So many new members to TLR are asking why their computer won't play online, then saying that they have Vista. Well after repeating myself several times, I'm making this short post in the hopes people will read it, and maybe even respond if this doesn't help. Now to the tutorial.
The reason Freelancer won't connect is because of the Vista firewall is blocking it. First, get rid of all Norton Anti-Virus, get a good anti-virus. Second, go to
Start -> Control Panel -> Security -> Turn Firewall On Or Off
Don't download anything when you turn this off, and make sure you turn it back on once you get done. Also, you may want to turn Automatic Updates off before you turn your firewall off as an extra percaution.
If anyone would like me to post on how to mod freelancer with Vista, or how to install it correctly, please email me or PM me.