Re: HELP!!!! Trouble opening Web pages after installing SP2 on Wi

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From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 11/16/04


Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:23:26 -0800

Again, start by clearing the IE cache and see if that resolves it. Open
Internet
Explorer, go to Tools, select Internet Options, on the General tab click
Delete Cookies, Delete Files and accept the option to delete all offline
content and Clear History.

In addition to the above, if you are blocking cookies try accepting them.
In IE< go to Tools, select Internet Options, go to the Privacy tab, click
advanced and set cookies to accept and see if you can get in. Note, some
firewalls have their own cookie blocking features and might override those
settings so if you have a firewall, you might want to disable it when trying
to access these sites.

For advice specific to problems with secure sites, have a look at the first
link - for general advice, have a look at the second:

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#secure_sites

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#dns

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"jherb" <jherb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:A4398205-81AD-40FB-951E-D7A2928D8D15@microsoft.com...
>I tried your suggestions and the troubleshooting from Microsoft. I still
> can't click on external links within a website. Please help.
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Do you have your own firewall.  If yes, try turning off the XP built-in
>> firewall as it is enabled by default in SP2.  You can access the XP 
>> firewall
>> through Control Panel in order to disable it.  If you have no other
>> firewall, DO NOT DISABLE IT!
>>
>> If you have no other firewall, open Internet Explorer, go to Tools, 
>> select
>> Internet Options, go to Security and try lowering your security setting.
>> Then go to the General tab, click Delete Cookies, Delete Files (Accept 
>> the
>> option to delete all offline content) and click Clear History.  Then try
>> accessing the sites again and see if you can do so.
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "SPath" <SPath@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C21EA2EC-661A-4E9E-9B48-82A7216D05DA@microsoft.com...
>> >    I've windows XP pro and recently  I installed Service pack 2.
>> > Immediately
>> > my DSL connection went off.
>> > Now I can connect to internet but I'm not able to browse the web pages. 
>> > it
>> > gives me error message saying " Server not Found". I tried the 
>> > microsoft
>> > online support page "How to touble shoot accessing secured web pages 
>> > with
>> > internet explorer 6 Service pack 2" .
>> > It did  not help me. .......
>>
>>
>> 


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