Last night, I came across a curious issue with secure http connections to Google products on Chrome using my Vista laptop. I could surf normally, but it would always go crazy when it'd go secure. Researching online a bit for the issue, I've found that there are various causes for this.
The most common cause of this issue is the system date/time. People advise to configure your date/time and timezone and sync it to time.windows.com. I checked mine but it was already correct, so I kept looking.
Some of the other solutions being thrown around were clearing browser cache, playing with the SSL/TLS options on Google Chrome (via Under the Hood). One serious suggestion was virus infections and a tampered hosts file (e.g. C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts), but I checked and there was nothing wrong with the file.
At the end of it, I found that Google, at one point, posted a note saying they fixed a browser bug, so I decided to update my browser. Lo and behold, it fixed my issues. But that doesn't mean it's the be all and all solution.
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