unable access adobe website

This is an odd one, I am unable to access any adobe website, I can do so with an XP machine, but vista just stalls - odd - any one have any ideas
Check www.adobe.com or alternatively any local sites

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This is an odd one, I am unable to access any adobe website, I can do so with an XP machine, but vista just stalls - odd - any one have any ideas
Check www.adobe.com or alternatively any local sites

Try to ping and do traceroute to adobe address. There you can see wether its networking problem in os side or is it some weird routing which has Vista involved.
"Simon Walker" wrote:

This is an odd one, I am unable to access any adobe website, I can do so with an XP machine, but vista just stalls - odd - any one have any ideas
Check www.adobe.com or alternatively any local sites

I had this problem when the firewall was engaged on my router. Many people have had problems with routers that have stateful packet inspection. In my case, turning off SPI wasn't enough; when I turned off the firewall, everything worked great, including accessing Adobe.
"Simon Walker" wrote:

This is an odd one, I am unable to access any adobe website, I can do so with an XP machine, but vista just stalls - odd - any one have any ideas
Check www.adobe.com or alternatively any local sites

I can log onto the Adobe website including their file library. However I cannot utilize the program internal utility Adobe Updater in PS CS2 and Bridge.
Yesterday a search of the Adobe Support Forum provided the answer. Adobe Updater utilizes the browser and expects IE6, not beta IE7. Similiar to online banking. Even the IE7 to IE6 spoof I use to access Wells Fargo's online banking won't fool Adobe Updater.