Can't Access a website

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I just reinstalled windows xp on my home pc and applied all patches along
with service pack 2. My pc is on a router along with a laptop. I can't
access www.netflix.com on my home pc for some reason. I can get to every
other web site just fine. It gives me "the page cannot be displayed." But
it works fine on my laptop which is running Windows 2000 professional. I've
set all the security levels to default in IE and I also tried typing in the
website under Privacy>Sites to clicking allow, still does not work. I can
ping the website by IP address, it works just fine. I also downloaded
Firefox web browser and the website works just fine. I'm running Norton Anti
Virus Corp Edition and its updated. I also ran Adaware along with Spybot.
Really weird.....

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I just reinstalled windows xp on my home pc and applied all patches along
with service pack 2. My pc is on a router along with a laptop. I can't
access www.netflix.com on my home pc for some reason. I can get to every
other web site just fine. It gives me "the page cannot be displayed."
But
it works fine on my laptop which is running Windows 2000 professional.
I've
set all the security levels to default in IE and I also tried typing in
the
website under Privacy>Sites to clicking allow, still does not work. I can
ping the website by IP address, it works just fine. I also downloaded
Firefox web browser and the website works just fine. I'm running Norton
Anti
Virus Corp Edition and its updated. I also ran Adaware along with Spybot.
Really weird.....

Check C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc for a file named HOSTS with no
extension. (Not Hosts.sam)
Make sure Windows is set to show hidden files and folders and is NOT set to
hide extensions for known file types.
If HOSTS exists, rename it to HOSTS.OLD
Reboot an try again.

Or, In a Cmd window, enter
ipconfig /flushdns
then clear your TIF also, and re-boot.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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