no internet without a proxy

[Goldmund]

Hey there,

I've decided to post here because you are a brilliant group of computer-literate people.
Two days ago I've tried to use a proxy in my IE, a british proxy at that, running at port 80. Success! It went very smoothly.

But - all things move towards an end - Lo and behold what came to pass!

Since then, the Outlook stopped to function - it just cannot connect to servers.
Similarly, Opera and IE don't connect to servers unless I activate a proxy at port 80. If I want to activate a proxy at port 8080, it doesn't work as well.

Is it possible that my Internet Provider's server went down and I still can connect to the Internet through an anonymous proxy?... I mean, I connect to the internet through England, which is a bit farther than my IP is located... how is it possible? What should I do? I rage and despair.

Please help.

[Barbarian]

Using a proxy can mess up connectivity for several programs, as you're finding out.
In theory it's a nice idea, but in actual use, it can be a headache to get everything to work as it should.   Are you trying to change your settings back to before you used the proxy and having trouble doing that? If so, and if the version of Windows you're using you're using has a System Restore feature (Such as XP and ME), then you could try doing a System Restore (Usually found from using "Start", "All Programs", "Accessories", "System Tools" then "System Restore") and restore your system's settings to a date to before you installed your proxy stuff.  However, if you're still determined to use the proxy with your system, then I guess you're best to read through that proxie's FAQ / Manual or contact them for support.