Firewall Slowing Internet Connection

[Broni]

Go Start>Run (Start Search in Vista), type in:
msconfig
Click OK (hit Enter in Vista).

Click on Startup tab.
Click Disable all
IMPORTANT! In case of laptop, make sure, you do NOT disable any keyboard, or touchpad entries.

Click Services tab.
Put checkmark in Hide all Microsoft services
Click Disable all.

Click OK.
Restart computer in Normal Mode.

NOTE. If you use different firewall, than Windows firewall, turn Windows firewall on, just for this test, since your regular firewall won't be running.
If you use Windows firewall, you're fine.

Same problem?

[Barefoot_Tom]

Same problem?

Same problem. I don't think MSCONFIG is normally included in WIN2K, but I have the file, and it does run. I ran it, but no results.

Can you think what might be different in Normal Mode from what is present in Safe Mode which allows me full internet access in Safe Mode on any browser I choose, but won't give me the same access in Normal Mode?

[Broni]

I don't think MSCONFIG is normally included in WIN2K

Yeah, my bad, however XP "msconfig" will work in Win 2K.
What do you mean by "I ran it, but no results"?

[Barefoot_Tom]

Yeah, my bad, however XP "msconfig" will work in Win 2K.
What do you mean by "I ran it, but no results"?

Some time ago I downloaded MSCONFIG for XP. It works well. That's what I meant. I ran it, and was able to follow your instructions, but nothing changed.

[Broni]

Let's see, if your computer is clean...

Read here: http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html
Start new topic here: http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/board,7.0.html
Do NOT post any logs in THIS thread.

[Barefoot_Tom]

Let's see, if your computer is clean...

Read here: http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html
Start new topic here: http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/board,7.0.html
Do NOT post any logs in THIS thread.

Broni-
My computer is once more alive and can be connected to the internet.

At the start of this thread I told how my ISP had said that ZoneAlarm was interfering with my connection speed. I disabled (but didn't uninstall - and that's the key) Zone Alarm, and shortly thereafter started having problems. I just ran HijackThis, and it pointed out that ZoneAlarm, although disabled, was still active. I uninstalled ZoneAlarm and Voila! connectivity returned.

I want to thank you for all the thought and effort you put into solving this problem. If it has taken this long to solve it, it's because I didn't provide the right information. You have gone above and beyond.

Thanks, again.

[Broni]

You're very welcome
Great news!