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[Jan]

For the past week my internet connection has been playing up, meaning that after x minutes, I cannot browse the internet using Firefox or Internet Explorer. I can still check emails using Windows Mail however. Firstly, I thought this was a problem related to Channel 4's 4oD software (I was getting a strange message relating to "Windows Delivery Manager, which I traced back to 4oD) so I unistalled it. My computer seemed fine for a couple of days, but now it is playing up again. I ran the diagnose and repair function and it gave this message:

"www.microsoft.com" is not set up to establish a connection on port "World Wide Web service (HTTP)" with this computer.

Does anyone have any idea what is going on? The problem is resolved by restarting my computer, but obviously this is pretty annoying...

[daveofficer]

stop looking at rude things.

[Astronick]

Hey Jan. I need a bit more info to be able to help:-

What Operating System are you using?
Are you connecting through a router?
Who is your Internet Service Provider?

[Wizard_of_the_North]

Well... because you can still check your e-mails, your internet connection is obviously stable.. so the router and ISP are probably ok.
However... we would need to know your Operating System... you Vista or XP ?

[Jan]

It is Vista. I have narrowed it down to a problem with Firefox, as I figured out that I could still use the internet with Internet Explorer. Firefox essentially freezes, and when I try reload it, I get a message saying that Firefox is still running and I either need to close it or restart my computer.

[milner]

have you got the newest version of firefox?
Have you checked your computer for any problems like viruses and stuff?
If your really stuck find a good computer geek forum and get them to run you through hijack this, they usual manage to sort most things out pretty quickly.

[soundian]

First thing I'd do would be uninstall then reinstall firefox.