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| Thread ID: 71829 | 2006-08-18 17:22:00 | website access problems | dem123 (11010) | Press F1 |
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| 479202 | 2006-08-18 17:22:00 | I'm having problems accessing a few selective websites, mostly MS related - MSN, hotmail, microsoft.com, etc. I'm running Windows XP. The problem is that when certain sites are attempting to access, the browser times out, never gets there and often displays a white screen stating "done" at the bottom left. Issue remains even if firewall is disabled. I can access the websites on another computer using the same network. Help! |
dem123 (11010) | ||
| 479203 | 2006-08-18 20:45:00 | Whats the firewall? XP's, or Zonealarm, or Nortons? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 479204 | 2006-08-18 21:40:00 | just as a curiosity try a different browser | drcspy (146) | ||
| 479205 | 2006-08-18 21:56:00 | Hmmm sounds to me like it could be a hosts file issue... look in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and see if theres any entries that have MS related stuff in them... | CorbinH (37) | ||
| 479206 | 2006-08-19 00:17:00 | Welcome to PressF1 dem123 :) Have you scanned for Spyware & Adware?? |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 479207 | 2006-08-19 03:49:00 | I sincerely appreciate the responses. I checked the host files by right clicking the start buton and exploring to the c://windows/system32/drivers/etc location, no blocked websites in the list. Should I be checking by some other method? I ran spyware/adware scan and still no positive results in fixing the problem. I'm using Norton Internet Security. Have tried to also use a netscape browser. None of this has helped the problem. Am I missing anything? Anyone aware of other potentail fixes? Thanks, |
dem123 (11010) | ||
| 479208 | 2006-08-19 04:25:00 | NIS has a habit of turning off its proxy service. Go to control panel / admin tools / services. Which is why I removed it. It got annoying. See if the Symantec / Norton Proxy service is disabled. Double click on the entry. If it is restart it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 479209 | 2006-08-19 04:59:00 | Norton Internet Security is a big PAN!!! Disable it! & then try & see if you can access the MS sites ok from there. | stu161204 (123) | ||
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