I recieve no actual error message yet internet explorer refuses to go to any
web page at all, it just sits there and looks as if it is loading, while
using firefox i know i have access to the internet. Is there a way to make ie
access the internet
OS: XP Pro Sp1
IE: 6.0 Sp1
QUESTION: How to get ie to access interent, when firefox can.

"TrevorAdams" <TrevorAdams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A9BCA57-351C-4648-9400-0ABD99FD46F9@microsoft.com
> I recieve no actual error message yet internet explorer refuses to go
> to any web page at all, it just sits there and looks as if it is
> loading, while using firefox i know i have access to the internet. Is
> there a way to make ie access the internet
> OS: XP Pro Sp1
> IE: 6.0 Sp1
> QUESTION: How to get ie to access interent, when firefox can.

Do you get any error message?

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet Shortcut)
and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

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Ok, i've been trying to figure this out and noticed since this computer is
new it has two Network connection items, both enabled and both required to
get internet in Firefox. I am behind a router with a DHCP server, and i
believe that windows networking item is wrong or something of that type,
because i can not create a small home or office network using the wizard.
This is all i know right now. And no webpages load at all not even localhost.