I8 HTTP: Error 12029:A connection with the server could not be established

I recently upgraded to IE 8 from IE 7; I also added Fire Fox as an internet connection as well. For a couple of weeks, everything seem to work just fine. Oh, one more thing; I also changed the virus protection program from Mcaffe to Norton.

The Fire Fox is working fine but the IE 8 is not. I have a registry program named REGWork to clear up any registry issues; but to no avail, the IE 8 is still not connecting.

This is the message I get when I ran a diagnostics:


Last diagnostic run time: 05/22/10 16:11:52
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP Diagnostic
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP connectivity

info FTP (Passive): Successfully connected to ftp.microsoft.com.
warn HTTP: Error 12029 connecting to www.microsoft.com: A connection with the server could not be established
warn HTTP: Error 12029 connecting to www.hotmail.com: A connection with the server could not be established
info HTTPS: Successfully connected to www.microsoft.com.
error Could not make an HTTP connection.
info Redirecting user to support call


After researching the FAQ's; I didn't see any posts that reflected my problem.

Is there a solution available for my problem?

 

Thank you for your assistance. The Fire Fox Browser would not access the Mcafee uninstaller.

I ran a system restore as suggested and no changes were made to the system. After reading some of the other blogs again. I wanted to check the Explorer for other users on my unit. I am the administrator for this unit. I switched users and was able to successfully log onto the Internet Explorer. I then switched back to my user account and checked. I received the same 12099 connection failure message.

What you suggest at this point?

Than k you,

Lon