Hi,
If running a cable modem, dsl modem or router, have you, at some point, shut
everything down for a few minutes? This sometimes helps.
Or, deleting the History folder and Temporary Internet Files folder may
help:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
Try disabling third-party security programs to see if one of them is causing
this. Before disabling a third-party firewall, be sure to turn on the
Windows firewall.
[WinXP]
Try opening a Cmd window (or from Start> Run) enter
ipconfig /flushdns
then clear the Temporary Internet Files and restart.
Or (Folder Options> View) make sure that Windows is showing hidden files and
is not hiding file extensions for known file types then check for a HOSTS
file at
[WinXP]
[C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc] Open the HOSTS file with notepad. If there
are any redirect entries in it you can put the pound sign (#) in front an
entry to disable that redirect/block. Or you can rename the HOSTS file to
(for example)
HOSTS.OLD
More on the HOSTS file at
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/ and
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
"Michelle" wrote in message
I am using windows xp home version.