internet explorer cannot display webpage

swordfish2

cannot display webpage-Been getting this message on my desktop for the past week after my one year old son started pushing some buttons at random .I've got a netgear wireless key, and I reinstalled it still to no avail.The strange thing is on the netgear smart wizard it is showing connected to the internet with excellent signal strength so its not looking like a wireless issue,just kind of like explorer isnt recognising the wireless.I've also been to internet options and reset internet explorer settings but nothing,anyone any ideas.its a pentium 4 with windows xp home,
one more thing,on the windows wireless network page it is reading windows cannot configure this wireless connection,i cant remember if it has always been like this or not

GreenWolfe

Is File --> Work Offline enabled? If it is, just click it to disable it.

swordfish2

its online alright.

yoyo

Uninstall the Netgear device, re-install it and choose Windows to manage wireless networks (Sometimes with Netgear this is chosen during setup if not choose it in the smart wizard options)

Nick

swordfish2

Nick,I have windows now set to manage wireless network,showing signal strength excellent,security enabled wireless network wpa,and currently connected to this network,still showing up the same-cant display webpage,strange one.
Also in the wireless network screen speed 54mbps and the duration is counting away if this means anything +full strength

matt-dublin

Internet explorer isn't designed for web browsing. It's not quite capable of doing it.

Plus check your proxy settings in IE:

Tools > Internet options > connections > LAN settings.

Make sure automatically detect settings is selected and use a script or proxy server is de-selected

swordfish2

those 2 are exactly as you said too ,baffled.shows you how much destruction a 1 year old can do if you let him at your pc!

riclad

Download chrome,or firefox browsers ,you should,nt be relying on just 1 browser,chrome is faster than ie.
https://www.google.com/chrome/?installdataindex=nosearch&hl=en-GB&brand=CHMB&utm_campaign=en-GB&utm_source=en-GB-ha-emea-ie-sk&utm_medium=h

swordfish2

the problem is i cant access the net at all to download other browsers,nothing will open up..

yoyo

swordfish2 wrote: »

Nick,I have windows now set to manage wireless network,showing signal strength excellent,security enabled wireless network wpa,and currently connected to this network,still showing up the same-cant display webpage,strange one.
Also in the wireless network screen speed 54mbps and the duration is counting away if this means anything +full strength

I'm guessing there is a Firewall rule blocking Internet Explorer at this point. You don't see anything about "Limited Connectivity" showing under connection details? Do you have any internet security software, if you don't try turning off the Windows Firewall (Start>Control Panel>Windows Firewall). Does that fix it?
If now try this:
Start>Run and type cmd.
In the console Window type:
ping www.google.ie

Do you receive a response?

Nick

swordfish2

yoyo wrote: »

I'm guessing there is a Firewall rule blocking Internet Explorer at this point. You don't see anything about "Limited Connectivity" showing under connection details? Do you have any internet security software, if you don't try turning off the Windows Firewall (Start>Control Panel>Windows Firewall). Does that fix it?
If now try this:
Start>Run and type cmd.
In the console Window type:
ping www.google.ie

Do you receive a response?

Nick

At last!!!!!I had norton 2011 and I tried to open it up and it wouldnt,so I said let me uninstall it,presto,reboot and internet is working fine!!nice one,thanks Nick and thanks all for the input,Rory.not too sure what was up!!ps,dont think I'll be able to find that norton disc again,should windows firewall suffice?

yoyo

swordfish2 wrote: »

At last!!!!!I had norton 2011 and I tried to open it up and it wouldnt,so I said let me uninstall it,presto,reboot and internet is working fine!!nice one,thanks Nick and thanks all for the input,Rory.not too sure what was up!!ps,dont think I'll be able to find that norton disc again,should windows firewall suffice?

Windows Firewall would suffice, your probably better off not touching Norton again, just download Microsoft Security Essentials to cater for anti virus and its 100% free . I would also run a MBAM scan just to confirm there is no malware on your system (some forms of malware disable anti virus applications etc.)

Nick