I cannot connect to any sites other than those with an https:// prefix.
I am able to connect to any site just fine using FireFox, and
Microsoft AntiSpyware, and other spyware detection software is able to
download updates without any problems.

I am working with a new laptop, and as far as I can tell, it has always
had this problem. When I got the laptop, it had XP Home on it, and I
have upgraded it to XP Pro. I have checked the laptop for spyware using
Microsoft AntiSpyware, Spybot and Ad-Aware, and haven't found anything.
I have attempted to repair the installation three or four times, but
this did not fix the problem.

I thought that IE wasn't working at all, but I found a message in this
group where the person said that they were not able to connect to
http:// sites but where able to connect to https:// sites. I gave it a
try and, low and behold, https://mail.yahoo.com came right up.
Unfortunately, the thread ended there and didn't have a solution.

I have found numerous suggestions that involve regsvr32, sfc, msconfig,
but none of these have worked. I have set all of my Internet Options
back to the defaults, and I have set my security setting to the lowest
levels, but this didn't help. I am behind a corporate firewall, so I
have turned off the firewall that comes with XP.

I really do not want to have to re-format and re-install because it took
me a week to do so last time. However, I am at my wit's end. I was
almost ready to re-format and re-install when I found the message about
https://. I hope that someone will be able to help me fix this problem.

Thank you,

Don

Hi Don :-)

Try the information here and see if it helps:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers.htm#dns

Hope this helps.

Jan
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>I cannot connect to any sites other than those with an https:// prefix. I
>am able to connect to any site just fine using FireFox, and Microsoft
>AntiSpyware, and other spyware detection software is able to download
>updates without any problems.
>
> I am working with a new laptop, and as far as I can tell, it has always
> had this problem. When I got the laptop, it had XP Home on it, and I have
> upgraded it to XP Pro. I have checked the laptop for spyware using
> Microsoft AntiSpyware, Spybot and Ad-Aware, and haven't found anything. I
> have attempted to repair the installation three or four times, but this
> did not fix the problem.
>
> I thought that IE wasn't working at all, but I found a message in this
> group where the person said that they were not able to connect to http://
> sites but where able to connect to https:// sites. I gave it a try and,
> low and behold, https://mail.yahoo.com came right up. Unfortunately, the
> thread ended there and didn't have a solution.
>
> I have found numerous suggestions that involve regsvr32, sfc, msconfig,
> but none of these have worked. I have set all of my Internet Options back
> to the defaults, and I have set my security setting to the lowest levels,
> but this didn't help. I am behind a corporate firewall, so I have turned
> off the firewall that comes with XP.
>
> I really do not want to have to re-format and re-install because it took
> me a week to do so last time. However, I am at my wit's end. I was
> almost ready to re-format and re-install when I found the message about
> https://. I hope that someone will be able to help me fix this problem.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Don

I managed to find the answer in another thread. The problem was a
program called FreshDownload. I have used this program from years
without any problem at all, but for some reason, it chunked up IE. I
un-installed it, and now everything works just fine.

Thank you for the help,

Don

Hi Don :-)

You might also check the following:

Disable Proxy Settings
Tools>Internet Options> Connections tab> LAN Settings button
Under Proxy server, make sure the box there is UNchecked

Also. check the box next to "Automatically detect settings and see if that
helps.

Hope this helps.

Jan
MS MVP - Windows IE/OE [DTS/AumHa]
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"Don Gardner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:43f1dec8$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I cannot connect to any sites other than those with an https:// prefix. I
>am able to connect to any site just fine using FireFox, and Microsoft
>AntiSpyware, and other spyware detection software is able to download
>updates without any problems.
>
> I am working with a new laptop, and as far as I can tell, it has always
> had this problem. When I got the laptop, it had XP Home on it, and I have
> upgraded it to XP Pro. I have checked the laptop for spyware using
> Microsoft AntiSpyware, Spybot and Ad-Aware, and haven't found anything. I
> have attempted to repair the installation three or four times, but this
> did not fix the problem.
>
> I thought that IE wasn't working at all, but I found a message in this
> group where the person said that they were not able to connect to http://
> sites but where able to connect to https:// sites. I gave it a try and,
> low and behold, https://mail.yahoo.com came right up. Unfortunately, the
> thread ended there and didn't have a solution.
>
> I have found numerous suggestions that involve regsvr32, sfc, msconfig,
> but none of these have worked. I have set all of my Internet Options back
> to the defaults, and I have set my security setting to the lowest levels,
> but this didn't help. I am behind a corporate firewall, so I have turned
> off the firewall that comes with XP.
>
> I really do not want to have to re-format and re-install because it took
> me a week to do so last time. However, I am at my wit's end. I was
> almost ready to re-format and re-install when I found the message about
> https://. I hope that someone will be able to help me fix this problem.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Don

Hi Don

>I managed to find the answer in another thread. The problem was a program
>called FreshDownload. I have used this program from years without any
>problem at all, but for some reason, it chunked up IE. I un-installed it,
>and now everything works just fine.
>
> Thank you for the help,
>
> Don

You're very welcome! I'm very glad to hear you were able to resolve your
problem. Good job!

Thank you very much for posting back and letting us know what worked for
you, and for the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem.

Jan
MS MVP - Windows IE/OE [DTS/AumHa]
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that's why they're so contagious.
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