Please Explain!!!

Okay I know the I probably shouldn't have made a new thread about the same problem, but I didn't like that thread and what it had become...

The problem is fixed

Okay I could not believe this! I tried all sorts of apps that connect to the internet through various ports, with no success. Re-installed the OS, and still didn't work.

*insert drum roll*

My friend changed the time and date, because it said it was like 1:30 AM in the year 2000. He changed it to the correct time and date and now it all works flawlessly!

could someone please explain how this is?

y2k bug. :p

It would be helpful if you linked to or quoted your problem for those of us that missed the first thread...

In general, I've known the date/time to be the source of a lot of odd problems at work. It's on the list of things I check and reset when I computer is having issues. If you were to ask me why/how it has strange effects, I couldn't tell you. All too many times I know how to fix something without actually knowing why it's fixed.

Ha, now it is on my list of things to check as well, I know Microsoft to has some odd problems, but this is the first time I have ran accross this.

Time to hit google and research why this anomaly occurs...

If someone else would like to help, with an explination that would be great.