Re: Why can't I access two secure web sites and what can I do???

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From: Robert Aldwinckle (robald_at_techemail.com)
Date: 02/04/05 

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:45:54 -0500

"Ernie" <Ernie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BD6B9C0C-6B7D-454B-8C7F-135FE2D25506@microsoft.com...
> Frank:
>
> I appreciate the time you took for me but unfortunately none of this helped
> me. It has boggled so many people who have tried to help me. I looked up
> every file names HOSTS using search and opened all of them. They were either
> a sample file, .SAM which is not able to be opened or blank with nothing in
> it. The website
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/IE/ie5/topics/browse/iebrowseemts.asp
> is no longer available it says on the microsoft pahe.

That was just an old link to the IE5 FAQ.
Try what is probably the same thing in the IE6 FAQ.

http://support.microsoft.com/ph/2073/en-us/?sid=79&aid=3

(Support Home Page, Internet Explorer (Solution Center)
Connecting (Topic), More - Troubleshooting)

At least for the Disney site the following may apply:

<title>&quot;500 - Internet Server Error&quot; error message when you
use Internet Explorer and a cable modem or a DSL connection to try to
connect to an IIS site that is running on a Windows 2000 Professional-
based server</title>

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;886216&spid=2073&sid=global

HTH

Robert Aldwinckle 

---
> I uninstalled
> NetAccelerator and even ran a registry and temp folders cleaner as normal.
> Still I cannot access www.disney.com and www.emusic.com but I can access all
> other sites. WHY? I am NOT on a network. I only have cable modem access which
> is high speed broadband through Comcast. Any more help people?
>
> Ernie Mink
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" wrote:
>
>> "Ernie" <Ernie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:97A20396-537B-4ACD-90E2-DC455AE1B4AA@microsoft.com
>> > I have tried for three weeks now to access two particular websites
>> > and I feel the Internet Explorer Settings (Service PackTwo) may be
>> > wrong but I do not know what I can do to correct this. I set
>> > everything to the default setting in the IE settings for Internet
>> > Explorer. Now I tried other browsers like Firefox from Mozilla and
>> > Netscape to and they all refused to connect to these websites:
>> > www.disney.com and www.emusic.com. What can I do and can anyone help
>> > me?
>>
>> From http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/hosts.htm
>>
>> There is a problem with Web accelerator programs.  One of the things just
>> about all of these programs do is save time questioning the Domain Name
>> Server to find the IP address by putting the domain name and address on a
>> line in a file in C:\Windows called Hosts with no extension (not Hosts.sam,
>> which is just a sample file).  This File may be hidden, so in Windows
>> Explorer go to View | Folder Options and, under Hidden Files, click the
>> radio button for "Show all files".  IE then never does a DNS lookup,
>> trusting that file.  This saves a miniscule amount of time until the IP
>> address is changed.  Then IE cannot find the site any more.
>>
>> Open HOSTS with Notepad and remove any lines referencing the problem Web
>> sites.
>>
>> Uninstall the web accelerator.  Then open Hosts with Notepad and remove the
>> line referring to that site. Better yet, if you are not on a network, rename
>> Hosts to Hosts.old.  If you are on a network there may be other lines in
>> Hosts necessary to proper functioning of the network.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also see this article:
>>
>> Troubleshooting Browsing Error Messages in Microsoft Internet Explorer
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/support/IE/ie5/topics/browse/iebrowseemts.asp
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup only.  Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
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