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Old 05-20-2008, 05:30 PM   #1
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Internet Connection Fault

I use Windows XP Media Centre on a Toshiba Satellite laptop. McAfee Security Suite is installed and running.

My problem is that even when connected to the internet I cannot access certain web sites, and sometimes no web sites.

I suspected that this might have something to do with my firewall, so I disconnected this, but the problem persisted.

I cannot log onto my Napster application programme, so this leads me to believe that it is not an internet connection fault.

Can anyone suggest a solution to my problem.
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First place I'd look is to that McAwful SS. Try disabling it from the Startup programs by Run>msconfig>Startup tab. If you still have a problem, I'd uninstall it from the system completely and if the problem is gone, replace McAwful with AVG.
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You mentioned McAfee Security Suite, is it come with the firewall? if it is you might want to config. the firewall option a bit. or you can disable the firewall all together but your system will not be safe..
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