Bon Voyage dissatisfaction
Invisigoth:
Quote from: SnootCB on 2007 September 07, 17:46:24
How did you get your firewall to block it?
I disabled the launcher and I haven't had the game make any attempts to access the internet. However, if you want to use a firewall to prevent the game from accessing the net it is quite simple. I use Zone Alarm. Whenever a program tries to get online I get a little pop up that details which program is trying to use the internet and I can select "accept" or "deny". There is also a box to tick so that it will remember the selection and not ask you again (so I don't get a pop up every time my browser tries to use the internet). Zone Alarm has a very simple, user friendly interface. If you've managed to figure out how to get online you shouldn't have any problem figuring out how to use Zone Alarm, IMO.
MutantBunny:
firewall settings can be found center (for XP or Vista) by going to your control panel > security center > firewall settings.
EDIT: try adding the exception then uncheck it to block
KatEnigma:
Windows Firewall won't work. There's no exception for it on my computer, and it's still connecting. And there's no way with their firewall to specifically block a program- only unblock it. ::)
Loncaros:
How do I access all the jewelery stuff? I've tried makeover and Change app, but the jewelery button is greyed out in both.
Zazazu:
Windows Firewall is icky. I have an expired copy of McAffee* Firewall and it does the same as ZoneAlarm. The first time I told it "just this once". The second I told it "no". No clunky crappy ads from the launcher. Which is good...but I still need a functioning no-cd fix to circumvent EALink because I get sick of it loading. The one I found errors out and says that I need DirectX. I have it, dumbass.
Has anyone who hasn't blocked it checked to see if it's pinging?
*long story...it's not illegal, McAffee says my rights to it for free expire after six months of use...even though I'd been using it for over a year before I got the "subscription expired" message. McAffee will only say that it's expired and yes they show me with Comcast but no it's not a lifetime (or as long as I have Comcast) license. Comcast says that yes, it is a life-of-cable internet service license and to call McAffee to fix. But they disagree, so I'm stuck in a loop. As it's only the AntiVirus component that doesn't work and that didn't catch or fix any issues I've ever had, I really couldn't care any more. Firewall still works.
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