[access-uk] Re: Any ideas?

  • From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:44:27 +0100

Ah I see. So Mandy, maybe the port(s) for browsing the web are blocked?
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:41:01 +0100, "Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis"
<bhawkeslewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> IM and email clients use different ports to the HTTP protocol that 
> underpins the web.
> 
> --
> Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis
> 
> Christopher Hallsworth wrote:
> > This is interesting. How can it be a router issue when she can use MSN
> > Messenger and send and receive e-mails, but not browse the web? Mandy,
> > just a thought. Why don't you try an alternative browser like Mozilla
> > Firefox? You can get it from http://www.mozilla.org. It's fast,
> > reliable, and, most importantly, is more secure than IE as far as I'm
> > concerned. Hope that helps.
> > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:20:08 +0100, "Adrian Higginbotham"
> > <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> >> Mandy - what router are you using? I had a problem similar to that you
> >> describe whenI first upgraded to ie7 as did another list member and we
> >> both traced the issue to bt routers although to be honest I don't recall
> >> exactly what the fix was now.
> >>  
> >>
> >>
> >> Adrian Higginbotham
> >>
> >>
> >> Accessibility content manager
> >>
> >> British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
> >> Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
> >>
> >> Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
> >> BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ 
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> >> Of Christopher Hallsworth
> >> Sent: 12 June 2007 15:14
> >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any ideas?
> >>
> >> When I've read your message Mandy, I began to be quite suspicious about
> >> the cause of your problems, because IE7 should in no way affect how you
> >> connect to the internet, even if phishing filter has been turned on.
> >> Also, the "access denied" message also sounds suspicious to me. May I
> >> suggest you take off SpySweper and download Spybot 1.4? You can get
> >> this, along with the scripts, from http://www.jfwlite.com or
> >> http://www.accessibleprograms.com. Also, perform a *full* system scan to
> >> make sure that all traces of any viruses/malware are removed. If all
> >> else fails, then all I can think of is either a system restore or, in
> >> the worst case, a complete system recovery. Sorry if this is bad news,
> >> but the symptoms you describe should not be happening to a "normal"
> >> computer user. Good luck.
> >> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:08:03 +0100, "Mandy" <manumandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> said:
> >>> Hi.  Sorry if this goes on a bit but it is very frustrating.
> >>>
> >>> I've been having a problem where although connected to the internet 
> >>> and can use msn and email, can't use websites and this affects all 
> >>> three computers, two are hard wired and mine is wireless network but 
> >>> the belkin is in the main desktop computer and mine.
> >>>
> >>> It seems to just be when \I use sendspace to try to upload music that 
> >>> the internet goes of in the way I've described:  it will say *internet
> >>> explorer cannot display the webpage* and will  tell me  I am not 
> >>> connected  to the internet.
> >>> I've done disk defragment, disk cleanup, changed from AVG to NOD32, 
> >>> added Spysweeper, I'm also using AdAware - and removed browser
> >> settings.
> >>> Then yesterday I removed IE6 and everything seemed fine I could 
> >>> upload, download whatever I wanted but as soon as i went back to IE7 
> >>> the same problems were back.
> >>>
> >>> Are there any particular settings to apply with IE7?  Fishing filter 
> >>> to be turned  on is recommended is this right?
> >>>
> >>> Also:  if my *documents and settings all users* says access denied how
> >>> can i alter this or should i just reformat the laptop which i only 
> >>> bought at the beginning of May but i just want to get  it  all right.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Mandy. 
> >> Christopher Hallsworth
> >> E-mail: chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Skype name chrishallsworth7266
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