[texworks] connect failed when downloading

[Caterina Cruciani]

Hi, I am new to Latex!
I need to include a graphic in my text but apparently I do not have the
required package. when I try to download it I get an error message saying

MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: No connection could be made because the target machine actively
refused it.

Data: connect failed in tcp_connect()
Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\PackageManager\PackageManager.cpp
Line: 1512
MiKTeX: 2.8
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
SystemAdmin: yes
PowerUser: no
Root0: C:\Documents and Settings\lexcc8\Application Data\MiKTeX\2.8
Root1: C:\Documents and Settings\lexcc8\Local Settings\Application
Data\MiKTeX\2.8
Root2: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MiKTeX\2.8
Root3: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8
UserInstall: C:\Documents and Settings\lexcc8\Application Data\MiKTeX\2.8
UserConfig: C:\Documents and Settings\lexcc8\Application Data\MiKTeX\2.8
UserData: C:\Documents and Settings\lexcc8\Local Settings\Application
Data\MiKTeX\2.8
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8
CommonConfig: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\MiKTeX\2.8
CommonData: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MiKTeX\2.8

can someone help me? what do I need to do?
thank you
Caterina
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