not a clue ....
its not set to work offline..
claims he hasn't done anything....internet explorer is working fine..so its not a physical connection
tried unplugging router and plugging it back in... a few times... works fine on mine... and on his IE so its not a physical connection problem... its software..
i tried
uninstalling, reinstalling...
logging in ... logging out... restarting computer...
seeing if it is in memory (task manager) - isnt
he has no firewall / anti virus software on that isn't the cause though... including windows not on...its disabled
nothing has changed AFAIK...
his network settings seem normal...
i tried removing profile in app data..
tried ccleaner
ad aware - lavasoft
tune up utilities08
wtf could be wrong with it???
i'll try system restore if no-one has any other suggestions
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