Downloaded Firefox but it wont connect?

[Jtquad]

Any idea why this is? Im not great with computers but would rather firefox. Im on Windows XP with SP2. Thanks - JT

[Broni]

What happens when you open Firefox?
Does Internet Explorer work?

[Jtquad]

IE works but firefox cannot display page.

"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"


Thanks - JT

[Broni]

Did you check your firewall settings? What firewall do you use?

[Jtquad]

no firewall,  i shut it off it was windows firewall - JT

[patio]

Doesn't make sense...DLoad a fresh copy and re-install.
Did you set up a Profile yet ?

[Jtquad]

set up a profile on where? - JT

[elxr06]

set up a profile on where? - JT

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+profiles

Read that webpage i linked to and it'll get you set you up with a profile.

[soybean]

no firewall,  i shut it off it was windows firewall - JT

You're not continuing to be on the Internet without firewall protection, are you?   

[elxr06]

get commodo firewall and i think it's better than the window's firewall because it is always being updated.

[Broni]

Comodo is better, then Windows firewall, not because of updates, but because it gives you two-way protection, while Windows firewall protects only from incoming traffic.

[elxr06]

i believe that windows xp sp2 brought you the newer windows firewall that allows it to scan incoming and outgoing stuff. Windows Vista's firewall does that too I believe. Unless I am wrong, that is supposedly what microsoft said it should do....

But comodo is always just updating all the time and it brings you more dialogs than windows firewall does and that asssures me that it's hard at work 

[Broni]

the newer windows firewall that allows it to scan incoming and outgoing stuff

Whatever it scans, it fails most of leak (outgoing traffic) tests. I tested it myself some time ago.

[patio]

Even with SP2 Windows firewall does not scan outgoing from everything i have read...
This may be different in Vista however.

[elxr06]

at worst, windows firewall should be enabled IF you are definitely not going to get other third party firewall software. It's better than nothing at all.