Re: Can not connect to any internet sites in IE

From: Fie Fie Niles (fniles_at_wincitesystems.com)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:55:07 -0500

Thank you very much all for replying.
WinSock Fix for XP (http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html)
fixed my problem.
Thanks a lot everybody !

"lvee" <lvee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CE130542-1C36-40A9-9787-DFF208068595@microsoft.com...
> To access the Device Manager, click Start> right click My Computer>scroll
to properties, click>select the Device Manager Tab. Yellow Exclamation
marks indicate warnings or errors.
>
> "Fie Fie Niles" wrote:
>
> > Thanks.
> > I will do the IPCONFIG on the bothersome PC and report it back here.
> >
> > You said "And be sure to check in Device Manager and make sure there are
no
> > problems being reported with the hardware"
> > Where can I check for the Device Manager ?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "WinGuy" <no_spam@nomail.bot> wrote in message
> > news:GmCIc.91083$9g7.87628@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com...
> > > "Fie Fie Niles" <fniles@wincitesystems.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eqPHrZEaEHA.2892@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > We even connected this computer directly to the cable modem
(bypassing
> > the
> > > > router), and it still does not work, still cannot browse the
internet.
> > > >
> > > > Another information: we went to Control Panel - Network Connections,
and
> > > > tried to "Repair the connection", and got an error something like
"Fail.
> > > > Cannot renew IP connection".
> > >
> > > Ok, I doubt that the bothersome computer is obtaining an IP address at
> > all.
> > > Tell me what IPCONFIG reports from a dosbox. Just copy and paste it to
> > your
> > > reply message (or into Notepad, then save and move it by floppy if
> > > necessary).
> > >
> > > Meanwhile, make sure IE is configured to "Automatically detect
settings"
> > (in
> > > IE, click Tools then Internet Options then the Connections tab and
then
> > > click the LAN settings button, here is where you set that option).
Also,
> > and
> > > for now, and on the Connections tab again, make sure the "Never dial a
> > > connection" option is set (which means you'd have to manually click
the
> > > dialup connection icon and let the connection occur before launching
IE).
> > >
> > > And be sure to check in Device Manager and make sure there are no
problems
> > > being reported with the hardware. I'll try to get back on this
tomorrow
> > > after you've answered.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >