While in IE, select Tools | Internet Options | Connections (tab) | LAN Settings (button) | Uncheck Use a proxy server for your LAN | click Okay, Okay.
Don't put checkmarks in any of the LAN settings.But thats one of the settings that I have to keep resetting, the other is under "my connection" and I have to recheck "automactically detect settings" . Also some other programs that need to connect to the net want to setup using "localhost:8080".
http://localhost:8080/