they have a name for people like me..) and try to keep better track of what happens when. Thanks for providing this space.

]]> By: pjmcke http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-151049 pjmcke Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:50:22 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2006/12/23/comodo-firewall-problems-after-two-weeks-of-use/#comment-151049 Hi, I am having the same permissions crap and there seems to be no way around this. Cannot go ito registry or add remove or go into administrativve services. Any help would be greatly appreciated Hi,
I am having the same permissions crap and there seems to be no way around this. Cannot go ito registry or add remove or go into administrativve services. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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