can't pull up certain webpages anymore

[Guest]

For the past 2 days I cannot view certain webpages that I use quite often.I keep getting the "This page cannot be displayed" page. The sites are Dynamic drive.com & Draac.com. Also there are a few other sites that are not coming up anymore.Otherwise my internet works fine.I am running XP pro & I am up to date on all windows & virus updates & run adaware.Any input is appreciated.

 

[Burt]

RRCorky,
Have you dumped your Temporary Internet Files lately? Open IE
and go to Tools/Internet Options/ and on the General tab, click Delete
Files.
give it a minute and hit APPLY and OK... See if this helps.
--
Burt
The Old Alaskan
MVP's listed on TECKPAGE
http://www.cvinternet.net/~smokydog
http://www.cvinternet.net/~smokydog/teckpage.htm

For the past 2 days I cannot view certain webpages that I use quite

often.I keep getting the "This page cannot be displayed" page. The sites are
Dynamic drive.com & Draac.com. Also there are a few other sites that are not
coming up anymore.Otherwise my internet works fine.I am running XP pro & I
am up to date on all windows & virus updates & run adaware.Any input is
appreciated.

 

[Jim]

Ive just started getting the same behaviour. Using WinXP Sp1 with its
ie6 i'm finding more than half of the destinations i try end up with
'page not found'. The strange thing is that the status bar shows each
part of the page as loading (eg images, objects etc) yet as the
completed page gets ready to display, the browser comes back with the
page not found error. I dont think ive been hit by ad/spyware
recently. Does this behaviour sound familiar?

Jim

 

[H Leboeuf]

It may be a HOSTS file problem.
Look also for a file named HOSTS (no extension, could be hidden) rename it
OLDHOSTS.

If you did not create the file, then you may parasites, or you are using a
web accelerator program that would be causing this problem.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm


If you have XP Pro. Then it may be an IP issue.
The Syntax and Options for Using the Ipconfig Diagnostic Utility for Network
Connections
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314850 (XP 8/6/2002)

 

[Guest]

That is basically what I am getting.It will say loading "so&so site" & then it goes to connecting to "address" sometimes then "Page Cannot be displayed".I have asked others to check the same sites & some are getting it & some don't so I really don't understand this.My cable sevice is "Comcast" & I'm wondering should I contact them to see if they can help
Thanks for all the input.

 

[Jim]

It may be a HOSTS file problem.
Look also for a file named HOSTS (no extension, could be hidden) rename it
OLDHOSTS.

Tried that. hosts only contained a localhost entry. Renaming it didnt
help

If you did not create the file, then you may parasites, or you are using a
web accelerator program that would be causing this problem.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Ive scanned for spyware - nothing found. HyjackThis didnt show
anything

If you have XP Pro. Then it may be an IP issue.
The Syntax and Options for Using the Ipconfig Diagnostic Utility for Network
Connections
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314850 (XP 8/6/2002)

IP itself works fine. I can telnet and RDP to destinations. Wierd
thing is that IE6 will actually load all the objects of a given page.
Its just that, as the final load completes, it comes up with the
error.

Ive tried with proxy and without proxy - same diff. I ended up
reimaging from a backup. The problem has gone away ... until next
time.