Can't Load A Website....Please Help

aphterthought · 07-29-2006, 05:17 PM

I'd appreciate any help you all might be able to give me. I am unable to access a certain website on my computer. I get a page from them saying that they are under maintenance. I've discovered that I am able to access it from other computers however. I emailed the site's admin and he said that it seems I am going to the old server.

I have done all of the following with no results:

1. cleared IE and Mozilla Caches, cookes, bookmarks etc.
2. edited the registry and cleared up some problems there
3. used system restore to restore to old config
4. rebooted

I'm stumped. Can anyone help??

**nickster_uk** · 07-29-2006, 06:39 PM

Hi there....

What's the website address?

When you're on the computers which load the page properly, why don't you create a favourite and then copy across the favourite to the computer which doesn't work? I know you said you cleared out the bookmarks but if the site admin says you're going to the old server, if you use the address from a working pc, that should sort it :)

aphterthought · 07-29-2006, 06:48 PM

it's newsarama.com

and i use the same adress. it just doesnt work on my computer.

**nickster_uk** · 07-29-2006, 07:18 PM

Does loading a cached Google page work?

Go to Google and type newsarama in and the search then select cached

aphterthought · 07-29-2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickster_uk

Does loading a cached Google page work?

Go to Google and type newsarama in and the search then select cached

Ok, when I do that I can see the page, yet when I try to click on anything, it takes me back to that old familiar maintenance page.

**nickster_uk** · 07-29-2006, 07:57 PM

Hmmmm so if you try loading up:

http://blog.newsarama.com/

You still get the 'old server' page?

Also, what anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware products do you have installed?

aphterthought · 07-29-2006, 10:46 PM

Blog@ has always worked for some reason. It's the message I always get when I got there. A banner for them and a link to the blog. The actual site....nothing. I have McAfee Firewall and Viruscan. I also use Spybot

**nickster_uk** · 07-29-2006, 11:05 PM

Any of those products can effect webpages....as a test completely disable them one by one then try loading the page to see if that helps. If after disabling one, it still doesn't load, disable the next and try again etc. Start with Spybot then Viruscan then the firewall.

Don't be too long doing that though as you will be unprotected.

Also, do you currently have Windows Firewall on too?

Have you checked IE properties to make sure you haven't accidently added the site into the restricted sites section? :)

aphterthought · 07-31-2006, 05:16 AM

nickster,
i tried that with all but windows firewall. when i go to that, it says "due to a unidentified problem, windows cannot access firewall". could that be related?

neomatrix · 08-14-2006, 10:37 PM

you may also want to check the dns addresses on both machines to be sure that are the same, you may be being directed to the old address by an expired dns. To do this click on start, run type cmd then type ipconfig /all. Be sure that you check both the primary and secondary dns addresses are the same. If not copy and paste the results from both machines here.

aphterthought · 08-15-2006, 05:00 AM

The problems seems to have corrected itself somehow. Thanx for all the advice guys.

07-29-2006, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
aphterthought Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: VA Posts: 9 OS: XP	Can't Load A Website....Please Help I'd appreciate any help you all might be able to give me. I am unable to access a certain website on my computer. I get a page from them saying that they are under maintenance. I've discovered that I am able to access it from other computers however. I emailed the site's admin and he said that it seems I am going to the old server. I have done all of the following with no results: 1. cleared IE and Mozilla Caches, cookes, bookmarks etc. 2. edited the registry and cleared up some problems there 3. used system restore to restore to old config 4. rebooted I'm stumped. Can anyone help??

07-29-2006, 06:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Hi there.... What's the website address? When you're on the computers which load the page properly, why don't you create a favourite and then copy across the favourite to the computer which doesn't work? I know you said you cleared out the bookmarks but if the site admin says you're going to the old server, if you use the address from a working pc, that should sort it :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

07-29-2006, 07:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Does loading a cached Google page work? Go to Google and type newsarama in and the search then select cached __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

07-29-2006, 07:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Hmmmm so if you try loading up: http://blog.newsarama.com/ You still get the 'old server' page? Also, what anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware products do you have installed? __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

07-29-2006, 11:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Any of those products can effect webpages....as a test completely disable them one by one then try loading the page to see if that helps. If after disabling one, it still doesn't load, disable the next and try again etc. Start with Spybot then Viruscan then the firewall. Don't be too long doing that though as you will be unprotected. Also, do you currently have Windows Firewall on too? Have you checked IE properties to make sure you haven't accidently added the site into the restricted sites section? :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

07-29-2006, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
aphterthought Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: VA Posts: 9 OS: XP	it's newsarama.com and i use the same adress. it just doesnt work on my computer.

07-29-2006, 10:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
aphterthought Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: VA Posts: 9 OS: XP	Blog@ has always worked for some reason. It's the message I always get when I got there. A banner for them and a link to the blog. The actual site....nothing. I have McAfee Firewall and Viruscan. I also use Spybot

07-31-2006, 05:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
aphterthought Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: VA Posts: 9 OS: XP	nickster, i tried that with all but windows firewall. when i go to that, it says "due to a unidentified problem, windows cannot access firewall". could that be related?

08-14-2006, 10:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
neomatrix Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Ms Posts: 91 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 My System	you may also want to check the dns addresses on both machines to be sure that are the same, you may be being directed to the old address by an expired dns. To do this click on start, run type cmd then type ipconfig /all. Be sure that you check both the primary and secondary dns addresses are the same. If not copy and paste the results from both machines here. Last edited by neomatrix; 08-14-2006 at 10:39 PM.

08-15-2006, 05:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
aphterthought Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: VA Posts: 9 OS: XP	The problems seems to have corrected itself somehow. Thanx for all the advice guys.