IE,OE & Hotmail - Connected Problem

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Hi All

A couple of maybe related issues here if anyone can help me, all these happened at the same time and i have not found a fix for any of them yet

Using Windows XP Pro with 99% updates

1. When i browse my Hotmail account under IE it complains that I am not using IE and i should download it for a better experience

2. In OE i can no longer connect to the Hotmail server to download emails as this complains about Port 0 error, not allowed therefore it just chucks me out

3. Windows update no longer works, it just sits on the start page and never looks at my computer for updates

IE works fine for all other connections and web browsing... Anyone any clues as im fresh out as this was all working a couple of days ago

 

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I have exaxctly the same problem.
A similar situation occured last year and I ended up
having to reformat my hard disk and re install everything.
This time I now have Netscape installed as a back up. I am
currently running Adaware, & Spybot which have found and
removed several spy programs but the PC company that
investigated my problems last year put it down to an
unidentified virus/ trojan horse.

Anyone have any solutions?

-----Original Message-----
Hi All,

A couple of maybe related issues here if anyone can help

me, all these happened at the same time and i have not
found a fix for any of them yet.

Using Windows XP Pro with 99% updates.

1. When i browse my Hotmail account under IE it complains

that I am not using IE and i should download it for a
better experience ?

2. In OE i can no longer connect to the Hotmail server to

download emails as this complains about Port 0 error, not
allowed therefore it just chucks me out.

3. Windows update no longer works, it just sits on the

start page and never looks at my computer for updates.

IE works fine for all other connections and web

browsing... Anyone any clues as im fresh out as this was
all working a couple of days ago.