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Brian Kerzetski - 19 Jul 2006 18:06 GMT

I have a Win 95 computer I'm working on. Internet Explorer (3, 5 or 5.5)
will not let me browse the internet. It gives me a website not found error.
It seems like it's not even trying. I can browse the internet with Netscape
just fine, so I know I'm connected. Any ideas?

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Jon Kennedy - 20 Jul 2006 01:59 GMT

First, clear your History and TIF folders.

Boot to DOS (Start...Shutdown...Restart in MS-DOS mode)
Go to C:\Windows
type -- smartdrv -- <enter> - gets rid of all that disk thrashing
type -- deltree history -- <enter and y to verify> - to clear History
type -- deltree tempor~1 -- <enter and y to verify> - to clear TIF
Reboot

If no joy, more troubleshooting here:

Error Message: The Page Cannot Be Displayed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q241344

More information here: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers.htm#dns

Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q194177

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Charlotte, NC USA
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>I have a Win 95 computer I'm working on. Internet Explorer (3, 5 or 5.5)
> will not let me browse the internet. It gives me a website not found
> error.
> It seems like it's not even trying. I can browse the internet with
> Netscape
> just fine, so I know I'm connected. Any ideas?

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