Why cant i upload pics when on windows but can on linux?

Question

whenever i try to upload pictures to tinypic when on a computer running windows it always says timed out or error of some sort but when im using linux i have no problem at all

at first i thought it had something to do with the computer that was running windows (xp) but i still have no luck on a brand new windows xp laptop!

its driving me mad

anyone know why or have the same problem?

thanks

Answer 1

Are you running the same anti-virus or firewall on those computers?  That'd be the first thing I would look at.  I'd also disable temporarily the Windows firewall just in case that was acting up on you.