Re: IE 6 can't open *some* websites - FIXED
From: M CoFarb (mark_at_cofarb.com)
Date: 05/03/04
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Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 09:41:44 -0400
This is a little embarassing, and I don't understand *at all* how this got
resolved, but I'll pass this on. Like other suggestions that have followed
this and similar threads, this may or may not work for some people.
I've tried every suggestion above, to no avail. Still the same problem -
some sites work and some don't - until a few minutes ago. In the course of
untangling the web of wires under my desk, I had to disconnect my cable
modem and my router. When I plugged everything back in after a few minutes,
I returned to my heretofore feeble attempts to search out a clue.
Damned if the browser didn't work perfectly. I can access all my websites
again.
So.... if you are behind a router using a high speed connection (in my case,
DSL with PPPOE on the router), give it a try. Can't hurt.
Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions.
Mark
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> "M CoFarb" <mark@cofarb.com> wrote in message
> news:eamoqNNMEHA.1484@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl
> > Thanks, Don.
> >
> > I've tried the suggestions on both sites, to no avail. I'm a bit
> > puzzled by the problem. I'm gathering other people are having similar
> > problems as well, though it seems as if it isn't the particular sites
> > that are problematic... I can easily open the sites other people are
> > having trouble accessing. I can't get to some things that I only find
> > out about on a first visit, or others that I've been browsing right
> > along
> >
> > www.smartphonethoughts.com (yes, spelling is OK <g> )
> > www.pocketpcthoughts.com
> > www.phonescoop.com
> > wallet.yahoo.com ('existing wallet users....link')
> >
> > yet others work just fine for me.
> >
> > I can ping the sites and the domain is resolved, so it isn't a DNS
> > problem. For some reason, I'm just not getting a reply from the
> > sites. Yet, if I use a third party vehicle (like anonymizer.com) I
> > can get to the websites. And that would make sense, too, for people
> > who have described not being able to use IE to browse certain sites
> > but can use the AOL browser.
> >
> > I don't know enough about programming to understand the process by
> > which a web site is contacted and the page returned to my browser.
> > Maybe there is something in common with the sites I can't get to. If
> > you don't mind, could you view the source code for a few of them to
> > see if there is anything that the sites have in common ? Too many
> > people are reporting this as a problem after installing the latest
> > security update that I have to believe it is a problem with a file
> > that is replaced or a registry entry that is changed.
> >
> > Surely some programmer at MS has *some* idea about this.
> >
> > Though this is probably the wrong ng to inquire, is it possible to do
> > a repair installation of XP solely from the windows/I386 directory ?
> > Cause I am reaching that point.
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > Mark
>
> This probably isn't it, but it's worth checking.
> Check for a file named HOSTS with no extension (not Hosts.sam). It may be
a
> hidden file. Open it with Notepad and remove any line referencing the
site.
> Or, rename HOSTS to OLDHOSTS
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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