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    Need a little help : Clicking on a link opens a "This page cannot be displayed" error.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Thibault, Nov 23, 2007.

  1. Thibault

    Thibault Banned

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    One of my friend's parents are having this problem and I have no idea what it could be.

    They say that whenever they click on a link (no matter what the link may be - in MSN, in their Email, or a link in IE7) it opens a new page saying "This page cannot be displayed" error.
     
    Thibault, Nov 23, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Try connecting to the internet.
     
    adinu, Nov 23, 2007
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  3. Thibault

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    Very funny.
     
    Thibault, Nov 23, 2007
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  4. thnksfrthmmrs

    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    What adinu said is true though... the "This page cannot be displayed" error only comes up when there's something wrong with your internet connection and you can't connect to the internet.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Nov 23, 2007
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  5. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Check whether the Work offline mode is ticked.
     
    PhoenixFx, Nov 24, 2007
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  6. Thibault

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    The Internet works fine...
    They can check their Email or get on MSN. It's just when they click on a link that this happens. Once that happens, if they press refresh a few times the page will show up.

    I thought it was the Internet but I don't know why it just stops working everytime they open a new page.
     
    Thibault, Nov 24, 2007
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  7. thnksfrthmmrs

    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    Aren't these some of the reasons a lot of us have ditched IE and went for Firefox?
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Nov 24, 2007
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    NotebookYoozer Notebook Evangelist

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    no.

    it was the lack of Active X and (at the time) the ability of tabbed browsing.

    this problem has nothing to do with the browser. there's a problem lower down the "stack" somewhere in the Network layer i would presume.
     
    NotebookYoozer, Nov 24, 2007
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    qhn Notebook User

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    i would try to clear all IE temp files and cache first

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Nov 24, 2007
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  10. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    I'm sorry, I must have misread the title--it apparantly says:

    I have a problem, but I don't want anyone to help fix it....instead, let's have some wiseguys make fun of my problem, or reset the same old tired "MS sucks" cliche.

    Guys, if you cannot help, or unwilling to help, move along--just don't expect help when you need it. People come here looking for assistance, not arrogance or supposed attempts at humor

    Thibault,

    START > RUN
    type

    regsvr32 urlmon.dll

    Click OK, and then click OK again when you see

    DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded

    Reboot

    See if that works
     
    gerryf19, Nov 24, 2007
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