Just because you don't use it directly doesn't mean it's not used. Ever use Steam, windows update (even on auto), or display any help file? Those things are all IE embedded in another application.

Let's see...
Steam - Nope (don't have)
Windows Update - Nope (disabled)
Help Files - Nope (disabled)

The point that was being made is the fact that you do use IE even though you do not use it as your browser,other programs do use it.

Honestly when you ask for help in the future be prepared to take advice.

Patched the game this morning worked fine, went to logg into tonight it has stopped working tryed the suggestions in this forum, still no go, cleared my cache etc, this is an odd issue, never had problems before.

So you're running the release version of IE6. Well, there's your problem. That barely works at all. Go run windows update (or manually install IE8).

Already MANUALLY upgraded to IE8 as I said above:

A friend of mine approached me with this problem, and I figured I would post out the info that I used to fix it on his machine.

First off, within IE make sure that you do not have a proxy server setting - make sure it reaches the internet (check by www.google.com) But if there are more issues, your first thing to check out is if your connecting. Then work on the next piece. Take it a step at a time, and all problems work themselves out.

i am having the same probloms with as you.

IE9's public beta is coming out soon, though I seldom use IE.