IE has had tabs since version 7. I do use firefox, but it is due to the add-ons. Other than that, I don't see a lot of difference between the mainstream browsers.

what happens in other browsers? i tend to think it may be related to your network configuration.

assuming your urls you type are correct, and assuming you aren't hitting the servers just as they happen to be down (which is highly unlikely), i would point my finger at some firewall.

whether...

port 80? perhaps i am a wrong, but why would the browser want to be using port 80?

if it is indeed using port 80, and persisting, i would suspect some other application has the port reserved. hope...

http://www.webmasterworld.com/html/3622291.htm

just a link i found, should provide you with what you need.

that setting has worked for me in the past (although I don't use ie too much). is it perhaps a certain web site that does this? if so it may be down to the code behind their links.

sounds like a power supply issue, does it work with the battery?

sounds like a network issue to me. how is your network configured? if this is on a large network (e.g. work, school) the download could be blocked.

it is probably caused by a windows update. change the settings so that windows will ask you before it installs any updates and then you should be able to determine the cause.

yeah, it is for security, but you should be able to simply click "allow"

Ok, well I only have IE7, and it works for me, sorry...

I am using IE7, so the setting may be different to yours. Anyway, to delete the browser history it is: Tools > Internet Options > General > Delete (browser history area). To stop the browser from...

Which browser are you using? Generally you can just delete all browser history using the browser itself, or you can take off the auto-complete functionality.

I'd say it is probably hotmail behaving badly with your particular browser. I've had problems with hotmail - chrome, so I just use something different when I need to use hotmail.

Hm... curious. Problems like this can be fairly difficult to diagnose, but hopefully this one isn't too bad. Since you are using a router, you will want to auto-assign your IP / DNS, so as a next...

How is the wireless network configured? Is it going through a router or through a computer? If the DNS is not correct, perhaps you are going through a computer and you need to put that computer's IP...

Unable to connect means that you can't view websites? or the program crashes?

If the programs are crashing, I can't really help, but if it is just unable to connect, it is probably because you are...