I had the same problem found out it was some IE add on's that were the
trouble after i uninstalled IE contection worked fine! good luck

"Pastor Bob" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Richard, I was only using Microsoft's Live Care on that
> computer as the antivirus software before the upgrade. I bought the Vista
> upgrade retail and installed it over XP.
> --
> Pastor Bob
>
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
> > How did you get Vista? New computer, or did you install on old computer? If
> > old computer, did you remove the antivirus/anti spyware and firewall that
> > was present on the previous operating system before upgrading?
> >
> > If a new computer, what has been provided by the computer manufacturer to
> > protect your computer?
> >
> > I have had to remove both McAfee and Norton products from brand new laptops
> > to enable them to access the internet. The manufacturers had supplied
> > versions that were not compatible with Vista.
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Urban
> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> > (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
> >
> > Quote from George Ankner:
> > If you knew as much as you think you know,
> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> >
> >
> >
> > "Pastor Bob" <bobmather@gci.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
> > news:185858FF-257A-438D-9E29-85A2D5CCA883@microsoft.com...
> > >I turned off the firewall, I have no other security or anti-virus software
> > > running, keep trying things, Vista tells me my high speed connection is
> > > fine
> > > except nothing works to get on the internet, not even Vista's own help can
> > > get on the internet. Suggetions?
> > > --
> > > Pastor Bob
> >
> >