Page cannot be displayed

[Guest]

When I go to different webpages the do not always display completely.
I have found that some ads don't show up .
Instaed of the ad the banner "The page cannot be displayed-Cannot find
servor or DNS Error. The standard IE error page shows up in the ad frame.
On many websites there are no pictures, just boxes with the little red x in
the upper corner.
I have tried disabling AV , Firewall, popups, to no avail.
Thanks for any help I get.
wimpy

 

[Jay]

When I go to different webpages the do not always display completely.
I have found that some ads don't show up .
Instaed of the ad the banner "The page cannot be displayed-Cannot find
servor or DNS Error. The standard IE error page shows up in the ad frame.
On many websites there are no pictures, just boxes with the little red x
in
the upper corner.
I have tried disabling AV , Firewall, popups, to no avail.
Thanks for any help I get.
wimpy

The page can not be displayed will be an inline frame <iframe> as opposed to
an image.
The boxes with little red crosses are "broken images" meaning the URL that
the page references either does not exist or the browser has farted (tech
term) and a refresh will bring the image to life. Comes down to two
things... you either have something blocking 3rd party ads/banners or you
are visiting poorly kept sites. If you send a couple of example addresses
where this is happening then others can visit and let you know whether it's
the site's problem or something your PC is enforcing.

jay

 

[Kelly]

Start here: Run each of them!

Run Ad-Aware SE, Spybot and HijackThis:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Note: Update each program, once installed, before running.

Winsock Fix (Line 349):
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Added info if needed:

For most users this works:

Lan Settings - Proxy Server - Disable (Line 253)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Manual: IE/Tools/Internet Options/Connections/Lan Settings. Uncheck Use a
proxy server.....

Rename your hosts file: Go to: Windows\System32\DRIVERS\etc.

Repair Loss of Internet Access/Certain Web Sites (155)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Page Cannot be Found and/or DNS/Server Error (Line 68)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

More information here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_p.htm#pnf

"How to Troubleshoot Situations Where You Cannot
Connect to Secure Web Sites by Using Internet Explorer in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444

Further help with the IE is available from
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser

Page cannot be displayed/Cannot find server or DNS Error.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q306094

Error Message: The Page Cannot Be Displayed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q241344

Cannot Open a Web Page in Internet Explorer and "Page Cannot Be Displayed"
Error Is Displayed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q293402

/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Guest]

Thank you Kelly
The winsock fix Line 349 fixed my problem.
I'm sure there are others with the same problem.
Again thank you for your help.
The Spy Doctor found some dangerous items on my computer,is it worth the
39.95 for this program. I have spysweeper but have never paid to upgrade it.
Which would you suggest?

 

[Rock]

Thank you Kelly
The winsock fix Line 349 fixed my problem.
I'm sure there are others with the same problem.
Again thank you for your help.
The Spy Doctor found some dangerous items on my computer,is it worth the
39.95 for this program. I have spysweeper but have never paid to upgrade it.
Which would you suggest?

:

In my opinion you don't need any paid versions. The free versions that
Kelly suggested along with CWshredder Bazooka should keep your system
clean. Bazooka doesn't clean spyware but it will detect it and give
instructions for manual removal.

Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm