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by mmizzell

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i click on ie and the program starts, but gives me these errors. page can not be displayed,can not find server or dns server. running win 98 2nd.explorer is ver 6.0

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by lmon

need more info on your setup and the connection you have. highspead or dialup? router no router? wireless or no wirelesss, firewall or no firewall?

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by lmon

In that case. Bring you internet security settings to the lowest possible to see if you get a page to come up. If you dont then make sure you are dialing the correct to your isp also check with them to see if they have another number and try that one. If it doesn't work then it is your IE that is not working correctly. unistall IE and reinstall to see if that correct your problem.

by scherko

If your running win95/98. I assume your on an older system? But, that is not always true. Anyway, the simplest way is to do a clean install, but if you can not back up your stuff do a masking (installing he OS over your current version). This will reset IE default. You will not loss any info, but if you do this enough ti,es, it can become bothersom. If you can get Norton System Works 2003 or 2004, it will autoinstall IE 6.0 or better. Goodluck.

by otl

If your ISP is not a trusted site you will never be able to browse the internet ! See if it is in your trusted sites in IE.

by justmakingit

Try deleting temp files and cookies. What type of connection are u using. It may be your network stack or even a hijacked browser.

by bilal2002

1. Is there a firewall between the PC and the Internet interface. i.e. Norton Security, if so disable temporarily and try internet connection
2. Make sure you have the correct DNS address, it always a good idea to put them in statically.
3. If this PC is not stand-alone in depends on a gateway for internet access make sure the Gateway addtress and DNS address point to the Gateway device also check your sunbet mask.
4. There shouldn't be any reason to touch the internet security in explorer settings by default the should be fine.
5. In Tool->Internet Options->connections

for dailup:
a)select the dialup account and click on setting verify in automatic configuration that automatically dectect settings is selected.
for LAN :
select LAN setting and verify in automatic configuration that automatically dectect settings, if using proxy verify that the correct address is used.

by briantruitt

If you're connected to the internet or can ping an external IP address than you can download a little application out at http://users.zoominternet.net/~users called DNS Fix and it should solve your problem. I've ran into this issue many times and had to reload every time until this little app came out. I've used it and it works great. If you cannot ping an external IP address please disregard all of the above.

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