[pchelpers] Re: Port 80 blocked

kathleen lacey wrote:
> I have not tried this  --- Found it here--
> http://beer234.blogspot.com/2008/10/port-80-blocked-windows-xp.html

> Restart the Windows XP PC in Safe Mode.
> Run Regedit.exe to open the registry editor.
> Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vsdatant
> Click start in the right pane and modify the value to 3.
> Restart the PC and port 80 should no longer be blocked and you can use http
> with any browser.
I tried this half an hour ago at the site. The registry value required 
was not present, so I created it. It should have worked but it didn't. 
At this point the only thing left seems to be a repair install. Thanks 
for your help.

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