Can't browse internet on Vista

I went through some of the vista optimizing steps from one of the threads and everything seemed to work. Then I found that I was unable to browse the internet through firefox or IE.

Firefox doesn't open and IE freezes when opened. The processes show for both . It's weird because It isn't due to my internet. I can still connect to online games easily. Maybe I turned something off that is needed to allow web browsing?

 

I would suggest you go through those guides again, and for each item:
1) Undo it.
2) Reboot.
3) If better, you've found the problem. If not better, then redo the action and reboot again.

 

if that doesn't work, reinstall. preferably XP.

 

or get Safari for Windows
great

 

Are you a Mac fanboi?

 

safari for windows is a terrible browser. it cant match firefox beta on any level.

 

Which in turn can't match Opera on any level.

 

actually Safari mite open slow but its damn smooth once u start using it..


obviously opera & FF have more features...

but Safari has some features which distinguish it.

above all its Simple to use. and no frills.


So i have still kept it.


As for the OP:

Try running a Ping command

and type this in cmd prompt.

"ipconfig/flushdns"

 

It's not a bug, its a [security] feature.

 

i am a fan of the new opera beta. love the speed dial feature. however it has more problems with loading sites correctly then FF. also the lack of inline spell check like FF has is disappointing.

 

As nocturnal310 said, "ipconfig/flushdns" sounds the best and fast solution.

 

What're you talking about?

 

not really. the spell checker option for opera falls way short of the spell check in FF.

 

Wow, talk about a thread out of control. Seriously people, help the guy instead of campaigning here.

 

Somehow your avatar doesn't help your point!

 

I found the problem. It appears it was the disabling of workstation tweak that made me unable to browse. Thanks for any suggestions.

By the way, Safari is really annoying. My dad was using it on his computer and every time he did I was getting disconnected out of any game I was playing.