IE not working

[Blue_Gundam2002]

When I try and go to any web site I get the The page cannot be displayed message. I can't even get to my router settings in IE. But I can go to any site useing firebird. Anyone know how to fix IE?

[Panama Red]

Go into the control panel/install - uninstall programs and select IE6. It will give you a repair option. Try that first. If it doesn't work, got to MS/windows and download the latest IE6 w/ SP1 and save it to your desktop. Reinstall it from there and when it tells you that you already have IE6 on your system, click on the replace it option.

[Blue_Gundam2002]

Originally posted by Panama Red Go into the control panel/install - uninstall programs and select IE6. It will give you a repair option. Try that first. If it doesn't work, got to MS/windows and download the latest IE6 w/ SP1 and save it to your desktop. Reinstall it from there and when it tells you that you already have IE6 on your system, click on the replace it option.

Didn't work

[stylin19]

not sure what you mean you can't get at router settings in IE.

maybe IE is set to use a proxy server and it shouldn't or vice-verse.

If you can, either through the Tools\Internet Options menu or, right click on the IE desktop icon and select properties

select the connection tab and select LAN to check it out.

not much good luck

[andyms18a]

if your useing a router check under the conections tab in ie tools internet options and make shore never dile a conection is ticked

[Blue_Gundam2002]

I'm useing a router/modem combo. According to IE there set up right and IE should be able to go online.
It's been working ever since I installed Win 2000 on this computer a couple months ago. Today it just decided to stop. The never dial a connection is ticked.

[andyms18a]

can you reboot the router also unplug the phone line from the modem and then reconnect it as it may have lost the conection to your isp

edit i just reread your first post and as you can use firebird to connect the isp conection must be fine try clearing your temp internet files and flushing the dns cach i will find the link on it for you

[andyms18a]

To delete the entries in the DNS cache, type ipconfig /flushdns at a command prompt
also check out this link http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=win2000

[scifiguy1]

i had the same problem this week and found out zonealarm was acting up for some reason ...

i shut it down , then started it back up and it came up with "system error please reboot " so i did and now all is ok

i could not display any web pages or retrieve my email before i fixed it , but now all is right with the world!!!!!!

Dick

[Blue_Gundam2002]

Luckily I don't have to mess with software firewalls.
andyms18a- Flushing DNS didn't work
I look at the MS page but that was for people that can't connect to their network. Everything but IE works, this is drving me nuts.

[andyms18a]

can you ping the router click start run cmd and in the dos box type ping then the ip addres of the router all so can you conect to any other computer on your network ?

[Statica]

Is your Internet Options > Connections > LAN settings set to automatically detect settings? If so turn it off, close IE and restart it.

[Blue_Gundam2002]

Originally posted by stylin19 not sure what you mean you can't get at router settings in IE. maybe IE is set to use a proxy server and it shouldn't or vice-verse. If you can, either through the Tools\Internet Options menu or, right click on the IE desktop icon and select properties select the connection tab and select LAN to check it out. not much good luck

What I mean is that when I type in my routers IP in IE I get the same cannot find server message. But if I use firebird I can get to it and any other site.
I'm going to run Spybot s&d, ad-aware, norton anti-virus, and the online trendmicro anti-virus

[andyms18a]

can you deleate your temp internet files and reboot the computer

[Blue_Gundam2002]

Originally posted by andyms18a can you deleate your temp internet files and reboot the computer

Thats the first thing I tried.

[stylin19]

sorry to hear you are still having problems. It could be a corrupt index file.

1. open a command prompt.

2. Change the directory to the following path:

3. drive:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

4. Type del index.dat - then press ENTER.

5. Exit the command prompt and then restart the computer.

The Index.dat file is re-created the next time that you log on to the computer.
You may have to log on as a different user to get this to work.

not much good luck

[Blue_Gundam2002]

The problem must of been with my modem/router. Last night my computer froze, I restarted it froze on startup. I then did a repair install, restarted it froze. I tried my ghost image, restarted and froze. Did a complete reinstall and it still froze!! The I finally put everything together and realized it only froze when trying to make a network connection. I unpluged my router, reinstarted and windows loaded. Pluged my modem in and it froze. So I unplugged it over night put it back in a few minutes ago and now everything works.

[stylin19]

beeeeeeeutiful..... i love how you all just keep at it.