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| 178899 | 2003-09-29 07:04:00 | When I try to access 'www.xtra.co.nz' using Mozilla I get the message "The connection was refused when I attempt to contact www.xtra.co.nz". When using Internet Explorer a Google search window is opened with 'Xtra:Home' found but when I click on 'Xtra:Home' I get the message "The page cannot be displayed" (tab in taskbar is labbled "Cannot find server". When using Enigma browser I get the same messages as using Internet Explorer . If I type www.xtra.co.nz/home in the address bar the home page opens but some of the links on the page return the error messages again. As I am having the same problem using 3 * different browsers I am guessing that the problem lies in the operating system and not the browsers ! Not being able to access Xtra is not a disaster but I am concerned that other sites are not loading also. (I have presumed in the past that sites must have closed down but now I am not so sure). This is a problem on my desktop computer running Windows 98SE, I do not have the problem if I connect using my laptop, also running Windows 98. I have tried disabling my anti-virus program (PC-Cillin 2002) to ensure the built-in firewall is not causing the problem but even with PC-Cillin disabled same error messages. I have tried looking through the registry but cannot find anything that may be blocking "www.xtra.co.nz". I really do NOT want to reformat the hard drive and reload everything !!!!! |
alantelfer (2904) | ||
| 178900 | 2003-09-29 07:42:00 | Have you disabled any firewalls? As they may be blocking access to Xtra - particularly if the laptop can access it, but not the desktop | cyberchuck (173) | ||
| 178901 | 2003-09-29 07:45:00 | Until a clean installation of the operating system is done, testing for the software which has created the problem cannot commence . Testing by elination is preferable to testing by guesswork Men are four: He who knows not and knows not he knows not, he is a fool -- shun him; He who knows not and knows he knows not, he is simple -- teach him; He who knows and knows not he knows, he is asleep -- wake him; He who knows and knows he knows, he is wise -- follow him! - Lady Burton (wife of Sir Richard Francis Burton), given as an Arabian proverb |
Merlin (503) | ||
| 178902 | 2003-09-29 07:46:00 | should read: Testing by elimination . . . . |
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