Problem with Bodog

A few weeks ago I started up bodog but it needed an update so I did it. Ever since then I get an error code 217 saying that it cannot start bodog. It says to check my firewalls that they are allowing bodog, so I completely disabled mine. Then it says make sure you are connected to internet, done...

I tried e-mailing them, they told me to uninstall and reinstall, didnt work. They said since I run vista make sure the time and date are correct, and they are. Then they said to right click the program and run as admin, which I am, and I did but still got the same error.

I called and she couldnt help me so she was going to forward it to the tech guys or whatever and theyre supposed to e-mail me back today, probably with all the same things they told me to do before.

Maybe someone else has seen this problem I googled it and basically got nothing. (for the first time ever).... Any suggestions to try would be appreciated cuz I really wanna play their freeroll cuz I am low on cash, and last time I was this desperate on the 2nd day of playing their freeroll I won it. 120 bucks for free is a good starting bankroll.

I guess when you play out of desparation maybe you're a bit more careful...maybe you should play like that all the time and maybe win it more often

but I had the same problem, re-installed and its fine...clean your computer out

Yea i have noticed that when my back is against the wall I play a lot better. I uninstalled, reinstalled, tried reinstalling just over it, tried restarting in between and not restarting, nothing has worked. Made sure the date and time was right like bodog said tried updating it to make sure and still wont work. Still waiting for their reply...been over 24 hours like they said uh oh, do i get some free tourney credits or what.

bodog is a horrid site, it should be shut down immediatly. the only time i ever play there is for the CC freeroll and even then i'm miserable when i play. the last game i played, i pushed with 8 5 suited just so i could lose and do something else. if you want my advice, uninstall and keep it that way.

yea but they have the best freerolls in my opinion. winning 120 bucks and only playing like 1500 people or whatever it only took like 7 hours. im not gonna play pokerstars against 3000 to win into a satellite for a satelliet into a satellite for a freeroll....or even juts the 50 dollar freeroll with a few thousand in.

A few times I had some problem with my account in Bodog, I couldn't enter, but my account number and password were correct I contacted the support, they told me that they fixed it but I still couldn't enter. a few days later I gave a try and it worked that was interesting...

I am not even getting to the point where it lets me put in username and password. Before the main lobby comes up I get the error. Bodog hasnt emailed me back like they said so I guess if they dont reply to my message I just sent soon I will be calling again.

well after a few days of googling i found the problem. when i first got this laptop a few months ago it came with norton internet security, once the trial ran out i uninstalled it. and than i installed a new firewall program, but apparently norton wasnt completely removed. so i found a program to do so and than bodog worked just fine.

HA nice. I was just about to tell you to check out norton and what version you had or if you had it at all. glad you figured out the problem . Good luck winning that cash you need!!!

well i am never depositing on bodog because it takes like 2 months til you get a check. i played in a freeroll the other night with like 4000 people and got 130th or somethin, close but not in the money. im doin alright at pokerstars right now tho so im just gonna stick to that rigged site. won 150 yesterday but cant win a hand today they want it all back.

Ahh Thanks acoustics86 i only play a couple times a week because it's so hard to log in and have had other problems to I also had norton once. I will try that. Thanks again.

ok iam having this same problem guys!!!! I have done everything that was said above and nothing is changing for me!!! Quick question, I do not have norton running but I think I did at one point....I searched the computer but it doesnt show it so I guess im asking how did you get it off??? This is driving me insane and actually blocking me from pretty much every poker software on the planet

Wat?!

Right click on the icon and make switch to run as admin, I had the same problem with vista and mine worked fine after I did that. If you have a problem im me I will try and walk you through it.

yeah.bodog is more sensitive than other poker rooms to firewall.sometimes i have to shut down the firewall in order to complete the updating of bodog.its good that your problem has been solved.