Can't connect to the Forum

Kimberly Dow · 01-20-2005, 11:49 PM

Im not on AOL. The only thing I can think of are some automatic updates that were sent - from Windows. They were security updates sent sometime last week and I just hit the install the other day, but I dont know if it coincides exactly. I see my husband hasn't installed them on this one yet.

Steven Sweeney · 01-21-2005, 02:24 AM

After several weeks' worth of no trouble, I've encountered the problem in the past couple of days.

I doubt that any but the most astute and ambitious of sleuths can know what sorts of variables contribute to these roadblocks.

I think the letters AOL appear in most of the criminal reports.

If AOL was a car or a microwave or the latest sit-com, they'd have been out of business long ago.

I keep waiting for a better alternative, but even the computer guru Kim Komando says that she loves Microsoft but admits that if their products worked at all like they're supposed to, she wouldn't be getting rich solving everyone's PC problems.

Is this a great country, or what?

Jean Kelly · 01-21-2005, 02:23 PM

Hi Kim,

Lately my son has been fixing numerous Windows problems by disabling their latest security updates. Your problem is not unique. If I can catch him later he might be able to help. If you have a Microsoft guru down there I'm sure they can help you sooner.

This is why we have a Mac.

Jean

Kimberly Dow · 01-22-2005, 01:25 AM

Thanks Jean. I am not sure of any gurus's - I'll have to look into it. I suppose I can restore the computer to a week or so ago...worth a shot.

Jean Kelly · 01-22-2005, 02:02 AM

Hi Kim,

We're in the process of getting snowed in here, I may not see Chris until Sunday, if you're still getting blocked then I'll see if I can get him to come on. He's been very busy lately with this same problem. Has something to do with a "blanket" security update to fix a previous hole in their secruity. Go figure.

Jean

Steven Sweeney · 01-22-2005, 09:28 PM

About the same time that I had trouble getting into the Forum on AOL, I also could not sign off of the Forum through Explorer, without a message that an error had occurred and I had to click an additional link to actually sign off. This is a first -- in years, and it tells me that the problems we're having have nothing to do with SOG or any of our hardware or operating systems. Somebody somewhere down the line has messed with the protocols, and they goofed on the SOG site's access, but I'm going to predict they'll not own up to it for a long, long time.

Jean Kelly · 01-23-2005, 01:43 AM

Steven,

For the last week I've been getting that same message. I just click on the second log out message that comes up with the error message.

Jean