Can not link to web page

[Linda]

For over a month now on the Pogo.com game site when you
try to play a game the advertizment window opens
displaying the message Internet Explorer can not link to
the web page you requested, the site may be down or click
refresh etc. Until that ad opens you won't be taken to
the web page to play the game. No one seems to know why
this is happening. Now I'm getting the same message when
trying to acess a site from yahoo's home page as well.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

 

[Mike Burgess]

Linda,
I usually advise "Pogo Players" to toggle the HOSTS file ....
Symtom: Page cannot be displayed / Cannot find server or DNS Error

In the event you can not access a site and you believe it
may be due to an entry in the HOSTS file.

You can use a simple batch file to rename the HOSTS file "on-the-fly".
Download: RenHosts.bat
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
[more info]
Problems Using Internet Explorer with Incorrect Hosts File
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=219843
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 10-31-03]
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