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  1. Farnham_Red

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    Anyone know how to fix a problem with windows IE 7

    For some time now when launching it often doesnt always work - it comes up with the message Connecting to site 212.58.251.195 (which is the BBC homepage - my homepage). and never gets past there. Once it does work then it keeps working for all links etc but if I start a brandnew window the same thing can happen.

    I never get this problem with Firefox. For most things it doesnt matter but I do need IE for a particular application .

    I tried all the usual delete cookies webpages reset etc but it makes no difference

    Any suggestions welcomed
     
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    Do you use zone alarm?

    I had a similar problem when I used it. Try disabling it and just using windows firewall and see how that goes.
     
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    Thanks I dont use Zone Alarm but I think I've fixed it

    Found the following on a technical website

    Went through the lot and its working now - suspect it was dns related as just running the reset stuff didnt work.

    Have to see if it stays fixed to be sure though....

    If its Internet Explorer 7 - try going to "Tools" -> "Internet Options" -> "Advanced" tab -> Click the "Reset" button at the bottom and walk through the prompts. This will reload IE7 as it was when it was first downloaded - minus the add-ons and plug-ins. Also, if its a DNS issue, try some of the commands listed below. Just type them into a command prompt.

    ipconfig /flushdns

    ipconfig /registerdns

    netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

    netsh winsock reset catalog

    netsh int ip delete arpcache
     
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    Don't know if this'll help but....

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    Yes. That's what I was going to say next. nt
     
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