PokerStars wont run

[johnnyrocket]

Hey all, I upgraded to 2 monitors and an emachine, the internet works fine on it, PokerStars will not connect tho. This is due to Windows Vista blocking everything, I tried taking off the securities but cant seem to get it to work. Someone who knows Vista please help.

[kerowo]

Run Stars as administrator. What sort of firewall do you have?

[johnnyrocket]

its a windows firewall, i click run as adminstrator and it was still doing the same thing where it didnt connect to the network

[kerowo]

Without seeing what's going on it sounds like your firewall is blocking access to PokerStars. In the start menu click on Control Panel. When I open mine one of the options in the main window is Security, under that is a link to Allow a Program through Windows Firewall. Click on that and then on the Add a Program button. Scroll down to PokerStars and select it. See if that helps.

[johnnyrocket]

yes i have tried this numerous times still with no luck. I appreciate the help, I and just trying nonstop to try figuring this out

[kerowo]

What's the message you get when you open PS?

[SuperNooB]

Download Zonealarm Firewall its free,from Downloads.com (has a tutorial on how to use it ) - and turn off the windows firewall - in Control Panel -Get Rid of Norton For sure! or Mcaffe - there the Devil -
later -

[johnnyrocket]

zonealarm firewall will allow me to run it if i install it? the message for pokerstars is that it has that network status bar and it just keeps going and new connects, then it says like cannot connect or something like that

[SuperNooB]

yah download Zonealarm first - then turn off the windows firewall -I'd run a Virus Scan first tho - make shure you dont have a Trojan thats taken over your Internet

[Meech]

Friends dont let friends purchase eMachines.

You try just outright disabling the Windows Firewall and see if it works before going the ZA route?