jaderunner

Yes, all present and correct. Now I think of it though, last month I couldn't get iTunes to connect to the UK Apple store. After much Googling I found that enabling TLS 1.2 on Windows XP had fixed the problem for some people. I used the exe and registry file on this page: https://www.smartftp.com/sk-sk/support/kb/2754 and the problem was fixed. However, I don't know what TLS is or what other effects enabling it might have had. I made a disk image before doing anything but there seemed to be no problems.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately there's no change with Zone Alarm shut down and the Windows firewall has always been completely disabled.

Many thanks for this informative thread. My technical knowledge is very limited and I'd very much appreciate any advice you have on a MyPal 68 problem. I'm running Win XP Pro SP3 32-Bit (I couldn't see this option in the reg drop-down menu). I've been using MyPal 18.9.3 very happily for more than a year. Yesterday I heard about the new version and downloaded MyPal 68.12.4b. I copied the folder (renamed MyPal 68) to Program Files but when I click on the exe no website will open. I just see a blank page with an endlesly spinning progress wheel in the middle. Eventually I tried a private window and every website opened with no problems. With Google I found that some Firefox users had the same problem in the past, as referenced here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1178369 I tried the same fixes: Reinstall FireFox - Change my security settings to allow FireFox any form of communication Change Proxy settings Disabling DNS prefetch Clearing all data (cookies, cache, etc.) - Disabled IPv6 - Last but not least I restarted my computer. but none of the solutions worked. I have no extensions installed. My internet settings are the same as I use in MyPal 18.9.3 (no proxy). MyPal 68 is greenlighted in Zone Alarm. I also use Serpent/Basilisk and Firefox 51 with no connection problems. Thanks in advance for any advice.