Zone Alarm Install Problem

I am running WinXP Pro on a server and have been trying to install the most current version of Zone Alarm on this machine. It is a virgin machine and I wanted to get all the goodies (AVG, CCleaner, SpywareBlaster) installed before I really start using the machine.
The error "True Vector Monitor has encountered a problem and must close" continues to appear and Zone Alarm will not initialize.
Can I not install Zone Alarm on a server? I have tried everything that I could find by Googling and nothing seems to work.
I welcome any suggestions as to what I can use - but my favorite is still the Zone Alarm.
Thanks.

 

Thanks Arie.

Would you recommend another program that I could use?

This is the first time I have encountered this problem other than when they updated and something happened that one of Microsofts patches was not compatible. I guess I felt "protected" simply because of the animated icon that Zone Alarm uses. I like to know when things are going in and out.

 

I don't know what Arie would recommend.

However, Comodo's firewall also has an animated icon in the System Tray that displays incoming vs outgoing traffic. I expect some other firewalls would have such a feature as well.

There are several software firewalls (some free, some pay) to choose from, including

• Comodo
• Online Armor
• Jetico
• Sunbelt
• Lavasoft
• Outpost
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I am not sure whether I would recommend Comodo to others or not due to recent developments regarding their ethics and/or reputation in other matters.

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I have not investigated other firewalls.

 

I downloaded Online Armour, but how difficult or involved is removing Comondo since I now am using it as my firewall instead of Zone Alarm.
Or am I just reacting in fear with regards to Comondo and the article above.

 

I currently trust (and use) Comodo's firewall.

I have never read any similar negative "reputation issue" articles regarding Comodo's firewall.

Comodo's firewall seems pretty effective controlling traffic (as far as my "layperson" view can see) and I still see malware analysts, Windows BBS staff, and other reputable people suggesting Comodo's firewall.

Therefore, I continue to use Comodo's firewall.

However, the negative publicity regarding Comodo's apparent issuing of SSL certificates to dubious clients causes me to keep my ears to the ground and eyes open. If I start to feel uneasy about Comodo's firewall, then I will switch to another firewall.