Re: keep getting error message..."this page cannot be displayed"

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It is my understanding of the instructions that you are to log on as a
different user.

Then navigate to
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5

Now delete index.dat.


"wendy" <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0970570D-29FD-4C9A-B64E-4D6D98ADCA11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi michael...good job i'm not married or this site would get me
> divorced...so
> far today i've been on it for over 5hrs...But I am having fun...
>
> Now for my next question do i type del index.dat, right after i change the
> directory?and after blah blahcontent.IE5
> wendy
>
>
>
> "Michael T" wrote:
>
>> If you are referring to this instruction, the answer is yes as INDEX.DAT
>> will get recreated.
>>
>> *********
>> Change the directory to the following path:
>> drive:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary
>> Internet Files\Content.IE5
>>
>> Type del index.dat, and then press ENTER.
>>
>>
>> "wendy" <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:BB9162DF-85C9-4567-A3D3-ECF77CEE51C6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Oh oh Michael I think I yahoo'd too early as I went and did the command
>> > prompt through my daughters user (the article suggested i go in on
>> > another
>> > user on my computer, which is my daughter) anyways...there was the
>> > document
>> > thing i was looking for but it says...C:\Documents and settings\bratt>
>> > (bratt
>> > is my daughter's username) so do i type what the article suggested
>> > right
>> > after her user name? I also hit enter when i was there so now there are
>> > two
>> > entries like the one above.
>> >
>> > Once again thank you for your help.
>> > wendy
>> >
>> > "Michael T" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You're welcome Wendy.
>> >>
>> >> Keep having fun.
>> >>
>> >> "wendy" <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:154857E7-2F77-497E-826D-4C43F07A1AB8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Yaaaaaaaa Hoooooooo thank you michael...for having the patience to
>> >> > get
>> >> > through this...:-) :-)
>> >> >
>> >> > "Michael T" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> "wendy" <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:0FDA4A72-A2B6-476D-B01D-6794659BE2B6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > But it asks me to open a command prompt (I have no clue what
>> >> >> > that is or how to do it)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Start > Run and type
>> >> >> cmd
>> >> >> click OK
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > and then to change the directory to the following
>> >> >> > path..
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > drive:\Documents and settings\username\Local
>> >> >> > setting\temporaryinternetfiles\content.IE5....Then I'm to
>> >> >> > type....del
>> >> >> > index.dat
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Would it be my C: drive
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yes.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > and I'm assuming it means my user name.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yes.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Well done. You get it!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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