Ok,
Control panel:
Network and sharing center
under: Computer, Network, Internet
Customize your Network
Yours should be set on: Public Network
Customize and change it to: Private Nework
And Bob's your uncle....
Good luck,
Cheers,
Philippe

"sam_d" wrote:

> Yeah, i'd still like to know as it still not working!
>
> "Philippe" wrote:
>
> > got the answer fo this, just found out myself this morning. very simple, if
> > anyone still interested, let me know.
> > Philippe
> >
> > "sam_d" wrote:
> >
> > > I've just bought a new laptop that came pre installed with Vista. From the
> > > very start if I try to download anything, from a small word doc off of
> > > hotmail to a large file I get the following message,
> > >
> > > Internet Explorer cannot download ''file name'' from '' website name''
> > >
> > > The connection with the server was reset
> > >
> > > I've got no idea what the problem is, but I thought it may be the wireless
> > > router but the other laptop in our house that also has Vista doesn't have the
> > > problem and neither does our desktop that runs XP. Please help?