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Internet explorer suddenly stopped working! Any help please?

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  • Starbug
    Starbug Posts: 45 Forumite
    Worth checking, IE hasnt manage to set its self to use a web proxy has it?
  • ben500
    ben500 Posts: 23,192 Forumite
    Starbug wrote: »
    Worth checking, IE hasnt manage to set its self to use a web proxy has it?

    How would I check this please?
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  • Wombat
    Wombat Posts: 960 Forumite
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    ben500 wrote: »
    IE diagnostics now suggesting firewall, can someone advise how I determine if firewall is the problem please?

    Basically, turn it off and see if IE7 works then. How you turn it off will depend on which one you've got running. Go to your Security Centre in Control Panel to see what that says about your Firewall.
  • usually a firewall (besides windows' own) will put an icon in the tray (bottom right of the taskbar), right clicking this icon should give you the option to turn various features on and off
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  • ben500
    ben500 Posts: 23,192 Forumite
    No firewall icon this is why I'm having difficulty determining where to look
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  • Wombat
    Wombat Posts: 960 Forumite
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    That's why I said to check in Security Centre - it will tell you whether a Firewall is turned on or not and, if you click on the downward-pointing arrowheads to the right of the "ON" signal, it will tell you which Firewall is in use.

    By the way - which OS are you using? Vista? XP?
  • Jay974
    Jay974 Posts: 19 Forumite
    IMO you are much better sticking with firefox anyway. Given that IE has more security holes than swiss cheese, I wouldn't use it if you paid me.
  • ben500
    ben500 Posts: 23,192 Forumite
    Wombat wrote: »
    Basically, turn it off and see if IE7 works then. How you turn it off will depend on which one you've got running. Go to your Security Centre in Control Panel to see what that says about your Firewall.
    Thanks missed this bit earlier, problem was with zonealarmpro it would seems, looks like this may well have sorted it, I didn't realise it was running in the background.
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  • Wombat
    Wombat Posts: 960 Forumite
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    ben500 wrote: »
    Thanks missed this bit earlier, problem was with zonealarmpro it would seems, looks like this may well have sorted it, I didn't realise it was running in the background.

    No problem. Take a look here for some information on the subject:

    http://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/399941
  • ben500
    ben500 Posts: 23,192 Forumite
    Thanks folks problem appears to have been solved with your help
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