File System Error after Firefox switch
 

Hi, I have ben getting this file system error.

I thought it might be a firewall problem or some such, but cannot find a problem.

It only started happening when I installed Firefox if thats any help. I thought it might be something to do with the switch from IE to firefox. I have re-installed but with no joy.

Any ideas?

Here's the message

Error Getting File List: System
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.CheckFinalStatus()
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
at System.Xml.XmlDownloadManager.GetNonFileStream(Uri uri, ICredentials credentials)
at System.Xml.XmlDownloadManager.GetStream(Uri uri, ICredentials credentials)
at System.Xml.XmlUrlResolver.GetEntity(Uri absoluteUri, String role, Type ofObjectToReturn)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.CreateScanner()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Init()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
at System.Data.DataSet.ReadXml(XmlReader reader, Boolean denyResolving)
at System.Data.DataSet.ReadXml(String fileName)
at WindowsApplication7.Form1.DownloadExtras()The underlying connection was closed: Unable to connect to the remote server.

There's no way installing Firefox could cause that - do you have any sort of 3rd party software firewall?

No 3rd party tools.

I can pretty much guarantee the chain of events.

I downloaded Firefox, installed it, followed the Mozilla instructions to make Firefox the preferred browser, and then noticed EQ2Map had stopped working.

I installed no other software/hardware, nor did I make any more changes.

Confusing huh.

Oh, and if it helps..

I do use the XP Firewall. I now have it disabled (in case that was the problem) and still no joy.

I use Mcafee as my virus protection. Have trid it with that disabled also.

Everything else that connects works fine (EQ2, CS, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc etc).

are you running Mcafee Security center? if so then it comes with a firewall as well, but it usually takes the place of Windows XP security center firewall.

also, if you havent already done so, try redownloading the files for EQMAP.

aside from that, the only think i can think of is that something else got installed alongside of firefox. i have used firefox for a long time and never had this problem. give them ideas a try if it dosnt work, let us know, i am sure someone will figure out a way.

Phrite

Hi,

Checked, and I dont have mcAfee firewall in or on, and yup have tried re-downloading.

It's very annoying huh, lol

Please keep the ideas coming.

SOLVED IT!

Yay, finally solved this problem.

When you install Firefox, one of the suggestikons is to go through and prevent IE from working again, this include putting in bogus proxy details on IE.

It appears EQ2 Maps takes the proxy settings from IE, hence it is not able to connect.

I set the proxy back to normal in IE and everything is hunky dory again!

Might be worth putting a note at the top that EQ2Maps takes the proxy settings from IE though, in case it helps anyone else.

YAY!

Where did you see that? I've never seen any such suggestion in many, many Firefox installs.

Wierd??
 

I have installed Firefox many times as well and have never had this problem either. The only thing I remember it ever asking is if I wanted to make it my preferred browser which I did. Very strange that you had this occurence. Never knew Eq2maps used only IE too. They should change that if it is so cause alot of people use Firefox now. Glad you figured it out though in case someone else runs into this same problem in the future.

Sage

You can't embed Firefox in an app the way you can with IE, but even then I'm not so sure it actually uses IE for downloading the files - it merely reads the Windows proxy settings, which are the same as the IE proxy settings.

That's a side effect of .NET prob. I've personally never coded in .NET and never tend to but I am sure there is an option in it's socket class to account for it but then maybe not.

it isnt in the install of firefox, but in the uninstall of IE i tried to do following the mozilla instructions here

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Mozilla_Su...Qs_:_Remove_IE

Anyway all fixed now, thanks all