Hi Geoff,

It certainly could be a virus or spyware--many problems are directly related
to them now days; however, just saying that something doesn't work is not
helpful when you are troubleshooting long distance. Let's leave IE out of
the mix. Open Windows Explorer to the CD and double click folders and
files. What exactly happens? Any error messages and, if so, report them
verbatim. In the case of a file, what extensions are involved? Are you
running updated spyware/adware programs and an up to date anti virus program
and have you run scans lately? Do the problems occur with CDs other than
those from PC Magazine?

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Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"Geoff" wrote in message
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Ron,
To put the matter in perspective (now that I have enjoyed a nights sleep
in the southern hemispere)........quoting from the PC magazine "The cover
disks use a Web-style interface. You only need to install a web browser to
be able to view the contents. If you already have a browser installed.
then the disks will autorun (for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP) and load your
default browser at the home page of the disk. If the disks do not autorun,
simply launch your favourite browser and open the page DEFAULT.HTM from
the root of the disk."....
Hope this makes my earlier reply a little more clear.
My problem is that the disk will not autorun and if I right click the CD
drive and then go to Explore I can see the folders but the browser will
still not open them!
A virus/worm or trojan perhaps?



"Geoff" wrote in message
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The CDs (from the PC magazine) usually run under IE (default.htm) and are
read within a web browser window.

Hope that helps.


"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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Are you misspeaking yourself--one normally uses Windows Explorer (not
IE) in conjunction with CDs. Assuming you are using Explorer, what
happens when you double click a file and what is the file extension?

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Geoff" wrote in message
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Fixing (?) a Win98Se computer with IE5.5
When I run a commercial CD (from a PC magazine) IE opens but only to a
screen with the message "This page cannot be displayed"!!!!!
When I select the "D" drive (CD) and "Explore" I can see all the files
and
folders but IE refuses to open any of them.
I have also tried other commercial CD's with the same resultand I have
replaced CD reader with another and get the same result. :-(

Where to now?
Thanks for any help.