Safari and Software Update wont open anymore when connected to internet.

My Safari and Software update and Internet Explorer cannot connect to the internet anymore after 4 years even when I'm connected to the internet... I once got a 'Posix 54' error message. Firefox does not have a problem!
I'm using Mac OSX 10.3.2. Which I reinstalled just now, Xmas 07 and reinstalled all the software with no luck. I've wasted three days trying to solve this problem. Can any one help please. London UK.

Hi,
Check under here to see if you have any proxies selected. If you do, unselect them and retry the applications.
System Preferences -> Network -> (Your connection method) -> Proxies

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