MMO Launcher Connection Problems

[daora]

I have a problem of my Vista with connecting to MMO's launchers such as LOTRO, WoW, Warhammer etc. and all other MMO's.

This problem started last year in 2009 January when a friend came over to fix a problem where my internet would disconnect every 10 minutes, and as soon as he resolved the problem, connecting to MMO's become another.

For example every time I attempt to connect to the LOTRO launcher it would just say something along the lines of "failed to connect" and would re-try in sixty seconds. I've been unable to play MMO'S for roughly a year now.

Im pretty sure Anti-Virus programs arn't the problem but perhaps they are, I'm not very good at this computers so perhaps you more experienced people can help me?

 

[richc46]

See if it works with clean boot
How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

 

[daora]

Are there any risks with this such as in the long term? Does it delete programs? etc.

Thanks,

 

[richc46]

I never tell a poster what will happen, but only what should happen.
A clean boot is just a temporary stop to some startup programs. YOu merely uncheck them. To set it up again, you just check them, again.

That being said, no one as far as I know has ever had a problem with a clean boot. It is even suggested by Microsoft.