Service Unavailable - DNS failure

[lj]

Hello,
I have recently prepped a Windows 98 machine for one of
my company's end users. I discovered today that the
Search Button does not work in IE 6.0 SP1. I am getting
an error message: "Service Unavailable DNS failure". If I
type in an address in the address bar, I am able to open
a web page, I just cannot use the search feature. This
computer is connected to a LAN. I have set up and tested
email (Outlook Express). All settings appear to be
correct.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
lj

 

[max]

Hello,
I have recently prepped a Windows 98 machine for one of
my company's end users. I discovered today that the
Search Button does not work in IE 6.0 SP1. I am getting
an error message: "Service Unavailable DNS failure". If I
type in an address in the address bar, I am able to open
a web page, I just cannot use the search feature. This
computer is connected to a LAN. I have set up and tested
email (Outlook Express). All settings appear to be
correct.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
lj

Service Unavailable - DNS failure

I'm having the same problem, it started yesterday and i'm on XP Pro.

max

 

[Guest]

Me too,just started yesterday,same message,unable to use the search engine.!!

 

[Guest]

Problem solved!!!
Here is what the nice man at Microsoft told me to do,and it worked

Based on my knowledge, this problem is caused by third-party plug-ins or spyware. We can perform the following steps to troubleshoot the issue

Step 1

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1. Click Start click Control Panel, select "Switch to Classic View".

2. Double-click Internet Options.

3. In General tab, click Delete Cookies, Delete Files.

4. Click "Settings", and then click "View Files". Delete all files in this folder.

5. In the Settings window, click "View Objects". Delete all the objects in this folder. If some objects cannot be deleted, please restart the computer and try again

6. Click Advanced tab, click Restore Defaults icon and clear the check on "Enable third-party browser extensions".

7. Click OK and restart the computer and test the problem

If the problem is not resolved, we should check if there is any spyware in the system. To do so

Step

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1. Go to the following link to download and install the spyware removal tool: Ad-Aware 6.0

http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/

2. Run Ad-aware6, in the main window, click Scan Now, and click Next

3. Ad-aware 6 will find the spyware programs, and ask if you want to delete them

4. Delete them

Please try the steps above, and let me know the results at your earliest convenience

If you have any concerns with the steps provided or have any further problems please feel free to contact me.

I look forward to hearing from you

Best regards

Andrew Ya

 

[Blindsite]

I am having the EXACT same problem. It DID just start about 48 hours ago.

Microsoft must have done something!!!!!!!!!!!!