Internet Problems

Question

I just got my Dell with windows XP and when I get on the internet some pages won't come up that I can get up on my other PC no problem. I went into internet options and lowered the security and enabled all cookies but it still doesn't work. Anyone have a suggestions? Thank you.

bigmoney · Answer

any sites in particualr?

bigmoney · Answer

Have you tried to delete cookes and temp internet files?

bshaw12 · Answer

Sites like yahoo mail, www.myleague.com, yahoo sports and a few others

whole9yard · Answer

have you tried turing off the firewall that is bulit in XP you might have to download java 2 due to it doesn't come preloaded

Bobolink · Answer

I just purchased a Dimension 4600 and I'm having similar problems using Orbitz. When I try to perform a search for airfare rates the task bar moves to about 40% and just hangs there. Sometimes I can reclick continue a couple of times and it works then.

I started using AOL as my ISP and started having problems almost immediately. I have been using Orbitz for a couple years on a Windows 95 and 98 computer with Compuserve as my ISP with NO problems.

I had heard about this problem from a friend of mine who was also using AOL. I then switched to Earthlink which was better at the beginning and now I'm having problems with that. I call Earthlink and they tell me to delete the cookies and temporary internet files. I also called Orbitz and the recommended the same thing. I guess I don't feel that this should be the solution as it's kind of a pain to have to do that all the time.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Bob

Mary G · Answer

First tip--start a new post instead of dredging up an ancient one. In answer to your question, your security settings for the Internet might be set too high to allow Active X that these travel sites use. Go to Internet Options, Security, Custom Level and check.

Bobolink · Answer

Sorry! I'm new to this forum so I have a lot to learn. Thanks for the advice and the  tip.

Bobolink · Answer

Mary,

I tried to do what you said, here's what I did.

Went to internet options:

Clicked on the security tab

Clicked on the Custom Level Button

Changed the Reset To: from medium to medium-low

Clicked OK

Went back and checked the Reset To: and it still displays medium

Looks as if nothing changed.

What could I be doing wrong, and I guess another question is, is medium too high. There isn't a choice any higher than that.

bshell2 · Answer

I was having problems opening certain sites with my new Dell also. Tried all the recomended fixes like changing my security level etc.. and none of them worked. Finally I decided there was something corrupt with internet explorer. So I went to a site and downloaded free adware and spybot software, cleaned out all the junk that they uncovered, and the sites now open no problem. The site I used

spywareinfo.com

Hope this solves your problems like it solved mine. B

duchess1013 · Answer

I'm having problems with certain web pages coming up. last spring i was able to get to websites like hotmail and msn messenger, but now i can't. i scanned for viruses and it said that i had none. what is wrong?

LittleAdvice · Answer

Check the system for spyware. Use adaware and spybot search and destroy. This could cause the sites not to load.

DELL-Cares · Answer

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