Vista and Internet Connection

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:10

I've had to put a laptop back to factory default but no way can I connect to the internet.
IE tells me I have an internet connection and diagnostics tell me there's nothing wrong but still pages come up!
I have Googled and it is a problem others have suffered but wondering if some bright spark on here can give other suggestions please.

At this moment I don't want to put Win10 on.

Thanks

Rroff · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:12

Checked the built in Windows Firewall isn't blocking?

EDIT: Might have some security issues with depreciated encryption as well in IE.

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:31

The Firewall is off

Swinbag · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:36

SexyGreyFox said:
I've had to put a laptop back to factory default but no way can I connect to the internet.
IE tells me I have an internet connection and diagnostics tell me there's nothing wrong but still pages come up!
I have Googled and it is a problem others have suffered but wondering if some bright spark on here can give other suggestions please.

At this moment I don't want to put Win10 on.

Thanks

BIOS/ OS clock set to the right date/ time? Might be worth trying to install Chrome or FF from an offline/ MSI installer.

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:42

Swinbag said:
BIOS/ OS clock set to the right date/ time? Might be worth trying to install Chrome or FF from an offline/ MSI installer.

I did look for a full version of Chrome Setup but all I found was ChromeSetup.exe which is about 1.5 meg.

I'll have another look.

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:44

I also get this problem with a cable plugged in.

Jim99 · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:49

can you ping internet IPs e.g. Google / OpenDNS?

the-evaluator · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:50

SexyGreyFox said:
I did look for a full version of Chrome Setup but all I found was ChromeSetup.exe which is about 1.5 meg.

I'll have another look.

This link might be of use to you.

andy_mk3 · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:52

Jim99 said:
can you ping internet IPs e.g. Google / OpenDNS?

This. Try and ping google.com, if that doesn't work, try 8.8.8.8

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:54

the-evaluator said:
This link might be of use to you.

I tried the latest from this page - https://www.slimjet.com/chrome/google-chrome-old-version.php and it said it did't support Vista so I tried V48 and IT WORKS

Thanks

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:59

Have you tried changing the network from public to private?

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 16:00

Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
Have you tried changing the network from public to private?

Even though it's now working I tried that hours ago but I couldn't find the setting.

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 6 Sep 2018 at 16:01

The customize option on the network & sharing centre screenshot above should take you to the right screen

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 16:11

Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
The customize option on the network & sharing centre screenshot above should take you to the right screen

I'll try in a minute

Doesn't work for IE still but Chrome, FF & Avast browsers are working.

Caged · 6 Sep 2018 at 16:13

You're probably just finding stuff like IE on Vista won't work with TLS1.2

Also don't put a Vista machine on the Internet https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/22882/windows-vista-end-of-support

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 16:22

Caged said:
You're probably just finding stuff like IE on Vista won't work with TLS1.2

Also don't put a Vista machine on the Internet https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/22882/windows-vista-end-of-support

My son in law is buying a new sexy one for Christmas so it's just to get her until then, she uses it very rarely anyway.
She turned it on to do her holiday list

andy_mk3 · 6 Sep 2018 at 16:22

Caged said:
You're probably just finding stuff like IE on Vista won't work with TLS1.2

Also don't put a Vista machine on the Internet https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/22882/windows-vista-end-of-support

Yeah, I would go with W7 if you really don't want W10. Vista isn't good in any case lol.

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Sep 2018 at 16:47

andy_mk3 said:
Yeah, I would go with W7 if you really don't want W10. Vista isn't good in any case lol.

Like I said, she's having a brand new one in 3 months time and this will go down the incinerator it's that slow.

spicypixel · 6 Sep 2018 at 18:09

Might be genuinely safer to throw Cloudready or Linux flavour of choice though on it...

Avalon · 7 Sep 2018 at 19:01

A presumably post millennial who chooses to do a ‘holiday list’ on an antiquated laptop running an unsupported and insecure OS and likely has a phone that’s more capable and potentially more secure? That’s the kind of thing i’d expect from my parents (who were born in the 40’s), not anyone actually under the age of 40.

Agree with spicypixel, putting Vista on anything is a bad idea when so many better (free) options exist which are much more efficient and secure - borders on cruel and unusual