Reply #14: I read about the

[Why Syzygy]

anti-piracy issue while trying to resolve. That could have implicated "Windows Movie Maker", as I've never seen that on my system before and don't know much about it. (I'm sure that it was a Gateway add on. The install had the benefit of allowing me to opt out of a bunch of garbage which was factory installed. AOL, for one.) I have no other copying device, other than XP. EA has a FAQ set up for players who encounter this issue. It didn't seem to fit my situation.

I was using the suite, FW, AV and .. malware? I think there was a third tool, but can't remember, and cannot find the information on their site. I had not installed ZA at that time. Sometime when I'm feeling um. (to avoid the word you hate) 'software inclined', I may try to discover what the issue was. I had spent a good 12 hours reinstalling my system and wanted to play for relaxation. I also demo'd their Cleaner product. At first it was very impressive in the number of 'registry errors' it detected. I've been happily using CCleaner. However, after the required reboot following the scan, the result was a fraction of the identified objects; the rest being labeled as 'system usage' or something. IOW, it might 'id' 100 entries and only choose to delete 10 of them. Likewise with the regular files it initially marked for deletion. When I ran CCleaner after that, it listed several files as "marked for deletion"!?

If constant updating interferes with browsing, it is rather defeating the purpose of a more current definition. Like, if I can't browse, who needs anti-virus?? :crazy:

There may be a way to disable notification. I didn't find the GUI very UF. That's 'me', someone who has used every imaginable hybrid software as well as mainstream for the past *more years than I care to mention*.

ON EDIT:
Oh my stars! Take a look at their "support" forum:
http://forums.comodo.com/
It reads like an infomercial.

Egads. It's likely I won't be digging around in THIS to determine what went wrong:
https://support.comodo.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view

2nd Edit:
Good grief. I don't want a security program that requires this intensity.
http://forums.comodo.com/empty-t35104.0.html
Which reminds me. The game was blocked from launching even when all of Comodo's settings were DISABLED.