I can only connect to the web via IE or Outlook right now, and IE can't connect to SSL sites.

Seems like a firewall issue, but even when I have my firewalls and anti virus turned off- no dice. ...

Hey Chris, thanks for lending a hand here. I really appreciate it- I tried your suggestion, but it didn't work. I think the problem is with the installer. I'll shoot you a PM.

Thanks man!

Can somebody point me in the right direction? I can't instal any programs on my Sony Vaio- when I try, I get a prompt that says "Starting Install Wizard" that just hangs and doesn't do anything.
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For some reason when I try to install most software, I click on the setup.exe file and then nothing happens. I tried to fix the problem by installing hte most recent version of windows installer,...

no way! I'm not a gamer. Anyhoo, I only have one stick. I am going to try running AVG to see if I can get it to shut off.

I have this Dell 2gig celeron with 512 ram. Ever since I got it maybe once or twice a month it would juts instantly shuit down if I was heavy into a graphics program. Around 2 weeks ago it just...