IE 6 won't browse anything but Microsoft site

[Guest]

IE 6 on Win 2000.

If I type in URLs such as
www.latimes.com
www.google.com
www.amazon.com
www.hotmail.com

but IE Window goes blank. However, if I type in URLs such as
support.microsoft.com/
www.microsoft.com/
www.msn.com

IE works.

How can I fix this?

 

[Galen]

In Jay <[email protected]> had this to say:

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IE 6 on Win 2000.

If I type in URLs such as
www.latimes.com
www.google.com
www.amazon.com
www.hotmail.com

but IE Window goes blank. However, if I type in URLs such as
support.microsoft.com/
www.microsoft.com/
www.msn.com

IE works.

How can I fix this?

What error message are you getting? It just goes blank? Is this your PC or a
work PC? Is there filtering in place? If so what brand? Are you the
administrator of this filter? Is content advisor enabled?

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

Hi Galen

Here are my answers to your question.

What error message are you getting? It just goes blank?

No error message. The bottom of the window shows "Done" as IE always does
when it finishes loading.

Is this your PC or a work PC? Is there filtering in place? If so what brand? Are you the administrator of this filter? Is content advisor enabled?

It's my computer. I have McFee Virus Scan 6.0 (including Firewall) but
Firewall is not funcitioning. I wanted to use McFee's online self-check to
find out why I can not enable Firewall. But McFee's self-check function is
only available on IE.

Would you help me to fix IE 6.0?
(I can not delete IE and re-install it. The installer always fails even
though there are no applications open).

Thanks

 

[Galen]

In jay <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Hi Galen

Here are my answers to your question.
No error message. The bottom of the window shows "Done" as IE always
does when it finishes loading.


It's my computer. I have McFee Virus Scan 6.0 (including Firewall) but
Firewall is not funcitioning. I wanted to use McFee's online
self-check to find out why I can not enable Firewall. But McFee's
self-check function is only available on IE.

Would you help me to fix IE 6.0?
(I can not delete IE and re-install it. The installer always fails
even though there are no applications open).

Thanks

Have you checked your hosts file then? What happens if you actually shut
McAfee down and try? Those would be my first two guesses normally. Yet you
mention not being able to uninstall and reinstall Internet Explorer. That
makes me think maybe a malware issue??? No offense intended towards McAfee
but there's no one solution that protects you from all malware. A good scan
would be, if nothing else, a good idea if the first two questions don't
bring anything new to light.

Malware Cleaning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

IE 6 on Win 2000.

If I type in URLs such as
www.latimes.com
www.google.com
www.amazon.com
www.hotmail.com

but IE Window goes blank.

Please check using View Source whether the window should be "blank".


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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