problem with IE

[shiraz]

i'm needing a little help here with my internet explorer6.. suddenly out of the blue, any page could not be displayed and there would be a message that goes something like... Page cannot be displayed then there is a whole list of things that i can do to rectify the problem but nothing helps.. then at the bottom of the page there is a DNS Error cannot connect to the site..

anyway that i can fix this programme?

BTW, im using MSN explorer now which looks too modern for me..

thanks in advance guys!

[shiraz]

maybe i forgot to add.. im connected with maxonline1500

[damien]

Did u install any programs recently?

U may wish to call the ISP, they can check the settings for u.

[nqh71]

Hi Bro,

Did you just install Windows Service Pack 2... Or just install a Firewall programme... If yes, then I encountered the same thing as yours... So what I did is uninstall those things and it will be back to normal...

[shiraz]

i also thought it was service pack2.. but i deleted it already and the problem still persists.. hmmm regarding the installation of other programmes, im not sure because i just got back from a chalet and my sisters and their friends have been using my computer.. they are... errr 11? 12? around there la.. so when i asked them what did they install they didn't know anything

so i can't tell what they have installed! lol

thanks damien.. i'll call up my ISP and see what they can do for me.. but from what i heard, starhub charges a truckroll of $32 or something if they come down and find out the problem lies not with them but with something else..

can they teach me what to do over the phone? i know nuts when it comes to internet related problems anyway

[pegasus1010]

Open up Internet Explorer Go to Tools then Internet Options.

Select the Connections tab, the LAN Settings.

On the proxy server, see any entries there? Untick the use proxy option then try again.

Alternatively check the cables connection from the modem to your PC.

[weileong]

maybe DNS got problem.

open dos prompt and do the following:

Ping 165.21.103.210

Ping singnet.com.sg

report back results

[Nautical]

Open up Internet Explorer Go to Tools then Internet Options.

Select the Connections tab, the LAN Settings.

On the proxy server, see any entries there? Untick the use proxy option then try again.

Alternatively check the cables connection from the modem to your PC.

this is a good suggestion, the part about untick proxy option.

it happens to me many a times especially when travelling with the laptop.

good luck.

shiraz, i will pm you my contact number. if you still run into a brick wall, call me in the evening. i will try to walk you thru on the phone and emulate my desktop settings. incidentally, my home pc runs on maxonline1500.

[shiraz]

Open up Internet Explorer Go to Tools then Internet Options.

Select the Connections tab, the LAN Settings.

On the proxy server, see any entries there? Untick the use proxy option then try again.

Alternatively check the cables connection from the modem to your PC.

i tried this but to no avail.. the proxy settings were not ticked..

cable connections are all working fine because i can still surf the net.. i can use MSN explorer and Netscape.. but only IE can't function..

netscape has problems with many popups.. i can't even log into BBDC website.. and MSN if i use MSN explorer, i'd have to be connected to MSN messenger all the time.. which i am not so keen of..

[shiraz]

maybe DNS got problem.

open dos prompt and do the following:

Ping 165.21.103.210

Ping singnet.com.sg

report back results

but i use starhub leh.. not singnet.. if i were to ping singnet, i think i won't get any results back..

[shiraz]

i just called starhub and they said my network is fine but it has got something to do with my Internet Explorer settings..

they suggested re-installing but it dosen't help.. i still get the same DNS Error message..

[weileong]

but i use starhub leh.. not singnet.. if i were to ping singnet, i think i won't get any results back..

This is internet, nothing to do with whether you singnet or starhub or PI or AOL whatever

Do this and test if DNS problem.

[untouchables]

This is internet, nothing to do with whether you singnet or starhub or PI or AOL whatever

Do this and test if DNS problem.

is not dns problem cos he can use netscape to surf. only cannot use ie.

[weileong]

Initially he didn't say he can surf using netscape

[shiraz]

my IE can suddenly work.. out of the blue.. as sudden as it could not work..

i restarted my pc, installed photoshop 7, had my lunch, came back and accidentally clicked on IE instead of MSN Explorer.. and it could work!

very suprising.. dunno what happen also..

anyway, thanks for all the help and suggestions that you all provided..

[ryz]

click file>Work Online?

[pegasus1010]

sounds like sudden disconnection by starhub. This could happen sometimes.

next time it cannot work, open a command prompt then type in ipconfig /all

see if there's any ip addresses assigned by them.

If there is no ip address, do a renew or restart the whole PC then try again.

[Nautical]

take it in the spirit and try not to hit back at me or my gender. thanks.

i think i know what happened liao.

it must be a female computer. it is either temperamental or that time of the month.

[pegasus1010]

no word to say...seems u might be rite.

[terryansimon]

I hope I'm not being rude by hijacking the thread....

but I've got a problem with my IE as well.

the text on certain pages have become extremely small. like the mainpage of SGReef? the one with the two firefishes? now they look like it's on fontsize 8 or something.

I know it has something to do with my encoding. but the encoding settings that show the fontsize in it's original glory would be the chinese encoding. but that would make certain texts come out with chinese characters instead.

any idea to get around this?

[pegasus1010]

try View Menu on top & Text Size choose Medium.

Encoding I use Western Euro (ISO) & Auto-Select is checked.

Works fine for me.

[shiraz]

take it in the spirit and try not to hit back at me or my gender. thanks.

i think i know what happened liao.

it must be a female computer. it is either temperamental or that time of the month.

ooh.. then i think i have to replace this liao

any1 wanna join me searching for a male computer?

actually i think almost everything is labeled as 'she' or 'her' like a boat is always female, a car or bike always female.. maybe because they.. err.. always breakdown all of a sudden... like.. that time of the month all of a sudden?

no offence!

[Clownfish]

ha! dun always trust MS thingy....

try Firefox for a change!

[Vinoth]

Using firefox now and its great. Draw back is some site i cant browse properly

[terryansimon]

use Safari!

change to Mac!

if only I had the money to afford the ###### new G5. ah wishful thinking.