Microsoft IE 7 Has anyone ever seen this

I have a PC using XP SP2 with IE 7 2.4 hrz 2gig Ram using DSL connection with network of three computers via wirless router for 2 of them . Ive recently install two large graphic games Call Of Duty 4 and Flightsims X on this host computer . After quitting either game and having left my IE 7 open I can not connect to the internet with IE 7. However, my other two network computers have no problem connecting and if I use my Firefox browzer I'm able to connect fine; and if I reboot I'm able to connect again with MS IE7. Seems like since the Call Of Duty 4 was install the problem began. I have not tried uninstalling this game to see if the problem still exist. I upped my RAM to 2 gig today. IE7 works fine with all other software I have installed and other games. ???????????

Are you playing CoD4 online? It may be that it's doing something odd to the Internet settings that doesn't get properly undone when you quit the game.

You might try checking out some forums specific to that game, to see if anyone else is having that same issue. Also, make sure you're patched up to 1.2 (or whatever the current patch level is).

Thanks,

but no I'm not knowingly playing online but maybe the software thinks I am. I'll check for the patch, but I think I have installed it. I'm going to uninstall the game as soon as I get through it and see if the prob. goes away.

Love to google search keywords of new issues to troubleshoot or just to see how vast a spectrum returns... Did search 'Call Of Duty 4 + ie connectivity issues' to exhaust the idea that it sounds like your local machines security settings might be needing a good reset here makin' sure Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and hotfix are installed prior if this is the chosen route.

Well that search turned up two possible solutions, one being the router: "at last The first patch will be a Optimized Connection Patch, First the troubleshooting, those of you experiencing connection issues should check your router and make sure the following ports are OPEN:

Port: 3075 UDP
3074 UDP", found in the preceeding link, and the other mentions everything imaginable also confirming the above.

Unless I am missing something here, there are not too many pc users having the exact same series of events and you're still able to connect to the internet with firefox. If it is not the router or a P2P blocker the game uses, you might need to reset your operating system back to original verbose default security settings first mentioned.

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Thanks for the input, but since I have SP-2 and all udates are automatic should I not already have these two updates included?

My non-profit organization frowns upon me playing games online, so I have not come across this issue.

Perhaps a forum dedicated to the games in question is a more appropriate place to ask?

Found out its not the games, that I have now uninstalled, but issues with a security patch for IE7 and IE6 that had been issued by MS.

It would be helpful if you posted the patch that was causing the problem in case others were having the same problem.