All online games kickout with error message before gaining access to main server

[Bryan]

All my games suddenly cannot connect to the online
servers when I start them up, including
Starcraft, Call of Duty, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc. The
error message is generic, the details on the actual error
is a lot of code which I don't understand. Is there a
virus that is known to interrupt online connections, or
maybe some internet connection setting in Windows XP that
went haywire? The strange thing is that I can start up
Internet Explorer and get on the net with no problems.

About a week ago I had no problems with my computer at
all, so it seems like it would be a virus to me. Anyone
get a problem like this?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Bryan,

Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem still persists
please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good luck!

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using: http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
Download & Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to find any
Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
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| All my games suddenly cannot connect to the online
| servers when I start them up, including
| Starcraft, Call of Duty, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc. The
| error message is generic, the details on the actual error
| is a lot of code which I don't understand. Is there a
| virus that is known to interrupt online connections, or
| maybe some internet connection setting in Windows XP that
| went haywire? The strange thing is that I can start up
| Internet Explorer and get on the net with no problems.
|
| About a week ago I had no problems with my computer at
| all, so it seems like it would be a virus to me. Anyone
| get a problem like this?