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1. 

   Techexplainer
   Member

   Hi - I've been downloading and happily using GAOTD programs for years on several Windows XP Pro machines. I recently got a Windows 7 machine, and after I download a program that just installed and activated perfectly on my XP machines, I try to install this program (after turning off my Anti-virus and Firewall) on the Windows 7 machine, the little box with GAOTD box comes up saying that it's trying to communicate with GAOTD and either it crashes my computer or I get an error message saying that the " 'connection failed' try again later" . It never[i][u] works later. Is there some control on my new machine that's BLOCKING my connection to GAOTD?

   Is there a way to unblock this? I'm losing out on a lot of cool free software!

   Thanks,
   Charlie

   Posted 11 years ago #
2. 

   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   I get an error message saying that the " 'connection failed' try again later"
   = Firewall GOTD needs to get out check Firewall

   (after turning off my Anti-virus and Firewall) may block Firewall better Allow All or most and don't for get go back to std seting

   did you run as as Administrator by right click or did just right click.

   Posted 11 years ago #
3. 

   ChrisS
   Administrator

   From the FAQ:

   The GOTD Activate.exe or Setup.exe gives me an error that it cannot connect, yet I can download the program, read the comments, or see the forums.

   The first three things to check.

   1. Is Internet Explorer able to connect to the internet? Even if you use another browser to browse the internet, the GOTD activation/setup process will use the Internet Explorer "engine" to connect. Make sure also that Internet Explorer is not set to "work offline".

   Even if you use another browser - Internet Explorer must still be functional and NOT set to "Work Offline". The setup will always fail if Work Offline has a tick next to it in the Internet Explorer File Menu.

   2. Make sure your internet connection isn't configured to use a proxy server. One way to test if a proxy server is detected is to visit http://whatismyipaddress.com/ and check the results that will mention what type of proxy server is in use (if any).

   3. Is your firewall blocking activate.exe or setup.exe from connecting to the internet? If you are unsure, try temporarily disabling the firewall before trying again.

   4. Reboot and wait 5 minutes and try again (in case the problem is related to busy servers).

   Posted 11 years ago #

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