Fresh Win7, IE8 no connect with firewall enabled ...

Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows firewall
and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking but
I cannot find it. What am I missing?

Robin

Did you format the HDD prior to installing Win7?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current?

Do other applications connect?

Are you connecting via dial-up, cable, ADSL, satellite, or wireless internet
USB modem? Is a router involved?

Why can’t I connect to the Internet?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/W...o-the-internet

Post here instead:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...etwork/threads


RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows
> firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking
> but I cannot find it. What am I missing?

Did you format the HDD prior to installing Win7?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current?

Do other applications connect?

Are you connecting via dial-up, cable, ADSL, satellite, or wireless internet
USB modem? Is a router involved?

Why can’t I connect to the Internet?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/W...o-the-internet

Post here instead:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...etwork/threads


RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows
> firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking
> but I cannot find it. What am I missing?

Did you format the HDD prior to installing Win7?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current?

Do other applications connect?

Are you connecting via dial-up, cable, ADSL, satellite, or wireless internet
USB modem? Is a router involved?

Why can’t I connect to the Internet?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/W...o-the-internet

Post here instead:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...etwork/threads


RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows
> firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking
> but I cannot find it. What am I missing?

Did you format the HDD prior to installing Win7?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current?

Do other applications connect?

Are you connecting via dial-up, cable, ADSL, satellite, or wireless internet
USB modem? Is a router involved?

Why can’t I connect to the Internet?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/W...o-the-internet

Post here instead:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...etwork/threads


RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows
> firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking
> but I cannot find it. What am I missing?

What is a "fresh install"?

There are two ways to install Windows 7: An 'upgrade' installs Windows 7
over an existing copy of Windows; a 'custom install' installs Windows 7
on a formatted hard disk.

Windows Firewall is enabled by default in Windows 7. Why did you have to
enable it manually?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking but
> I cannot find it. What am I missing?
>
> Robin

What is a "fresh install"?

There are two ways to install Windows 7: An 'upgrade' installs Windows 7
over an existing copy of Windows; a 'custom install' installs Windows 7
on a formatted hard disk.

Windows Firewall is enabled by default in Windows 7. Why did you have to
enable it manually?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking but
> I cannot find it. What am I missing?
>
> Robin

What is a "fresh install"?

There are two ways to install Windows 7: An 'upgrade' installs Windows 7
over an existing copy of Windows; a 'custom install' installs Windows 7
on a formatted hard disk.

Windows Firewall is enabled by default in Windows 7. Why did you have to
enable it manually?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking but
> I cannot find it. What am I missing?
>
> Robin

What is a "fresh install"?

There are two ways to install Windows 7: An 'upgrade' installs Windows 7
over an existing copy of Windows; a 'custom install' installs Windows 7
on a formatted hard disk.

Windows Firewall is enabled by default in Windows 7. Why did you have to
enable it manually?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

RobinZ wrote:
> Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows firewall
> and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking but
> I cannot find it. What am I missing?
>
> Robin

Brand new drive. Everything else works, Firefox as we speak. Firewall enabled
as in "outbound connections". Re-read my original post.



"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> What is a "fresh install"?
>
> There are two ways to install Windows 7: An 'upgrade' installs Windows 7
> over an existing copy of Windows; a 'custom install' installs Windows 7
> on a formatted hard disk.
>
> Windows Firewall is enabled by default in Windows 7. Why did you have to
> enable it manually?
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> RobinZ wrote:
> > Installed a fresh install of Windows7 (no upgrade), enabled windows firewall
> > and allowed program through firewall and I am unable to connect. When
> > firewall is disabled, IE connects. Something in windows firewall blocking but
> > I cannot find it. What am I missing?
> >
> > Robin
> .
>