Internet Explorer doesn't work - but Firefox does

Hello,
I was writing to ask if anyone could help me with this problem. My
Internet Explorer doesn't work. I haven't used it in a while, but when
I need to use it for something that only does Windows things... it
doesn't work. The error message - "This Page Cannot Be Displayed"
comes up and I try everything to get to a page that works.. but it just
doesn't happen. It thinks I'm not connected to the internet or
something.. but I have a cable modem...and my Firefox works, so I know
I'm connected.. but the IE doesn't work... and for some reason my
Windows Media Player won't stream either. I'm thinking this could be
due to the IE not working. Any ideas?

Launch Internet Explorer and from the Toolbar select:
Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Restore Defaults,
then click Apply.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"mattwebb33"wrote:

| Hello,
| I was writing to ask if anyone could help me with this problem. My
| Internet Explorer doesn't work. I haven't used it in a while, but when
| I need to use it for something that only does Windows things... it
| doesn't work. The error message - "This Page Cannot Be Displayed"
| comes up and I try everything to get to a page that works.. but it just
| doesn't happen. It thinks I'm not connected to the internet or
| something.. but I have a cable modem...and my Firefox works, so I know
| I'm connected.. but the IE doesn't work... and for some reason my
| Windows Media Player won't stream either. I'm thinking this could be
| due to the IE not working. Any ideas?

Windows version?

Those are symptoms of a hijackware infection, Matt.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**
--
IE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


wrote:
> Hello,
> I was writing to ask if anyone could help me with this problem. My
> Internet Explorer doesn't work. I haven't used it in a while, but when
> I need to use it for something that only does Windows things... it
> doesn't work. The error message - "This Page Cannot Be Displayed"
> comes up and I try everything to get to a page that works.. but it just
> doesn't happen. It thinks I'm not connected to the internet or
> something.. but I have a cable modem...and my Firefox works, so I know
> I'm connected.. but the IE doesn't work... and for some reason my
> Windows Media Player won't stream either. I'm thinking this could be
> due to the IE not working. Any ideas?