Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

I've just gone through the ordeal of removing ZoneAlarm from my portable.
(some crap about missing vsdata95.vxd during re-boot)

I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98? Also,
any problems with uninstalling this, in case...?
(In case you are wondering - yes, I am aware that Sygate has been taken
over, and that its products are no longer being developed.)

Thanks for any answers.

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

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Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

kes wrote:
> I've just gone through the ordeal of removing ZoneAlarm from my
> portable. (some crap about missing vsdata95.vxd during re-boot)
>
> I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98?
> Also, any problems with uninstalling this, in case...?
> (In case you are wondering - yes, I am aware that Sygate has been
> taken over, and that its products are no longer being developed.)

You don't need any personal firewall on Windows 9x. Inbound control
isn't necessary because all you need to do for having all ports closed
is disable file and printer sharing. And outbound control is futile,
because Windows 9x doesn't have any security system that could even try
to enforce it.

cu
59cobalt
--
"Personal Firewalls are crap. Throw away any personal firewall. Personal
Firewalls are bad[tm]."
--Malte von dem Hagen on security-basics

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

"kes" wrote

> I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98?

yes

> Also, any problems with uninstalling this, in case...?

no

I use v2808 and v3311 on W'98SE pc's.

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:32:53 GMT, Casey
wrote:

>In article <4514602e@news.vo.lu>, no-one@no-where.dot.com says...
>>
>> I've just gone through the ordeal of removing ZoneAlarm from my portable.
>> (some crap about missing vsdata95.vxd during re-boot)
>>
>> I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98? Also,
>> any problems with uninstalling this, in case...?
>> (In case you are wondering - yes, I am aware that Sygate has been taken
>> over, and that its products are no longer being developed.)
>>
>> Thanks for any answers.
>>
>>
>My understanding is that Sygate 5.6 2808 works quite well on
>a Win98 computer. I have not run it personally, but a friend
>of mine was very pleased with it on three different Win98 computers.
>I run Sygate Pro 5.5 2710 on a Win98 with excellent results.
>Uinstalled it once without any problems. In fact, I have used
>Sygate for 5-Yrs without any problems at all.
>Casey
Will sygate run on windows vista ?

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Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

On 9/22/2006 5:13:55 PM, "kes" wrote:
>
>snip<
>I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98?

Yes, but most W98 users went back to 5.5 (which i doubt that you can find
now). 5.6 had an annoying problem with one of its background tasks (smc.exe?)
IIRC. It didn't shutdown when the computer was shutdown. So you'd have to 3
finger salute it before you could shut the computer down.

>Also, any problems with uninstalling this, in case...?

Not to my knowledge.

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

"DrunkenMister" wrote in message
news:efbss0$3ea$1@emma.aioe.org...

> >I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98?
>
> Yes, but most W98 users went back to 5.5 (which i doubt that you can find
> now

you mean version 5.5.2710?

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

In article , me@cornerbar_intoxicated.com
says...
> On 9/22/2006 5:13:55 PM, "kes" wrote:
> >
> >snip<
> >I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98?
>
> Yes, but most W98 users went back to 5.5 (which i doubt that you can find
> now). 5.6 had an annoying problem with one of its background tasks (smc.exe?)
> IIRC. It didn't shutdown when the computer was shutdown. So you'd have to 3
> finger salute it before you could shut the computer down.
>
> >Also, any problems with uninstalling this, in case...?
>
> Not to my knowledge.
>
>
>
>
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=sygate
me

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

On 9/27/2006 4:41:39 AM, "chris" wrote:
>"DrunkenMister" wrote in message
>news:efbss0$3ea$1@emma.aioe.org...
>
>> >I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98?
>>
>> Yes, but most W98 users went back to 5.5 (which i doubt that you can find
>> now
>
>you mean version 5.5.2710?
>

Yep!

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

"DrunkenMister" wrote

> >> Yes, but most W98 users went back to 5.5 (which i doubt that you can
find
> >> now
> >
> >you mean version 5.5.2710?
> >
>
> Yep!

still on the internet.

Best place is : http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=sygate

and also on

http://chris.mysteryfcm.co.uk/abs%20for%20acf/spf2710.exe

Re: Does Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 run on Win 98 ?

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:36:51 GMT, Casey
wrote:

>In article , d11@anywhere.com
>says...
>> On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:32:53 GMT, Casey
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <4514602e@news.vo.lu>, no-one@no-where.dot.com says...
>> >>
>> >> I've just gone through the ordeal of removing ZoneAlarm from my portable.
>> >> (some crap about missing vsdata95.vxd during re-boot)
>> >>
>> >> I want to know if Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 is OK for Win98? Also,
>> >> any problems with uninstalling this, in case...?
>> >> (In case you are wondering - yes, I am aware that Sygate has been taken
>> >> over, and that its products are no longer being developed.)
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for any answers.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >My understanding is that Sygate 5.6 2808 works quite well on
>> >a Win98 computer. I have not run it personally, but a friend
>> >of mine was very pleased with it on three different Win98 computers.
>> >I run Sygate Pro 5.5 2710 on a Win98 with excellent results.
>> >Uinstalled it once without any problems. In fact, I have used
>> >Sygate for 5-Yrs without any problems at all.
>> >Casey
>> Will sygate run on windows vista ?
>>
>Don't know. Sygate was bought by Symantec quite some time
>ago. I understand there is a Vista beta out now. Bet there
>are quite few Sygate users that are wondering the same thing.
>If you try it, please let all of us know.
>Casey
I installed the public RC1 of Vista and installed Sygate pro v
5.6.3408 and it will not run on this version of vista.
After reading this article I am begining to see why it will not run.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-symantec28sep28,1,5199 269.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true

"Microsoft is using their dominant position to regulate what security
can be provided on their system and how that security is provided,"
said Rowan Trollope, Symantec's vice president for consumer
engineering. "Microsoft has regulated what choices are there: 'You're
going to have our stuff no matter what.' "