page cannot be displayed.

[G.McCay]

I am new to the internet and have recently purchased a
computer with IE6. I am on the net for a while and every
time when i try to access certain sites(not always the
same ones)the "cannot find server and page cannot be
displayed" page appears.From then on i cannot access
anything although the modem is still connected.To go
online again i must restart the computer.somebody please
help!!!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I am new to the internet and have recently purchased a
computer with IE6. I am on the net for a while and every
time when i try to access certain sites(not always the
same ones)the "cannot find server and page cannot be
displayed" page appears.From then on i cannot access
anything although the modem is still connected.To go
online again i must restart the computer.somebody please
help!!!

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.