Trouble logging on to secure sites (Hotmail for instance)

[charles grain]

Something has gone wrong with settings- I really don't know why. I can't go
into hotmail and any other secure site- my bank for instance. Can't think
why it's suddenly happened- I had an update from McAfee which I had a bit of
trouble loading but that may be nothing to do with it. I'm sure it's
something really simple but I've been trying to sort it out for weeks.
I also had trouble with Outlook Express but after numerous calls to my ISP I
got that sorted --- it's not the same as it was though- I have cable
broadband but it keeps wanting to dial for some reason. It's a mess- if
anybody can help I'd be really grateful


Geoff Grainger
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Taurarian Constellation]

In Internet Explorer -
1. Tools > Internet Options > Advanced
2. Scroll down to the Security Settings.
3. Make sure that the two boxes are checked that say
"Enable SSL 2" or "Enable SSL 3".
Try your secure sites.

Another thing you can try is:
Go to start/run
Type in: regsvr32 softpub.dll
Press Enter or click OK

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305217
Page Cannot Be Displayed Error During SSL 3.0 Server Session Timeout

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444
Troubleshoot Situations Where You Cannot Complete MSN Sign-up pr Connect to SSL
Secured (128-Bit) Web Sites by Using Internet Explorer in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813951
You Cannot Access Your MSN E-mail Account or Authenticate with a Web Site in Various
Programs

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303807
"The Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error Message When You Try to View Web Page on a
Secure Web Site

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;870700
How to troubleshoot problems accessing secure Web pages with IE6 SP2
After you upgrade to Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) in
Microsoft Windows XP SP2, some SSL-secured (128-Bit) Web pages and Web sites may not
work correctly. Frequently, this behavior is caused by security changes in Windows XP
SP2.