dotTech - Topic: GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Casey on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13227 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13227 You're a genius!!!! It's working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

....and that's why I hate Internet Explorer so much.....

 

Everything is working fine. I no longer get that error and now I can get GOTDs.

 

Thank you so much everybody who has helped, but thanks especially to Locutus. I can't thank you enough!

]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:15:29 -0700 Locutus on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13226 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13226 Wait!  If nothing can connect to the internet, try resetting your Internet Explorer options.  Chrome (used to) ignore(s) these.

]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:57:55 -0700 Casey on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13224 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13224 You know what's funny? No program besides my Google Chrome can connect to the internet. Its not just the GOTD Setup. Now that I have the MSE (thanks karen!) and the default Windows Firewall up and running, I'm just going to completely uninstall McAfee. I'll possibly re-download and try it again (just because its free) in the future. So, if I get a virus that kills my computer, its been a pleasure everyone.

]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:36:20 -0700 The Living Spirit on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13217 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13217 BT – the main telephone company of Britain – also offer McAfee as a security solution if you get their broadband, although they brand it with their name. However, very few people actually use BT for internet.

It's also preinstalled on all Dell computers – and these days, a six month free suscription at minimum is required with your purchase – you do NOT have the option to remove it before receiving the computer. Dell say this is to protect the inexperienced, and make sure you're safe from the start, but it's well known that McAfee is weak protection at best.

Off-topic: 2 + 2 = The Forum's bot-prevention system is an insult to human intelligence.

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:02:21 -0700 Locutus on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13213 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/page-2/#p13213 Ahh.  Comcast is the only high-speed internet provider here.

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:12:38 -0700 Casey on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13210 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13210 @Locutus 

...and Verizon. Frown

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:28:08 -0700 Locutus on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13209 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13209 ...and this is why I lobby for removal of McAfee from every computer I touch.  Comcast, why'd you have to choose McAfee?  Intel, why'd you have to choose McAfee?

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:16:40 -0700 Casey on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13208 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13208 @karen

The McAfee install doesn't work. It says some piece is missing from the installer (even after I re-download it) . I'm going to try and contact their company and see if they can diagnose it.

@The Living Spirit

Yup. It comes free with my internet service. That's the only reason I use it. If I have to pay for it, forget it. I would move on to something else. 

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:37:16 -0700 The Living Spirit on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13207 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13207 There's a reason why nobody sane respects McAfee or would touch any of their products even with a pole from a million miles away...

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:09:08 -0700 Casey on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13205 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13205 I just downloaded MSE. Its scanning my computer. Already, it found some bad stuff - trojans - and removed them. Apparently, my McAfee was so messed up, that it couldn't scan for viruses. I'm beginning to think that it was McAfee all along. Once it finishes scanning, I'll post an update.

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:55:57 -0700 karen on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13165 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13165 Download the free MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) and uninstall/disable MacAfee. Try the download/install again. That should isolate whether it is the router or MacAfee.

]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:26:55 -0700 Casey on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13164 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13164 Update:

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, but its still not working. The windows update did not work. Any other suggestions?

]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:27:50 -0700 Casey on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13150 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13150 @Gibbster and karen

If I ever had to reinstall Vista, I would probably just update to Windows 7.  I tried updates, but they didn't work. After this, I will probably go and manually select which updates to perform. I'm not sure that that will work, but I know that when you "Shut Down and Install Updates" you don't actually install all the updates. So, I'm going to look around and see if there is a problem now. As for the internet, it is wifi (PPPOE), and we've had some troubles a while back. We couldn't connect for a week, but we ended up fixing it by re-configuring it. I think that may be the problem. However, it is possible that my McAfee isn't working correctly. It says "My Computer is not protected" and when you click the "Fix" button, nothing happens. So, it is either the McAfee or the router problems. Before I go messing with them, I'd like to know which one is more likely the problem. Thanks.

 

Edit: I forgot to say that I'm only running the broken McAfee and the default Microsoft Firewall. I configured the Microsoft one to not care about internet, so I doubt that that is the problem.

]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:57:52 -0700 karen on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13145 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13145 Are you running multiple firewalls or anti-malware programs? Maybe they are conflicting... Or like was suggested above, if you are on wifi, change to a wired connection temporarily. You haven't changed the configuration on your router lately, have you? It would be possible (although unlikely) for the router/firewall rules to not allow certain traffic through.

]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:18:34 -0700 Gibbster on GOTD Problems http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13135 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/gotd-problems/#p13135 You know you could always just reinstall vista and update drivers and window updates. That would solve the problem maybe but it wouldn't tell what happened. Then if that doesn't work well then it probably is the hardware thats maybe messed up. Are you using wi-fi or cord to connect to the internet? You internet connection, might not be connecting right.

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