tismehi Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 i got my son a new laptop recently so i decided to use his old desktop as a lounge media pc. i connected it and updated all my usuals, avg, windows, super anti, malwarebytes, etc. i then connected it to my music which is on a portable hard drive and a new sonos system that i got recently. all worked lovely. i then tried to connect this pc and two laptops to my home network using home group. i then downloaded firefox as my son was using chrome and i'm used to firefox. as part of mozilla firefox i always use speed dial as my home page and as i was configuring this the pc lost broadband connectivity. it remains connected to the router ok. i changed ethernet cables, switched sockets and restarted the router just in case. all my other devices connect without any trouble. smart tv, wireless printer, homeplug network device, and 4 laptops. it still refuses to connect to the internet using firefox or ie. the machine is a packard bell, 500gb hdd, 4gb ram, dual core intel, windows 7. when i try to connect using either browser i get a message stating the proxy server is refusing connections. i wonder is there maybe a problem with the firewall. i say this as when i was connecting the sonos system, i got a message that sonos needs to change something or other with the firewall - although it all worked well enough for a few hours after installation. Quote
seedy21 Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Hi tismehi Instructions Click on the "Start" button on the bottom left hand side of the window. Click on the "Control Panel" option. Click on the "Network and Internet Connections" option. Click on the "Internet Options" option. Click on the "Connections" tab at the top of the "Internet Properties" window. Click on the "LAN Settings" option at the bottom of the box. Uncheck the box under the "Proxy Server" option and click on "OK". Close out of all of the windows. The next time that you start Windows XP, the proxy settings will be disabled. Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_6310915_disable-proxy-settings-xp.html#ixzz2ZiLEcwDN Edited July 21, 2013 by seedy21 Quote “It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club http://www.geekstogo.com/downloads/unite_blue.png Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
tismehi Posted July 21, 2013 Author Posted July 21, 2013 simple, effective and correct - thank you so much. Quote
seedy21 Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 Glad to hear your up and running again :) I will mark this as solved Quote “It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club http://www.geekstogo.com/downloads/unite_blue.png Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
KenB Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 simple, effective and correct - thank you so much. He's not bad is he :) Nice one Seedy21 [ATTACH=CONFIG]1052.vB5-legacyid=1978[/ATTACH] Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
seedy21 Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 He's not bad is he :) Nice one Seedy21 [ATTACH=CONFIG]1978[/ATTACH] Thank you very much :D Quote “It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club http://www.geekstogo.com/downloads/unite_blue.png Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
Plastic Nev Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Now don't let that go to your head mate, there is more work to be done yet Nev. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here. If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have installed Windows, now how do I install the curtains? 😄
seedy21 Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 Now don't let that go to your head mate, there is more work to be done yet Nev. Agreed, am here helping people when i should start on fixing my own computer ......... Quote “It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club http://www.geekstogo.com/downloads/unite_blue.png Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
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