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@OakenBoken wrote:

also, i wanted to note that my AIM doesn't work, and i don't get a connection to the internet at all

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To add to a recent post, simply click on it, pick Message Options, then Edit.

Check your firewall settings.

and what exactly would i be looking for?

I am also having that same problem. I bought an dell xps 600 few weeks ago. The internet explore had been working fine. For the last 4 days the internet explore would load but not the page and if I try to click on tools wont even let me change any thing. So I thought I would hit refresh and then told me could not find page. The main home page is google. So I thought to see if i can click on tools and it worked. But i can not go to any webpages or any thing. Not sure what the problem is would realy like to get it fixed though. Any help?

To OB,

In Network Connections, did you check the "Status" of your connection ? Click on "Repair" if necessary.

Did you add any software ?

Did you change your home page and test ?

Did you try System Restore ?

Are you running just with the XP firewall or 3rd-party like McAfee ?

Turn off pop-up blocking.

 

So you installed some updates i will see if that does the trick for me.

When i clicked refresh on the internet explore toolbar. It lookes like its tryen to load to pages. Here is example http://www.google.com/hws/dell/afe?hl=en&s=http://www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en

It does that when i try to load up an diff website. so what does this mean?