unable to get to internet

[news.microsoft.com]

an Acer2000 running xp pro.. i can check email, i can get onto the
newsgroups, but cannot access the internet with Firefox OR IE6.. how can
that be?.. any help/suggestions?? THANKS!

 

[Unknown]

Possible ISP server problem.
"news.microsoft.com" <dtimm@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ObgPyAzRIHA.6060@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> an Acer2000 running xp pro.. i can check email, i can get onto the
> newsgroups, but cannot access the internet with Firefox OR IE6.. how can
> that be?.. any help/suggestions?? THANKS!
>

 

[Elmo]

news.microsoft.com wrote:
> An Acer2000 running XP Pro.. I can check email, I can get onto the
> newsgroups, but cannot access the internet with Firefox OR IE6.. How can
> that be?.. Any help/suggestions?? THANKS!

Click Start, Run, type:

netsh winsock reset

Press Enter key

Restart the system

You can also try this software download from a working machine:

LSP-Fix
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

--
Joe =o)