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internet explorer wont connect

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  • 11-02-2010 7:31pm
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    cranky bollix
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭


    internet explorer wont connect, but firefox will.i dont know when this happened, but its very annoying.iafter diagnosing it says that it is probably caused by firewall settings.i know nothing about these.can anyone help me out.
    im running xp


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    #2
    WIZE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    Through firefox upgrade Explorer to explorer 8

    just type in IE8 into your firefox browser

    Or use this link

    http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/internet-explorer/


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    wobzilla1
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭wobzilla1


    It's probably a proxy setting. Go to tools then settings. Go to the connections tab and hit LAN settings. Make sure the box thast says "use a proxy server..." is unchecked


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    cranky bollix
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭cranky bollix


    wobzilla1 wrote: »
    It's probably a proxy setting. Go to tools then settings. Go to the connections tab and hit LAN settings. Make sure the box thast says "use a proxy server..." is unchecked

    thats it thanks, would that of changed by itself?


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    roryq
    Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭roryq


    I would be running a quick scan using Malwarebytes.. just google it and download.. It is unusual for a proxy to add itself


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    wobzilla1
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭wobzilla1


    Is it a laptop that you bring to college or something? they tend to use proxys in colleges


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    RoadKillTs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭RoadKillTs


    I would be running a quick scan using Malwarebytes.. just google it and download.. It is unusual for a proxy to add itself

    It's not uncommon if you have a malware infection.
    And dont go googling "malwarebytes", download it from the site below

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/


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    cranky bollix
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭cranky bollix


    i did have a bad infection recently, but im clean now, so maybe that is what had caused it

    thanks all


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    #9
    mrroboito
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭mrroboito


    My IE won't connect when I have Firefox 3.6 open. No problems when I close FF and only happened since upgrade to 3.6. Might be same problem?


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