Hi, I am having trouble connecting to certain web sites, with either IE 7.0 or Mozilla 5.0. Also, some parts of certain web pages fail to load. I have Windows Vista. As far as I can tell, Java is up to date. I also have AVG (free edition), though I'm not sure how to check what web sites it blocks (if any). And, these web sites are not ones that I would have blocked at some point in past anyway. The Firefox error screen says: <<The connection was reset The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. * 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.>> Does anyone know what the problem could be?

A host file may cause this. Firewall software. ISP or country issue. Virus or malware. Faulty dns. Start with nslookup the web site in question. Try IP in browser. Playing to the angels Les Paul (1915-2009)