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Old June 23rd 04, 05:56 PM
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I've recently upgraded my OE/IE from 5.5 to 6.=20

Previously, I had no problems with connections, just a few error =
messages on some sites that weren't 5.5 friendly, but that was it.=20

Since upgrade, I'm now having problems when trying to connect to links =
listed in newsletters, links listed on
Google, and some shortcut links listed on websites. When I click to =
access a site, it says that its Opening and connecting to website, then =
it says Website found, then it says wait for reply, then goes back to =
the Opening, the connecting to, and the website found... but it never =
connects.

Went to the Update page and there was a patch for this problem, which I =
installed. No luck.
Tried the repair option for IE, didn't help
Checked settings......even turned off firewall to see if that was =
problem....no luck
turned off virus protection......no luck
Ran a defrag, a scan disk, cleaned out temps.......no luck

I am only able to access the links if I do a copy of the addy into a =
blank compose message and put the setting to rich text, past into edit, =
and then go to Preview and click on the link. Seems a rather round about =
way to get onto a website, but its the only way I've figured out how to =
access something that the IE won't access.

Do you have any other suggestions how I might fix this problem other =
than simply working around it?
Thank you for any help with this matter.
Bev

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Old June 23rd 04, 06:14 PM
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Default unable to connect to some URL's

Have you run CWShredder, AdAware and Spybot?

Alias

caroskos wrote

I've recently upgraded my OE/IE from 5.5 to 6.

Previously, I had no problems with connections, just a few error messages
on some sites that weren't 5.5 friendly, but that was it.

Since upgrade, I'm now having problems when trying to connect to links
listed in newsletters, links listed on
Google, and some shortcut links listed on websites. When I click to access
a site, it says that its Opening and connecting to website, then it says
Website found, then it says wait for reply, then goes back to the Opening,
the connecting to, and the website found... but it never connects.

Went to the Update page and there was a patch for this problem, which I
installed. No luck.
Tried the repair option for IE, didn't help
Checked settings......even turned off firewall to see if that was
problem....no luck
turned off virus protection......no luck
Ran a defrag, a scan disk, cleaned out temps.......no luck

I am only able to access the links if I do a copy of the addy into a blank
compose message and put the setting to rich text, past into edit, and then
go to Preview and click on the link. Seems a rather round about way to get
onto a website, but its the only way I've figured out how to access
something that the IE won't access.

Do you have any other suggestions how I might fix this problem other than
simply working around it?
Thank you for any help with this matter.
Bev


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Old June 23rd 04, 07:25 PM
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Yes. I run them nightly. I usually come up clean other than the usual =
Alexis stuff that comes after I upgrade something.






"Alias" wrote in message =
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Have you run CWShredder, AdAware and Spybot?


 




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