Richard Sharpe <...> said:

Off Topic i know but i think this may be helpful to a lot of people,

It affects Zone Alarm users,

I have been having problems all day trying to access the Internet, Purely by chance i turned off Zone Alarm and all of a sudden it worked!!

Reading DS i have discovered i am not alone in this and there is a problem with the latest Windows Update and Zone Alarm, The offending update is KB 951748,

As per the recommendation i have uninstalled this and now things seem fine,

More here, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/09/ms_dns_patch_zonealarm_woes/

Richard

Thanks Richard, I had exactly the same problem today. My windows update kicked in this morning and said it was an ‘Important Security Update’. Since then I experienced the same problem you did. I used the other half’s laptop this evening as I had to terrorise another forum and then come across your posting on here. I am now able to use my colussus computer with no problems at all, all the cogs and wheels are turning normally, Cheers!

Da Guff