...when I try to get to one of the sites to register my port (otherwise it will be shut off, don't ask me why), IE just closes with no error.
It may well be a
Java error.
Microsoft's
Java Virual Machine (JVM) is known for causing no end of problems. Go to
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html and get the
JAVA Runtime Environment for Java language support. The Windows installation is mid-page (scroll down). It can't hurt, and it may help.
You may also want to go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and make
sure that you are up-to-date.
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