A surprise from Comodo today!

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Hello everyone,

Comodo Firewall 3 beta which was set to be released on August 16the was released today, more info below.

Forum Announcement (you must be registered on the Comodo Forums)

Windows XP and Vista 32 bit setup (18.3 MB)

Windows XP and Vista 64 bit setup (37.6 MB)

Justin

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Hi Justin,

Your link requires a user name and password (which I don’t have).

Is this release Vista compatable?

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Yes, both Vista 32 bit and 64 bit compatible along with XP 32 bit and 64 bit compatible. Windows 2000 Support will be discontinued.

I’ve modified the first post for you :slight_smile:

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Thanks :slight_smile:

I’ve been waiting to replace PC Tools Firewall for a while now on my Vista box. Nothing wrong with PC Tools - nothing worth arguing about anyway - just a different preference for my computer ;D

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I also got COMODO BoClean 4.25 to-day, the precious version expires to-morrow.

polonus

P.S. Do not forget to uninstall the previous version first.

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I’ve installed the beta and must say, it is very advanced! I also have found it to be very stable.

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A BETA SOFTWARE WHICH MEANS IT HAS BUGS IN IT. PLEASE DO NOT USE IT IN ANY OTHER MACHINE BUT A TEST MACHINE FOR TESTING PURPOSES.
will wait till the final version comes out-what is the improvements gonna be-or where is that info.on the forum ???

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Well somebody has to give it a whirl … ;D

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I have downloaded and installed it, I will post screenshots in a few minutes.

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Here are some screenshots of Comodo Firewall 3 Beta.

Please click images for a larger view.


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_main-1.jpg

This is the main screen of the new Comodo Firewall interface.


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_firewall.jpg

This is the main screen for the Firewall Settings, the firewall settings basically control network rules (i.e. TCP In/Out)


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_firewall-2.jpg

This is the Firewall category showing the advanced settings.


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_defense.jpg

This is the Defense+ screen which is the section of the firewall which controls how applications are allowed to access the internet.


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_defense2.jpg

This is the Defense+ category showing the advanced options. Also towards the bottom right, you can see that Comodo is showing me that it just created a new rule for a safe application.


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_etc.jpg

This is the Miscellaneous category, here there are many different options to configure your firewall.


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_about.jpg

This is the about screen displaying version information.

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Justin,

I have Comodo Firewall Pro and it register for life ;D at home and I am looking forward to see the new final release when it ready after all the beta testing, Justin from the screenshot you posted keep in mind I’m at work on my a company computer please correct me if I am right or wrong.

Comodo doesn’t backup all the firewall settings, rules etc etc, like ZoneAlarm Pro when most get a new computer or reformat the hd because it painful to throughout the settings again.

Because I really like to include Comodo Firewall backup feature and it make us less stress going around the circle, alway I have to do is reload my Comodo Firewall backup. Justin can you include this Comodo Firewall backup feature before they release the version.

If this Comodo Firewall backup feature was already their on v2.4 can’t remember, can you please point me to the right direction I cannot find the Comodo Firewall backup setting options.

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Hello SpeedyPC,

Sorry, the backup feature is not available in version 2.4. But version 3.0 may have what you’re looking for :slight_smile:


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_backup.jpg

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My trial of Beta 3 lasted about half an hour.

After a couple of hits on any website, the connection was dropped in both Firefox and Opera.

The program locked up while viewing internet connections- it protects itself, so a forced reboot was required.

Same connection problems after rebooting.

Watch it!

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Justin,

Great ;D :o… great to see Comodo firewall backup option in the latest version, do you have a rough idea when will the final version to be release.

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oop sorry! click the wrong button…been a bit drunk ;D could someone delete this please.

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Well somebody has to give it a whirl
nay keith-have had enough whirling problems of past giving things a try-will wait ::) ;D

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Hello SpeedyPC,

Sorry I don’t have a date, maybe around September was the last I heard. When/if the moderators on the Comodo Forum are given the release date we may or may not be allowed to tell anyone about it, so I will keep you up to date with what I can say.

Justin

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Without a way to keep the old settings, you’ll have to start all over again when you install version 3.

Not a very smooth upgrade IMHO. It also means you’ll start all over again with all the nagging questions.

There has to be a better way… :frowning:

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Why don’t you try exporting the registry key with the settings and importing it after upgrading to version 3?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Software\Comodo]

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My firewall Outpost pro has configuration files which you can export (or copy) are there no configuration settings or file that you can copy or export.

It really is very useful if you have to reinstall your firewall which I had to do last week when I did a clean install rather than using the update function. I had been putting off the update as there had been a couple of interim updates causing issues so I had skipped them until I felt there was a stable updated version released.

Does Comodo firewall not have an ini file ?