Hi Les You did not say which provider and really I am not always able to advise at all on some where they are cable services for instance.
It is simple to turn off the Windows firewall. Click the Start button. Find and open Control Panel. Click the Firewall icon Under the General Tab put a tick in the Firewall Off box. There are two more tabs, Exceptions and Advanced but these would need a good deal of knowledge to change so I am afraid I can only suggest you get an actual computer man to look at your set up. Do you have any knowledgeable friends or a computer shop that would send a man out at a cheap price? Ian -------Original Message------- From: les Date: 02/11/2008 05:05:12 To: [email protected] Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Re: computer dummy needs some help --- In [email protected], "Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK Les , so are you now using XP or Vista? > > > > By the way its Mozilla Firefox for future comments. > > > > Are you USA or UK based. In the UK dial-up runs at 46kbps while the high > speed DSL runs at 100mbps or more. > > > > I think you need to change provider or complain about the speed. > > > > It seems from what you say that your connection shuts down if not used for a > few moments. This is most likely to be the way your connection was set up. > > > > Do not shut your virus protection off while on line or things could get a > whole lot worse. > > > > Your Firewall is the Windows one so I need to know what version Windows you > use to advise further. > > > > > > > > > > Ian > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: les > > Date: 11/01/08 15:40:52 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] computer dummy needs some help > > > > I have had dial up all the time in the past. So when I moved I went > > With hi speed?? Well not so hi speed the package I got was up to 150 > > Kbps they tell me I can't use a fire wall with them? Ok I use mazzola > > Firefox I like it for all the optional plug ins I have Avast anti > > Virus free version. I cant get any speed other than 100 kbps it don't > > Matter if I'm up loading or down loading never budges. And at times I > > Want to send pic's to photobucket cant use the send them with yahoo > > Keep getting error message your not connected to the Internet ??? Well > > I'm on the net so why is says I'm not ??? Also they keep saying my > > ISP natco. That I must have a firewall turned off when using them well > > Ok turned off every one I can find. Still no change. Went to install > > The latest version of yahoo instant messenger it keep saying it cant > > Be installed because I must turn off my fire wall. I'm stumped I found > > A few firewalls. On windows even thou I don't use it . Even turned off > > My anti virus . Still says must turn off firewall well if I have some > > Firewall on I cant find it any place. I hope some one here knows what > > I'm trying to say. Like I said I'm a computer dummy. If you think of > > Any ideas great. > > Thanks > thanks for your reply. i have been on the phone with my isp 4 times shortest call must have been 45-60 minutes. i'm in the USA using windows XP windows explorer 8 beta 2, windows XP service pack 2 the second person said that they needed to use a "bridge" what ever that is ? to even get me on the internet. this is what i get trying to do a dianostic as whi i can not use enternet exploere " welcome to network diagnestic for windows xp " windows cannot connect to the internet using HTTP,HTTPS, or FTP" " this is probably caused by firewall settings on this computer" check the firewall settings for the HTTP port (80) HTTPS port (443) and FTP" i have no idea what any of this all means lol no idea whay a "bridge" is ether [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
