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Old 01-05-2006, 04:38 PM
Pavel
 
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Default Re: Unable to connect to some pages

Thank you, got it fixed.


"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> First, check for a HOSTS file. To check the HOSTS file in Windows XP...
> Make sure that Windows is showing hidden files and is
> not hiding file extensions for known file types then check for a HOSTS
> file
> at [C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc] Open the HOSTS file with notepad. If
> there are entries you wish to disable, you can put the pound sign (#) in
> front an entry to disable it. Then File> Save. Or you can rename the HOSTS
> file to HOSTS.OLD to disable it.
> More at: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm#Button
>
> Try, from Start> Run enter
> ipconfig /flushdns
> then clear the Temporary Internet Files and restart.
>
> Try... Turn on the Windows Firewall (from Control Panel or Security
> Center)
> and disable a third-party firewall. Try disabling (briefly, as a test) any
> third-party security, ad-blocking or privacy programs that are running.
>
> Other possibilities:
> IE- Can't display- DNS Errors:
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
> "Pavel" <levap.adlac[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ebN893MEGHA.2300@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> WinXP PRO, latest updates
>>
>> For an unexplained reason a friend of mine is unable to connect to some
>> Web pages,
>> e.g. http://www.flyzoom.com/ No specific error message, but "The page
>> cannot be displayed..."
>> Deleted Cookies and Files, rebooted several times, ran SpyBot, Ad-Aware,
>> checked restricted sites.
>> What else can we do to fix the Browser or whatever problem he has. He
>> does
>> not have an alternate browser installed.
>> Thank you
>>
>> Otto

>



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