unable to game online but can surf the net

[Mark Green]

ive just bought myself a new laptop a asus x53sr with a ati radeon 2400
graphics card
and running on vista with a dual processor.
Ive downloaded Rfactor and all the patches and ive also got Nascar heat but
i can not
get online to play with either of these games in rfactor ive managed to get
in 1 server
but just as i go to race it stops and says waiting for server.in nascar heat
i type the ip in for
the servers which i know are up but laptop will just not find the servers.
i dont think it can be a internet problem as i can get online with my
oldlaptop which is running windows xp
to play online with same connection.i have tried wireless and just from my
modem but no joy.
Could it have something to do with my security settings on my new laptop
running vista i have no
firewall running and have no anti virus programs on????

Thanks for any help Mark

 

[Malke]

ive just bought myself a new laptop a asus x53sr with a ati radeon 2400
graphics card
and running on vista with a dual processor.
Ive downloaded Rfactor and all the patches and ive also got Nascar heat
but i can not
get online to play with either of these games in rfactor ive managed to
get in 1 server
but just as i go to race it stops and says waiting for server.in nascar
heat i type the ip in for
the servers which i know are up but laptop will just not find the servers.
i dont think it can be a internet problem as i can get online with my
oldlaptop which is running windows xp
to play online with same connection.i have tried wireless and just from my
modem but no joy.
Could it have something to do with my security settings on my new laptop
running vista i have no
firewall running and have no anti virus programs on????

You have no firewall or antivirus? Are you sure? It seems extremely unlikely
that you would be so stupid.

Look again. Most new laptops come with a lot of OEM preinstalled stuff,
including trial versions of security software. This is what it sounds like
is causing your problem. Look in Control Panel>Programs & Features for
McAfee, Norton, CA, Trend, or Panda - none of which are recommended. If
found, uninstall them and install NOD32, or Kaspersky, or even Avast if you
want a free one. The built-in Windows Firewall is adequate for most people.

Malke