Hello,

I have a problem with my desktop computer's internet connection. I am running both my desktop and laptop through my router to connect to the internet. My laptop has no problems at all but my desktop internet browser's won't work. I can access the internet on other ports such as email, ftp, ssh but my http port 80 internet connection seems to be corrupted or blocked. I am operating Window's xp pro with either IE 7 or mozilla firefox as web browsers.

I have tried winsocksfix, system restore, hijack this, and different scanning software but I can't seem to fix the problem. If you know anything I can try to fix the problem I would really appreciate it. If you need any other information please let me know.

I am having the exact same issue. Did you ever find the fix?

Ok, try deleting your cookies and files. hopefully you should get you internet connection back again. This happenes quite often if you dont clear them for very long time.


Close down all your internet explore and then open up a new one and then try accessing the internet.

ssharish

did that already.

upgraded explorer
reset browser to default
automatic detection enabled

It's only port 80.

https works.

Try resetting the IE and see what happenes. How about your firewall Check for your firewall blocking port 80???

ssharish

reset ie already
turned of the firewall
checked the router too.

both my laptops work fine and the other profiles on the pc in question work fine.

Try download firefox and see if your internet works fine there. Just wanted to make sure that if port 80 is blocked on just IE or on your whole machine. Try it with the different browser.

ssharish

tried it with a different bowser already it still didn't work.

however, it does work under different profiles.

i had this problem on my comp. the solution was to disable avast (my av at the time)
i had multiple AV install files at the time so i was safe but i believe that there is a block in the AVs that prevents IE and firefox etc from accessing trusted and local

I am having similar problems to those outlined. I have tried everything I can think of to get IE back. First IE 7 stopped working and advice from India ended up with suggesting downloading the new version IE Beta 2 which doesn't work either. Have tried disabling add-ons...no good. I get the message check
HTTP port 80
HTTPS port 443
FTP port 2
HOW do I do that?!!!! I am an amateur at this.
I also looked at Firewall settings in Control box which looked perfectly normal (not xtra high)...
I hate to give up and call some-one expensive in. I suspect a Microsoft update because it had been perfectly alright. Any ideas?
Would very grateful. In simple language please. Thanks. Julia