Can't connect to Continuum.

[FireFlash2K]

I have a HP Pavilion comp with a 500 Mhz Intel Celeron processor, 13GB hard drive, 64 MB of memory, and running Win98se. I use a 56K to connect to the internet.
I've just recently replaced my Hard Drive and I guess that's when it happened. When I try to connect to a zone...well I can't. All the zones are marked red. And when I try to download new zones, this message appears:

"Unable to retrieve new zone settings. Make sure you are using one or more valid directory server addresses (example: sscentral.subspace.net). Also, make sure you are currently connected to the internet."

1.) I am connected to the internet.
2.) I have no firewall that I know of.
3.) I have no virus checker (well, one that's outdated and I don't bother to upgrade 'cause it sucks and I can't afford a better one.) so a virus might be the problem.
4.) I need H-e-l-p.

TY if you can help, same if you can't.

[GuruMeditation]

Hmm .. what did you do when you "added a hard drive"?

1) Reinstall the system?
2) Copy the system onto the new hard drive?
3) Just add a second hard drive?

[FireFlash2K]

Not to sound smart or anything but I didn't say that I

"added a hard drive"

I replaced it (Well the technicians that I called replaced it). My old HD had a problem that couldn't be remedied. And yes, I had to reinstall the OS since I didn't backup anything on my old HD (dumb of me but I had nothing terribly important to back up anyways).