Re: IE6 wont connect unless I go through control panel/microsoft up

I have the same problem. I can browse the Internet, in Opera and the
Windows Explorer, but not MSIE.

Opera works fine. Pings and DNS are OK. No spyware, etc. All updates done.
This is Windows XP Pro on a new Gateway laptop (less than a week old).

I've spent hours trying pretty much all the ideas I came across on the web
except re-installing MSIE. Since I was having the problem on my home
network, I tried creating a dialup connectoid and OE and Opera work fine on
dialup, too, but MSIE is still timing out.

I tried going through the control panel, and that does work, but I suspect
that it is using a Windows Explorer (not MSIE) process, since the Google
toolbar and other MSIE add-ons are missing on that update window.
Interestingly, I am able to browse away from the Update site in that same
(Exporer?) window, but still new MSIE windows time out. (And, yes, I have
tried disabling all MSIE add-ons, resetting all the various items under
Internet Options).

MSIE does not appear in 'Change or Remove Programs', but can be found in
'Add/Remove Windows Components'. I find no 'Repair' option. I saw a
reference to running 'rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance' on one site, but
the command fails on this machine with a 'not found' error.

allen

----- Original Message -----
From: "player" <player@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 4:26 PM
Subject: IE6 wont connect unless I go through control panel/microsoft up


windows XP/SP2 all updates,NO SYPWARE OR MAILWARE, DSL connection, NAV2006

After clicking on IE desk top icon or any of my IE icons to connect to
internet the browser opens and i get page can not be displayed.

I am able to send and receive email with no problems.

If i go to control panel/microsoft update (under see all so) I get to
update
page and I am able to run updates.

I can not surf the web at all...all I get is web page can not be
displayed.

Please help


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