"I can't connect to the Internet. How can I fix this?"

This is what I recommend to everyone.

(1) If you've ever had Norton's on your computer, use the Norton removal tool.  You can get it from their website, put it on a thumb drive or something and run it on your computer.  Norton integrates so much into your computer that it often hangs and blocks the Internet.

(2) If you have a big honking anti-everything solution (anti-virus, adware, spyware, malware, & spam, with a firewall), get rid of it!  If you have McAfee, doubly get rid of it! It's the worst I've ever seen.  MS Windows after sp2 has the best firewall around. Don’t disable it to put a weaker one on.  And the companies that put this stuff out are usually good in only one or two fields.  To expect protection from everything is a bit unrealistic.  Which brings me to 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7; use the software from companies that specialize and the 2nd best thing is, is it's all free.  The 1st best thing is that it works.

(3) Get malwarebytes.  Install it and run it.

(4) Get Avast! Anti-virus.  Install and run.

(5) Get Spybot Search & Destroy .  Install and run.

(6) Get HighJackThis.  Be careful with this one.  Only disable what you are sure of.

(7) Re-enable windows firewall.

This'll work 99% of the time, and it's good to do even if you don't have connection problems.

Let me know if it doesn't work for anyone.

The Admin