IE cannot connect to any websites

[mbrittb00]

I have recently begun to have problems with Internet explorer. When I try to visit a web-page (google for instance) I get an error message saying :

'http://www.gooogle.com/' is currently unavailable.

I can connect to the internet via other web-browsers (Firefox for example). I have recently disable several from starting up using system configuration -> Startup tab, but don't believe any of them should be having any effect on IE. Here is the list of the stuff I disabled:

Adobe Acrobat (Reader_sl.exe)
Dell Support (DSAgnt.exe)
Google Desktop (GoogleDesktop.exe)
MS Sidebar (sidebar.exe)
RealPlayer (realsched.exe)
WinampAgent (winampa.exe)
Adobe Reader Speed Launch (Reader~1.exe)
WinZip (WZQKPICK.exe)

Does anyone have any ideas?

I am running Windows Vista Home Premium, with 1GB of memory, and a 2Ghz Core 2 Duo processor.

Thanks,

Britt

[mbrittb00]

Update: Before you ask, yes I did trying having all those programs (system configuration->startup) and it still has the same behavior. Just noticed that there were several windows updates recently

4 Update for Windows Vista (2 on 8/31, 2 on 8/30)
Windows Update Software 7.0.6000.381

Not sure if any of those could have caused it.

BTW, my computer is a Dell Inspiron E1505.


Thanks,

Britt

[Go The Power]

What firewall do you have?

[mbrittb00]

Just the windows firewall. I'm typically behind a router. I have PC-Cillin as my anti-virus

[Go The Power]

Hello again,

Can you please copy out the whole message you receive? Thanks

[mbrittb00]

That was the whole message.

'http://www.gooogle.com/' is currently unavailable.

[Go The Power]

The message you just posted shows google with 3 O's it is only meant to have 2.

Click here:
www.google.com

When you click on the link above check what comes up in the address bar

[mbrittb00]

Sorry, that was a transpose typo on my part, it should have only had two "o" s. But that is all the error I'm getting.

Britt

[Go The Power]

Click Start, Run type in cmd press Ok. then type in

Ping www.google.com

The press enter.

Please post back the results.

[mbrittb00]

First of all this is Vista not XP, so I don't have the Run command isn't there. However I can run a command window, and ping Google.

Also, it isn't my system, since I can connect to any website via other browsers (i.e. Firefox).

However, here is what I get from the ping you requested.


Pinging www.l.google.com [216.239.51.104] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.239.51.104: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=239
Reply from 216.239.51.104: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=239
Reply from 216.239.51.104: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=239
Reply from 216.239.51.104: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=239

Pinging statistics for 216.239.51.104:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip time in milli-seconds:
Maximum = 14ms, Maximum = 25ms, Average = 17ms

[mbrittb00]

Update: I have tried using Internet Explorer as another user on the same computer, and it works fine. So it appears that it is something wrong with the IE configuration of MY user long in.

[yaryou]

Hi there,
This is my first time on this forum and I am trying to solve a problem very much like yours.
I am running on XP and recently updated to IE7. This is when all the problems started. I get the message : "The page cannot be displayed" no matter what webpage I put in. It is not my internet connection as I use Mozilla Firefox for my browser and have no problems accessing the internet from there. But it appears that any Microsoft updates require IE to function so I have concerns about not being able to get IE back up and functioning.
I have followed all the 'fix-it' tips from Microsoft and HP to no avail. I uninstalled IE7 and then IE6 didn't work either (same problem tho it did not have the problem before loading IE7). So then I did a System Restore back to a date before the infamous update and the problem was still there.

My questions are:
Can this be fixed? How?
Is there a way to live without having IE at all? How to deal with things
that seem to require IE for download.

This is driving me nuts!
Thanks, Heidi aka Yaryou

I, like you, am at a total loss how to fix this problem and would greatly appreciate figuring it out as well.

[mbrittb00]

I'm still needing help with this topic, if anyone has any ideas.

[yaryou]

Britt,
I have been so frustrated with this 'page cannot be displayed' issue and have spent multiple hours searching for solutions. After reading many threads on similar subjects I decided to try one suggestion. I am using PC-cillan firewall and went in and turned it off. Opened IE and all websites came up fine. Then I went back and turned the firewall back on and IE still works fine. Unbelievable! The simplest thing did the trick. Give this a try if you haven't already. I hope it works as well for you as it did for me.

Heidi aka yaryou

[xhaavardx]

Hi, im new 2 this Forum, im trying 2 solve exactley the same problem, i am using Windoes Home Premium 2. I can connect 2 sites with Firefox and Safari but not IE. IE has 2 work, for me 2 be able 2 play F.ex Lineage 2, Shaiya and so on. The problem is that Gameguard(hacking shield for online games) needs ie, for it 2 work. I cant connect 2 any pages. i just updated 2 IE8 because IE7 didnt work, but IE8 didnt either. My IE7 worked before but suddenley 1 day it didnt. I need help NOW i i realy realy need help, and that i need fast. Please work as hard as u can 2 fix this problem. I have tried everything, F.ex DEP, Firewall, Disabling Virus program, deleting all history, cookies and cache. i have checked all the ssl and tls boxes, i have entered all my sites into trusted sites, i have updated my computer, i have updated every single program that has 2 do with internet, i have done the ipconfig /flushdns command, i have done everything i can possibly do, help me