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I have a machine (IE 5.1)that won't open all web sites. I can open the sites in question with another machine. I've cleared content advisor, checked dial up properties. I installed msn explorer and can't get to those same sites using msn either.
Any help would be appreciated.

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by paul d. masley

BB:

Certain sites require active x, scripts, java and certain tabs under the security setting enabled to work properly. Look for these under the advanced tab and make the needed and appropriate changes. Be careful as certain setting can open your computer up to hacker attacks. One thing that you can do is copy all settings on the machine that is working properly to notepad, print it and then set the troubled box the same. If this does not work, try an upgrade to 5.5, using the sp2 update. This should work.

Paul

by bbennett

Paul,

Up until a few weeks ago, I could get these web sites on this computer. One of the sites in question is a homepage for a university. I have already checked the settings and found nothing out of the ordinary. I set this machine exactly like the one that could get to these places. And, I surely don't understand why msn explorer wouldn't work,I just downloaded it this week. A appreciate your answer, but feel something else is causing the problem.

by dmiles

IE5,sometimes will overwrite files from the previous installation that will render corrupt files at install
Using the Add/Remove Programs,select IE5 and click the remove button,in the pop-up,choose to restore to previous installation and then reload IE5 and make sure that you have 128bit encryption installed
Open IE and click on the Help menu and choose About Internet Explorer and if the encryption is not 128 do an update.

by clickin

Check your security settings in Tools, Internet options, security tab. Set it to medium. Good luck

by john.lewis

I recommend going into tools\internet options and either delete all cookies or view the temporary internet files and pick out the cookies that have a matching address with the site you cannot get into. Maybe if this is a shared or public machine itwould be a good idea to disable cookie usage altogether.

by techv

hi,
I would like to suggest you to pls visit the following site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

on this site you will get one option of clicking on critical updates,on clicking that link,a window pops up and detects the system updates and also gives you the option to update the security patches,so after that you download only the critical updates and I hope after that things should work better.

Thanks

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