new Tor, :443 binding problem

Hello, Help! with Tor configuration : )

I'm able to use my new (0.2.1.26) Tor setup fine, as a simple client.

But if I try to set up relaying for the Tor network, I always get an error message saying:

Opening OR listener on 0.0.0.0:443 {I understand that means, any IP address's, HTTPS port}
Could not bind to 0.0.0.0:443: Permission denied [WSAEACCES]

This error code seems to be a specific Windows Socket error code, for which Microsoft says:

"WSAEACCES":

"An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions. An example is using a broadcast address for sendto without broadcast permission being set using setsockopt(SO_BROADCAST).

"Another possible reason for the WSAEACCES error is that when the bind function is called (on Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 (SP4) and later), another application, service, or kernel mode driver is bound to the same address with exclusive access. Such exclusive access is a new feature of Windows NT 4.0 with SP4 and later, and is implemented by using the SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE option."

This doesn't suggest to me a way to fix the problem. I'm using MS Vista + Service Pack 2.

I've tried opening all the firewalls I can find, - viz. (1) Disable my Windows Firewall, (2) Open my F-Secure Firewall specifically to Vidalia, (3) Enter permissions for every option in my Ethernet card, (4) Disable my Belkin Router firewall, and (5) Re-boot. This doesn't fix it.

I've tried editing my torrc file to allow 0.0.0.0:443 listening. This just seems to confuse things, at least with the syntax I've tried.

I don't seem to have any other prpgram already binding onto :443 and excluding Tor, - I'm not using HTTPS simultaneously in any other context.

I've tried everythingg I can think of! Anybody got any other ideas I could try?

Best wishes,

Bell

 

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