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re: Update works but no IE or Firefox
Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 4:37 am
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Posted by John Liebson (845 messages posted)


Yes I read the original message correctly, and my original reply was correct: A firewall 
can block individual programs from connecting, while allowing others to work. Thus, 
my advice to check your firewall was valid, and continues to be valid.





On Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 2:38 am, gazrobs wrote:
>You obviously didn't read the message properly or the title (or I didn't make it
>clear) as the internet connection is there & works just not for a browser or spybot
>etc
>
>The 2 monitors in the taskbar are there & flashing (when performing a windows update)
>
>Windows update works
>
>Disabled all in msconfig/startup so no firewall/AV etc
>
>Works in Safe mode
>
>Also have tried a restore to a month ago.
>
>Always the same saying website not found etc can't display web page both in IE7 &
>Firefox.
>
>Got me stumped as it works in safe mode



Written in response to:
re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (gazrobs: Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 2:38 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (Charlie Hadden: Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 6:33 am)
*re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (gazrobs: Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 5:27 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Update works but no IE or Firefox (Gary: Fri, May 30, 2008, 6:54 am)
-re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (John Liebson: Fri, May 30, 2008, 9:59 am)
-re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (gazrobs: Sat, May 31, 2008, 2:38 am)
*re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (gazrobs: Sat, May 31, 2008, 2:57 am)
-re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (John Liebson: Sat, May 31, 2008, 4:37 am)
*re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (Charlie Hadden: Sat, May 31, 2008, 6:33 am)
*re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (gazrobs: Sun, Jun 1, 2008, 5:27 am)
*re: Update works but no IE or Firefox (JD: Fri, May 30, 2008, 7:16 pm)
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