Service Pack 2 effecting my web browsers

[Guest]

I recently upgraded to service pack 2 on my windows xp home edition. Upon
doing that I have been unable to open the internet on various web browsers
including IE and Firefox. Additionally I haven't been able to connect to
online video games. However, I am able to connect to AOL instant messenger,
so I apparently do have some internet capabilities. I was hoping that
someone with more knowledge than I do would be able to suggest some manner in
which to fix this problem. Thanks.

 

[Rock]

I recently upgraded to service pack 2 on my windows xp home edition. Upon
doing that I have been unable to open the internet on various web browsers
including IE and Firefox. Additionally I haven't been able to connect to
online video games. However, I am able to connect to AOL instant
messenger,
so I apparently do have some internet capabilities. I was hoping that
someone with more knowledge than I do would be able to suggest some manner
in
which to fix this problem. Thanks.

How to troubleshoot problems accessing secure Web pages with Internet
Explorer 6 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=870700

How to troubleshoot situations where you cannot complete MSN sign-up or
connect to SSL secured (128-Bit) Web sites by using Internet Explorer in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=813444

"The Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error Message When You Try to View Web Page
on a Secure Web Site
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=303807

There is an internet explorer newsgroup which is the best place to post IE
questions. Make sure you specify what version of IE, 6 or 7, and how you're
accessing the internet, i.e. dial up, DSL, cable, etc. Be specific on what
sites you can't access.

IE newsgroup On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

[Elmo]

I recently upgraded to service pack 2 on my windows xp home edition. Upon
doing that I have been unable to open the internet on various web browsers
including IE and Firefox. Additionally I haven't been able to connect to
online video games. However, I am able to connect to AOL instant messenger,
so I apparently do have some internet capabilities. I was hoping that
someone with more knowledge than I do would be able to suggest some manner in
which to fix this problem. Thanks.

Click Start, Run, type:

netsh winsock reset

Press Enter key

Restart the system

You can also try this software download from a working machine:

LSP-Fix
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm