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F - 23 Jun 2007 15:58 GMT

Everytime i try to open IE7 it wont load any site. Ive turned off all
firewalls and antivirus' but nothing changes.

A IE7 window opens but just wont open any site.

it says :

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

I have firefox which is running fine. Any advice??

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John-Q-Public - 23 Jun 2007 17:35 GMT

> Everytime i try to open IE7 it wont load any site. Ive turned off all
> firewalls and antivirus' but nothing changes.
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> I have firefox which is running fine. Any advice??

Use firefox to open web sites

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F - 23 Jun 2007 17:55 GMT

but my IE7 opens automaticaly for Hotmail and so forth..how can i change that?

also i have Halo 2 and it needs IE7 to log onto account information.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM - 23 Jun 2007 20:38 GMT

I know of three causes for the vast majority of such problems:
1. Incompatible add-ons: What if you right click the IE icon on the desktop
and choose Start Without Add-ons?
Or go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No Add-ons).

2. Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
Scroll to the bottom and click Reset Internet Explorer Settings.

3. Malware already installed on the computer: Help with malware
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

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F - 23 Jun 2007 21:13 GMT

thanks for the advice.

hasnt changed anything unfortunatly. i just get a blank IE screen and it
just keeps searching.

its also very strange that i cant update my Ad-aware.???? it says it cant
connect.

this is all very stange.

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Robert Aldwinckle - 29 Jun 2007 21:18 GMT

> thanks for the advice.
>
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> its also very strange that i cant update my Ad-aware.???? it says it cant
> connect.

This looks like one or two programs which are not allowed to do outbound
transmission to port 80 (HTTP server port). Do you have a third-party
firewall which could do that? I don't have Vista so I don't know if its firewall
does outbound blocking too now. If it is the same as XP's it would only do
inbound blocking. Hence you could avoid this symptom by using only the
Windows firewall.

Hmm... Vista apparently does have some advanced features which could
effect outbound blocking

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/2140d623-08b5-4356-bb9a-4438
a04296ce1033.mspx#EDH

However, see also what this article has to say about that feature in general <eg>

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx

> this is all very stange.

Not really. If iexplore.exe changes (e.g. due to a Windows Update)
and the firewall is checking for things such as filesize, date written, CRC
checksum, etc. it could be configured to block outbound transmission
of suspected trojans, without warning--though perhaps it would keep a log
of all such blocked outbound attempts somewhere. Etc.

HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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F - 24 Jun 2007 18:19 GMT

can anyone help me?

there is no support for Vista IE7 and i cant even reinstall IE7 or Vista?!?!

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P. Di Stolfo - 24 Jun 2007 22:00 GMT

Hello,

have you got any connections in Internet Options -> Connections or any
proxies in -> Lan settings?
What if you start IE with Administrator privileges?
What if you try running cmd.exe with administrative privileges and type in
sfc /scannow and hit enter?
Have you installed all IE updates?

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

> can anyone help me?
>
> there is no support for Vista IE7 and i cant even reinstall IE7 or
> Vista?!?!

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