cannot find server error

[erik]

I had DSL installed on my computer. When I hit the
Internet Explorere Icon, it gives me the error "cannot
find server". The tech that installed it, said that it
was working, he brought in his laptop and it did work
through his. I'm not computer savvy and I don't know what
else to do. I called Dell and I went through the Registry
audit and that didn't work. When I check the time that
I've been online, it says that I'm on. I don't know what
to do. Any help would be appreciated. I think it's
Internet Explorer 6. I'm running Windows XP. I hope this
is descriptive enough, as I'm not computer savvy.
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[Mike Burgess]

Erik,
That error is usually Winsock related ......

See: "Repairing your Winsock Connection"
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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[Chewy]

I have the same problem. Only that my broad band is with
cable company. Mine shuts off after two or three pages
and then I have to reboot to get back to the same two or
three pages. Did anyone help you. If yes, let me know.
Thanks.
Chewy

 

[Mike Burgess]

Chewy,
Check Device Manager ..... is your Network card sharing
an IRQ with another device? Some cards don't play well
with others ........
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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I have the same problem. Only that my broad band is with
cable company. Mine shuts off after two or three pages
and then I have to reboot to get back to the same two or
three pages. Did anyone help you. If yes, let me know.
Thanks.
Chewy

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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[Robert Aldwinckle]

If you can ping the problem site try the MTU size test outlined in this article.

<title>KB314825 - How to Troubleshoot Black Hole Router Issues</title>

If you can't get through with a ping, that complicates this procedure
but you could still do those tests with any intermediate nodes
that tracert shows you even if ICMP is blocked before reaching
the final destination.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle