D-link router DI624C, HP Pavillion Laptop, Windows XP, can connect to Firefox, not Internet Explorer

On the wireless (built-in) of the HP Pavillion laptop I can access Firefox
and Newsgroups, but not IE.

It says on the latter:

Web page cannot be displayed.

What can cause this?

"Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>On the wireless (built-in) of the HP Pavillion laptop I can access Firefox
>and Newsgroups, but not IE.
>
>It says on the latter:
>
>Web page cannot be displayed.
>
>What can cause this?

It's caused by Microsoft, George W. Bush, and invading aliens in space
ships.

IE6 or IE7?
IE6 -> File -> Uncheck "work offline"

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AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!

BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry to say.

"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>
>>On the wireless (built-in) of the HP Pavillion laptop I can access Firefox
>>and Newsgroups, but not IE.
>>
>>It says on the latter:
>>
>>Web page cannot be displayed.
>>
>>What can cause this?
>
> It's caused by Microsoft, George W. Bush, and invading aliens in space
> ships.
>
> IE6 or IE7?
> IE6 -> File -> Uncheck "work offline"
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann (E-Mail Removed)
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
> Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Turn off proxy settings.

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:53:07 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in <TP9Rh.11368$P84.8468@trnddc07>:

>AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!
>
>BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry to say.
>
>"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>>
>>>On the wireless (built-in) of the HP Pavillion laptop I can access Firefox
>>>and Newsgroups, but not IE.
>>>
>>>It says on the latter:
>>>
>>>Web page cannot be displayed.
>>>
>>>What can cause this?
>>
>> It's caused by Microsoft, George W. Bush, and invading aliens in space
>> ships.
>>
>> IE6 or IE7?
>> IE6 -> File -> Uncheck "work offline"

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

John, can you pls be specific? Where do I turn that off?

"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Turn off proxy settings.
>
> On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:53:07 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in <TP9Rh.11368$P84.8468@trnddc07>:
>
>>AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!
>>
>>BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry to
>>say.
>>
>>"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>>>
>>>>On the wireless (built-in) of the HP Pavillion laptop I can access
>>>>Firefox
>>>>and Newsgroups, but not IE.
>>>>
>>>>It says on the latter:
>>>>
>>>>Web page cannot be displayed.
>>>>
>>>>What can cause this?
>>>
>>> It's caused by Microsoft, George W. Bush, and invading aliens in space
>>> ships.
>>>
>>> IE6 or IE7?
>>> IE6 -> File -> Uncheck "work offline"
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

John, if you mean at the LAN settings, it is NOT checked there, so it is
turned off.

"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Turn off proxy settings.
>
> On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:53:07 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in <TP9Rh.11368$P84.8468@trnddc07>:
>
>>AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!
>>
>>BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry to
>>say.
>>
>>"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>>>
>>>>On the wireless (built-in) of the HP Pavillion laptop I can access
>>>>Firefox
>>>>and Newsgroups, but not IE.
>>>>
>>>>It says on the latter:
>>>>
>>>>Web page cannot be displayed.
>>>>
>>>>What can cause this?
>>>
>>> It's caused by Microsoft, George W. Bush, and invading aliens in space
>>> ships.
>>>
>>> IE6 or IE7?
>>> IE6 -> File -> Uncheck "work offline"
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:53:07 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!

Look for crop circles on the lawn. My computers go nuts every time
that happens.

>BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry to say.

Let's try again....IE comes in version 5, 6, and 7. Which IE do you
have? The bugs, glitches, configuration problems, and screwups are
different for each version.

Answering for John:
Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings
Uncheck everything unless you really are using a proxy server.

If that doesn't work, and you happen to have IE7, try:
Tools -> Diagnose Connection Problems

If that doesn't work, check the program settings for IE5, 6, or 7 in
the 3rd party personal firewall you might have installed. If you had
one installed and uninstalled it later, make sure it's really
uninstalled by check the running programs for anything the belonged to
the firewall program. If you're clueless as to the names, download
the clean uninstall program from the manufacturers web pile.

If that doesn't work, we're back to the aliens.

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# Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D Santa Cruz CA 95060
# 831-336-2558 (E-Mail Removed)
# http://802.11junk.com (E-Mail Removed)
# http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS

Thanks jeff. I never knew you were so superstitious, but then maybe you had
really experiences with Aliens, who knows?

It is version IE 6.0 that I have.

Work of-line is NOT checked.


"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:53:07 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!
>
> Look for crop circles on the lawn. My computers go nuts every time
> that happens.
>
>>BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry to
>>say.
>
> Let's try again....IE comes in version 5, 6, and 7. Which IE do you
> have? The bugs, glitches, configuration problems, and screwups are
> different for each version.
>
> Answering for John:
> Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings
> Uncheck everything unless you really are using a proxy server.
>
> If that doesn't work, and you happen to have IE7, try:
> Tools -> Diagnose Connection Problems
>
> If that doesn't work, check the program settings for IE5, 6, or 7 in
> the 3rd party personal firewall you might have installed. If you had
> one installed and uninstalled it later, make sure it's really
> uninstalled by check the running programs for anything the belonged to
> the firewall program. If you're clueless as to the names, download
> the clean uninstall program from the manufacturers web pile.
>
> If that doesn't work, we're back to the aliens.
>
> --
> # Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D Santa Cruz CA 95060
> # 831-336-2558 (E-Mail Removed)
> # http://802.11junk.com (E-Mail Removed)
> # http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS

Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:56:27 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in <%ndRh.7155$be2.815@trnddc08>:

>John, can you pls be specific? Where do I turn that off?
>
>"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Turn off proxy settings.
>>
>> On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:53:07 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote in <TP9Rh.11368$P84.8468@trnddc07>:
>>
>>>AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!
>>>
>>>BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry to
>>>say.
>>>
>>>"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>> "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>>>>
>>>>>On the wireless (built-in) of the HP Pavillion laptop I can access
>>>>>Firefox
>>>>>and Newsgroups, but not IE.
>>>>>
>>>>>It says on the latter:
>>>>>
>>>>>Web page cannot be displayed.
>>>>>
>>>>>What can cause this?
>>>>
>>>> It's caused by Microsoft, George W. Bush, and invading aliens in space
>>>> ships.
>>>>
>>>> IE6 or IE7?
>>>> IE6 -> File -> Uncheck "work offline"
>>
>> --
>> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
>> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
>> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To>
>> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
>

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

"Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:UtfRh.4600$_43.773@trnddc02:

> Thanks jeff. I never knew you were so superstitious, but then maybe
> you had really experiences with Aliens, who knows?
>
> It is version IE 6.0 that I have.
>
> Work of-line is NOT checked.
>
>
> "Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:53:07 GMT, "Ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>AH, now I understand. Aliens!!!
>>
>> Look for crop circles on the lawn. My computers go nuts every time
>> that happens.
>>
>>>BTW It's IE and "Work off line" is NOT checked. That's not it. Sorry
>>>to say.
>>
>> Let's try again....IE comes in version 5, 6, and 7. Which IE do you
>> have? The bugs, glitches, configuration problems, and screwups are
>> different for each version.
>>
>> Answering for John:
>> Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings
>> Uncheck everything unless you really are using a proxy server.
>>
>> If that doesn't work, and you happen to have IE7, try:
>> Tools -> Diagnose Connection Problems
>>
>> If that doesn't work, check the program settings for IE5, 6, or 7 in
>> the 3rd party personal firewall you might have installed. If you had
>> one installed and uninstalled it later, make sure it's really
>> uninstalled by check the running programs for anything the belonged
>> to the firewall program. If you're clueless as to the names,
>> download the clean uninstall program from the manufacturers web pile.
>>
>> If that doesn't work, we're back to the aliens.
>>
>> --
>> # Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D Santa Cruz CA 95060
>> # 831-336-2558 (E-Mail Removed)
>> # http://802.11junk.com (E-Mail Removed)
>> # http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS
>
>
>
I had the same thing happen to me several times. It was obviously an IE strangeness since Firefox, Email
and Newsgroups worked fine. I looked for answers everywhere, including asking Microsoft support. No
solution – all the normal advice did not work and the Microsoft advisor (including the supervisor) were
stumped. I ended up restoring the system to the state before this problem. I still have no idea what
causes this to happen from time to time.


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