Using Portable Firefox without incident until tonight. Windows 7 PC. Suddenly, PortFirefox cannot connect to any webpage - exactly as if Internet connection is gone. But it is not. All other computer programs are working/connecting, and non-portable (pc desktop) version of Firefox connects just fine. I back out to platform level and ask Portable Apps to look for updates -- it cannot find internet either. A window pops up to report:
"Unable to connect to PortableApps.com to retrieve portable apps. Please try again later. [SendRequest Error]
I reformat USB stick, download PA again, and reinstall. That fails at the point where the new platform tries to "phone home" on the internet also.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Sunday, May 25 - platform stops working
May 25, 2014 - 10:35pm
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Sunday, May 25 - platform stops working
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Check your Antivirus logs and/or Firewall logs.
Ed
Can IE connect to the internet? The platform uses the Windows internet connection components which are also used by IE. Did you install a new Firewall?
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Thank you and Ed P. It seems that it was something like that. I shut off MalwareBytes and the problem went away. I guess a recent update prevented the USB stick from browsing.
Doug