Help! Internet works - except FTP

I have a problem with my desktop PC, a large new machine running Win XP Home and the latest McAfee package.

Suddenly from some weeks ago I could not any longer FTP to/from neither my own websites, nor any other website. It doesn't matter which FTP program I try (I have WS_FTP95 too). E-mail and normal Internet browser use works perfectly.

From my laptop PC with the same software using the same 2 Mb/s ADSL connection, I can FTP without any problems.

I get two different messages:

Resolving host name "www.prc.dk"
Connecting to 212.242.40.82 Port: 21
Connected to www.prc.dk.
Timeout (20s).
Active Help: https://www.smartftp.com/support/kb/45
Client closed the connection.

or

Resolving host name "www.prc.dk"
Connecting to 212.242.40.82 Port: 21
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
Client closed the connection.

I have tried all the advices on the related Active help page (see above), incl. switching off the firewall, nothing helped. Windows firewall is of course switched off, too. I have checked the PC for viruses - it's clean.

It consequently looks like something in Windows is blocking the FTP function - could be damaged file.

Any ideas for a solution???

I went through a lot of mails on this site reporting equivalent problems , and finally got a hint, which solved the problem :

Remove McAfee Privacy Service !!!

Hello, I have this problem. My PC running XP Pro and AVG Free Edition.


Please help me.


I'm Netherlander, not very good in this language

Hi,

Did you turn off the Windows Firewall?

Olivier

Yes


I did turn off the Windows Firewall...
I have a router with firewall.
Firewall from the router turn off...


This problem is there still.

Help me!!!

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