Awhile ago I was getting the persistant “page Cannot Be Displayed” error while surfing the web. I know I tried a number of fixes and eventually found one that worked. Now I got the problem again and can’t remember what I did to fix it before.
Here’s what I’ve done:
Cleaned out temp Internet files
Cleaned out all cookies
Done full scan for virus and spyware
Used the Winsock fix utility.
Checked the HOST files (found no additional entries)
Still I get the error. This only occures about 50% of the sites I try and visit. Sometimes if I reload the url it’ll work, sometimes not. Sometimes I get the error and then in a couple hours it goes away for that particular URL. This problem effects both I.E. and Firefox latest versions.
Disabling webshield didn’y change anything. I took some of the suggestions. The problem is on and off. I can connect to pages just not some of them some of the time. It’s the on/off available/unavailability that’s irksome. Problem just started occuring.
Since you used the Winsock repair, you must be on dialup. What does your ISP have to say about the problem? This is not an uncommon problem with dialup.
, try this page from Microsoft: