Why do I keep on getting "404 Error: Page Not Found" with regular sites?

[rik stroeb]

Why do I frequently get "404 error: Page Not Found" when I attempt to
go to some of my regular sites (e.g., Hotmail, eBay, Rolling Stone).
Usually, the page will load briefly, but then give way to the error
message.

Calling the site back up at once sometimes works (especially with
eBay), but others keep kicking up the error message until I give up in
frustration.

I never had this problem before XP.

Thanks for any imput.

rik

 

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