Hotmail: The page cannot be displayed?

[Bob]

As of yesterday I began having trouble accessing my
hotmail account. I can get onto MSN messenger and all
other websites but I get an error message when I try to
log onto hotmail. The message says "The Page cannot be
displayed". Interestingly, when the computer is trying
to connect to hotmail, the login address at the bottom of
internet explorer is different from the typed in address
at the top of explorer.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Bob

As of yesterday I began having trouble accessing my
hotmail account. I can get onto MSN messenger and all
other websites but I get an error message when I try to
log onto hotmail. The message says "The Page cannot be
displayed". Interestingly, when the computer is trying
to connect to hotmail, the login address at the bottom of
internet explorer is different from the typed in address
at the top of explorer.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.

It may also be a JavaScript problem, try the following and see if it helps:

Register these files:

1. Click on Start -- Run
2. Type Regsvr32 softpub.dll
3. Click OK

or........

Problems accessing secure sites/ cannot install 128 bit encryption
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites

or...............

Courtesy of Ramesh -

Click Start, Run and type this command
REGSVR32 JSCRIPT

also.........

JavaScript not working. Test your JS here to see if it is working properly:

http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm Tips #21 & 46
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#hyperlinks
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window

You can try updating your scripting engine. The latest scripting engine can
be found at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

(98, ME, NT4.0) For 2000 and XP go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

There is good information concerning all aspects of the Java situation here:
http://www.javatester.org/installing.html

Do you have the JavaScript plug-in installed?
http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9567

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

Programs that may behave differently in WinXP SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884130


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.


Hope this helps

Jan
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