From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on
[You've been posting your new-found-for-YOUR-problem fix everywhere today,
haven't you?]

Alan with an Eh wrote:
> Open up a command prompt (you must Run as Administrator - type in the
> search
> bar Command Prompt, right click the resulting Command Prompt line to Run
> as
> Administrator and enter a password as required). Enter the following
> command:
>
> netsh winhttp reset proxy
>
> Enjoy. Occasionally the proxies change in background to localhost. You
> need
> to reset this to direct otherwise nothing else connects except I.E.
>
> Alan.
> Amateur at Best, Master of Nothing.