New laptop FTB launcher wont work?

[Ellisglbrt]

Hey guys,
I recently got a new laptop for graduation and for some reason the FTB Launcher wont work correctly, when i open it it starts with the screen being white for about 40 second then when everything finally renders it doesn't allow the launcher to download the modpacks. now this computer is ten times faster and better than the last computer I was using for FTB so it should be working better. I will paste the log below and hopefully someone will be able to figure out the issue. Thank you.
P.S. I have found out that McAfee came standard on the laptop i got and that sometimes anti virus software can prevent mod packs from loading so if anyone knows what i can turn off to fix the issue (If that is in fact the cause of my problem) as well that would be great

FTBLaunch starting up (version 1.2.4)
AnalyticsBackgroundThread started
Java version: 1.7.0_21
Java vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7
Java specification: Java Virtual Machine Specification version: 1.7 by Oracle Corporation
Java vm: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM version: 23.21-b01 by Oracle Corporation
OS: amd64 Windows 7 6.1
[i18n] Checking for updates ...
[i18n] enUS English language file loaded!

[i18n] Added 0 enUS to options pane
[i18n] enUS English language file loaded!
Connection timed out: connect: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
Connection timed out: connect: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
[i18n] Could not retrieve version info, skipping update.: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
Failed to load modpacks, loading from backup: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
Connection timed out: connect: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
Loading modpack information for modpacks.xml...
Failed to read modpack file - falling back to direct download: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\Ellis Gilbert\AppData\Roaming\ftblauncher\ModPacks\modpacks.xml (The system cannot find the file specified)
Completely unable to download the modpack file - check your connection: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
loading texture pack information...
loading map information...
Connection timed out: connect: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
Connection timed out: connect: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
connect timed out

 

[Ashzification]

Please follow these steps exactly: http://desk.feed-the-beast.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/9/0/basic-troubleshooting
This is to rule out any issues with your client setup.

If you continue to have trouble, please post your complete client-side console log in debug-mode to pastebin.com and link your paste URL here.
To find your logs: http://desk.feed-the-beast.com/inde...29/1/what-log-do-you-need-where-can-i-find-it

 

[Eyamaz]

disable any firewalls or AV when you first run the launcher and reenable them after you download the modpack you want to play

 

[Ellisglbrt]

disable any firewalls or AV when you first run the launcher and reenable them after you download the modpack you want to play

Thank you i temporarily disabled my fire wall and that did the trick