Webpages will not open properly.
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From: Station 42
Webpages will not open properly.
This has been driving me nuts for the past few weeks. My set-up is Win XP SP3 (upgraded from SP2 last week), Avast Free Edition anti-virus, Zone Alarm firewall, PC Tools Spyware Doctor, 3G Mobile Internet and Firefox 3.0.10, Internet Explorer & Google Chrome browsers.
Whenever I attempt to open a web page with FF or IE, I often get this:
''This page cannot be displayed " with "Cannot find server or DNS error" at the bottom (or 'Resolve' problem indication with Chrome).
If I Refresh or click Home one or two times, I usually get a result. I get the same response even with the firewall or anti-virus turned off and I've checked the SSL in Internet Properties.
The problem started off as an intermittent one but now it occurs almost every time I connect.
Any ideas?
Whenever I attempt to open a web page with FF or IE, I often get this:
''This page cannot be displayed " with "Cannot find server or DNS error" at the bottom (or 'Resolve' problem indication with Chrome).
If I Refresh or click Home one or two times, I usually get a result. I get the same response even with the firewall or anti-virus turned off and I've checked the SSL in Internet Properties.
The problem started off as an intermittent one but now it occurs almost every time I connect.
Any ideas?
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From: Land of the Raj
Had almost the same problem with IE7, am using winxp withsp3.
Found it to be a virus, yes I know you are going to say you have run all your virus checkers and everything is clean. I thought so too until I ran "Stinger", it found the virus and got rid of the problem.
You can download Stinger here for free McAfee Threat Center
Hope that works for you.
KW
Found it to be a virus, yes I know you are going to say you have run all your virus checkers and everything is clean. I thought so too until I ran "Stinger", it found the virus and got rid of the problem.
You can download Stinger here for free McAfee Threat Center
Hope that works for you.
KW
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From: land of the clanger
Or as an alternative try using a public DNS server and see if it helps. List of servers ans instructions Here: Free fast Public DNS Servers List
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From: Station 42
Kwachon: I ran the McAfee scan and nothing showed up but many thanks anyway.
Green granite: I'd previously changed my public DNS server to OpenDNS settings and that didn't help. I've just given the Scrubit settings on your link a go instead and so far, after a good road test, the problem seems to have been resolved. Much obliged to you.
Steve.
Green granite: I'd previously changed my public DNS server to OpenDNS settings and that didn't help. I've just given the Scrubit settings on your link a go instead and so far, after a good road test, the problem seems to have been resolved. Much obliged to you.
Steve.
