IE6 cannot open web pages

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Matt

When I try to sign on to the internet i can connect
because in the system tray by the clock the icon appears
and shows me the speed I am connected at. Once I try to
open IE6 it says that page cannot be found. If I go to
any other pages it says 'cannot open the search page'.
What is wrong?
 
I am having the same problem.
Several programs were run, including XoftBox and AdAware,
in order to clean out system with very deep cleaning
options. All to no avail.
Thought it might be more than one Winsock.dll file so
searched that out and renamed Winsock.dll file not in
System32 folder.
Next I reinstalled IE components and when that didn't
work, reinstalled XP.
Still same problem.
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
joe
 
Matt said:
When I try to sign on to the internet i can connect
because in the system tray by the clock the icon appears
and shows me the speed I am connected at.
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This only proves that you have a reached a functioning modem.
It does nothing to prove that you have a TCP/IP connection.

Before assuming that there is a problem with IE you need to prove
that you have connectivity with the Internet. E.g in NTx issue the
command:

ipconfig /all

and verify that you at least have: an IP address and at least one
usable DNS server address.

Once I try to open IE6 it says that page cannot be found. If I go to
any other pages it says 'cannot open the search page'.
What is wrong?
Click to expand...

You haven't disclosed your OS so there isn't much anybody can do to
to make specific suggestions for diagnostics. Try using your Windows
Help? (E.g. in XP press Win-F1 and click on "Networking and the Web")


Otherwise try looking at articles such as these:

<title>KB241344 - Error message: The page cannot be displayed</title>

<title>KB326155 - "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error Message When You Try to Start Internet Explorer</title>

(MSKB Boolean search for
"TCP/IP" AND troubleshoot AND kbie600search
)


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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