Internet Explorer Does't Work

[Guest]

My grandaughter can get on line thru a dedicated website but not Internet Explorer.It just say s "page not available"
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Guest]

I'd appreciate hearing any feedback you might get. I'm experiencing the identical problem. Only able to access the web through AOL. It's a first for me and all I can wonder is if I deleted some necessary file. I also have lost some files (games like Solitaire, Pinball, Minesweeper, etc. -- the freebies on WinXP)... it's too strange. I've posted this question, same as yours, on 3 different newsgroups. If I get an answer and/or a fix, I'll let you know - please do the same. (e-mail address removed)

 

[HONYAKUKA]

Same problem: about 9 times out of 10 (or worse)

 

[HONYAKUKA]

(Sorry; pressed Send accidentally before finishing message.)

WinXP; IE6

Same problem: IE won't bring up any websites 9 times out of 10 (or worse).
Always: "This page cannot be displayed." AOL (which is IE-based, right?) still
works fine.

The onset of this problem seems to correspond to an automatic Windows update,
specifically: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
(KB832894), which took place 4 days ago. That's the only thing that's changed
on my computer (that I know of).

(1) Anyone else having problems since this update?
(2) This KB number doesn't appear in the Add or Remove Programs control panel,
so I guess it cannot be undone?

Thanks.

Jay

 

[HONYAKUKA]

My earlier post re the potential cause being the automatically installed
WindowsXP update hasn't appeared yet, but I'll update that post anyway (without
quoting it):

After logging off the Newsgroup and AOL, I realized that I probably never
rebooted after that automatic update several days ago. I just rebooted my
computer and have had no problems getting IE to access sites after numerous
trial runs.

So, maybe it was (a) that I needed to reboot after the automatic update or (b)
that I needed to reboot anyway due to a cluttered system(??).

Hope this might be of some help.

Jay