firefox help!! i will literally pay if needed..

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Mem700X, Sep 23, 2009.

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    i cannot find any solutions on how to fix this....

    Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at my.screenname.aol.com.


    * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
    moments.

    * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
    connection.

    * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
    that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.


    i do not run norton anymore.. i think it expired.. i deleted AVG free to....

    i have NOOO clue how to get fire fox working....

    ALSO... WHEN I GO TO DOWNLOAD TEAM VIEWER IT DOES NOT WORK LIKE IT USE TO... ASKS ME IF I WANT TO CONNECT TO A PROXY... IT WONT LET ME DOWNLOAD AVG AGAIN EITHER.... IT WONT CONNECT..


    internet explorer works fine...

    any help with this is gladly appreciated!!!

    *** i have been told its my settings somewhere... or somethings wrong with fire fox add ons or plug ins. i do not know.. i need experts
     
    Last edited: Sep 23, 2009
    Mem700X, Sep 23, 2009 IP
  2. merlinseo

    merlinseo Well-Known Member

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    I had no problem connecting to my.screenname.aol.com when I typed it in Firefox browser
     
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    robjones Notable Member

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    If you can do it on Explorer but not Firefox theres a chance you could clear it up by removing Firefox *entirely* and doing a fresh install from a clean download. Just a guess, but if it works it's a pretty easy fix and if it doesn't you won't have lost much time. Might be some add-on is wreaking havoc... wouldnt be the first time.
     
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  4. Mem700X

    Mem700X Well-Known Member

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    i tried deleting and re installing fire fox.. does not work
     
    Mem700X, Sep 24, 2009 IP
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    robjones Notable Member

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    Could be you have a virus that was directed at or brought in by FF. There just arent that many scenarios where MSIE works and FF doesnt. It cant really be system settings (some service thats down) if one of them works. That pretty much leaves corrupted files, a virus, or a bad sector on the hard drive.

    Incidentally, if your FF settings were still intact when you reinstalled, you didnt fully erase it. Thats pertinent to know.

    This seems like a pretty elementary question and forgive me if you've already tried, but have you done a system rollback where you restore to a prior date? If what you have is a virus it probably wont help, but I've seen things I thought were viruses get fixed by system restore, so it's worth a shot.

    Might also run "disk check" and make sure you dont have bad sectors on the hard drive.

    If neither works, better use MSIE to get to more virus software.
     
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    wamm9512 Active Member

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    I had the same exact problem with FireFox. I think it updated recently and the update completely messed it up for me. I ended up getting rid of it and switching to Opera. Reinstalling the newest version of FireFox should get it to work though. It finally ended up working for me after a day or so
     
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    dumdum4gumgum Peon

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    Id suggest running a virus scan and spyware scan
     
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    Mem700X Well-Known Member

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    what are softwares i could get?? i tried downloading avcg free and something else but it wont connect... asks me if i want to connect to a proxy network..
     
    Mem700X, Sep 24, 2009 IP