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New Laptop - Internet Probs

  • 20-11-2007 7:43pm
    #1
    keefg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I hope this is the right place for this......

    My mate has bought his daughter a new laptop for Christmas and asked me to install itunes, set up her MP3 player & instant messenger etc so it's ready for her on Christmas morning.

    I have connected the laptop up to my internet at home but am unable to connect to a load of sites.
    I cannot access itunes, bebo, boards :eek: , msn messenger page, microsoft homepage to download any software. I can access the likes of Sky News & RTE homepage.

    The laptop comes with Windows Vista (as an XP user, I don't know too much about Vista), I have tried connecting to said websites with all the internet security turned on & off but nothing seems to work.

    Can anyone help?

    cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Almost certainly security related.

    The fact that you can access some sites and not others means there is something blocking you.

    Try the computer on a different network (e.g. neighbours, work, etc.) just to prove it is the laptop itself, not the connection.


  • #3
    Deadlobster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 64 ✭✭Deadlobster


    I have the same problem. Got a new a laptop and its not working with some sites. I had the same problem with my pc when i first got the belkin router and a techy from belkin made me install dr tcp and make some changes that open up the other sites. For the life of me though I can't remember what changes, hence why i'm back on the boards.


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