RE: can not browse internet

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From: wayne (wayne_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 06:31:04 -0800

I was not trying to create another AOL dial up just a normal dial up for
testing I do not belive this to be an issue with AOL or the modem I belive
this to be a windows issue

"Adrian QPC" wrote:

> Hi Wayne, not sure where you are in the world but in the UK you cannot
> manually create a connection for AOL. It MUST be done from one of their
> CD's. This is because they are an Internet CONTENT provider, not a service
> provider, as I understand it you connect to AOL via a VPN connection not a
> dial up connection. Hope this helps and I stand to be corrected by anyone
> that knows better than I.
>
> Regards
>
> Adrian.
>
> "wayne" wrote:
>
> > windows XP sp1 using AOL 8 and IE6
> >
> > computer dials up and connects to internet but will not browse internet thry
> > both AOL8 and IE6 recive a page can not be displayed message. I can ping IP
> > addresses but can not ping a web address (www.msn.com)it give me an error
> > about the address is wrong check spelling and try again
> >
> > I have deleted winsock and winsock2 in the reg and reinstall TCP/IP for the
> > NIC for some reason AOL dialup does not show in network connections.
> >
> > if you try to set up a new dial up connection thru the network connection
> > wizzard, select create a connetion, connect to internet, set up manualy
> > "connect using dial-up modem" is grayed out. I have uninstalled the modem and
> > reinstalled it. I have ran SFC (system file checker) no errors

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