"The page cannot be displayed" - only with IE

[Cooper]

Just yesterday, my IE started giving me a "Cannot find
server - The page cannot be displayed" error. I am unable
to browse anything. However, this problem only occurs
with IE. If I use Netscape, which I cannot stand, I am
able to browse the web.

I have not downloaded any of the Service pack 2 updates
yet, so I don't think it has anything to do with that. I'm
running Norton Internet Security and ran a virus scan which
was negative. Any ideas anyone? Thanks!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Just yesterday, my IE started giving me a "Cannot find
server - The page cannot be displayed" error. I am unable
to browse anything. However, this problem only occurs
with IE. If I use Netscape, which I cannot stand, I am
able to browse the web.

I have not downloaded any of the Service pack 2 updates
yet, so I don't think it has anything to do with that. I'm
running Norton Internet Security and ran a virus scan which
was negative. Any ideas anyone? Thanks!

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, 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 needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

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