I'll check the firewall in my laptop when I get back, I doubt I have Opera's servers blocked, there's absolutely no need for that.
Thanks for the help V
No prob. Try and use a different internet connection and see if it works there.
how can i put opera 10.52 on and not loose my bookmarks? cuz i can't see an upgrade option..
Which version are you upgrading from? Since V.10, I believe, Opera has an automatic upgrade option, meaning it downloads the new version in the background and installs it after you close and re-open the browser. But even without that there should be a ugrade option in the installer.
Just go through the install, you're prefs and bookmarks will most likely be kept. If you wanna be sure, enable Opera Link Syncronization. Create an account and it will automatically save your bookmarks, browsing history, etc. to your Opera account so when you install to a different computer, you just log into Opera Link and your history is back with you. It's really easy.