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How can I get Firefox to work, says the connection was refused
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post Jun 30 2005, 04:33 AM
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I cant use Firefox it keeps on saying the connection was refused when attempting to contact and the (name of the website) please help............... helpsmilie.gif
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Rawe
post Jun 30 2005, 05:07 AM
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Is your IE or any other alternative browser working properly?
Is your internet connection working properly?
Do you have proper anti-malware/anti-virus applications?
Is that happening at all sites you want to visit with FF?
Little more info please..

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post Jun 30 2005, 11:33 AM
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my internet explorer and internet is working fine, I have zone alarm firewall and many spyware and malware removers and guards and yes it happens to all websites I visited.Please reply if u can help me or require more specifics!
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post Jun 30 2005, 03:05 PM
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alright. not sure if this will be any help, but my one of my friends had a problem with this awhile ago, and he also could not use certain webpages. after troubleshooting it for about 3 weeks he found that it was due to an nprotect.exe that would not shut down and was blocking certain connections..i forget what he did but he found a patch somewhere that removed it..so hit ctrl-alt-del and check for nprotect.exe try ending it if it wont shut down that might be your problem. if not, i tried.

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post Jun 30 2005, 08:38 PM
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Are you sure Zone Alarm is configured to allow FireFox access to the Internet?
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post Jul 1 2005, 03:04 AM
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your right it was zone alarm that was blocking it thnx phybyr0ptyk. thumbsup.gif
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post Jul 2 2005, 08:42 AM
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Glad to help, happy surfing and welcome to the wonderful world of Mozilla. smile.gif
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