"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote in message
news:eNdemm8hIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> [crossposted to IE General newsgroup]
>
> Error message after you install a Windows Internet Explorer 7 update from
> Windows Update or from Microsoft Update: "Webpage cannot be displayed":
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942818
>
> If tweaking your third-party firewall's settings don't help, try the
> following:
>
> 1. Disable your anti-virus application, any real-time protection provided
> by an anti-spyware application (except for Windows Defender; includes
> Spybot Tea Timer, SpySweeper Guards, AVG AS guard.exe, etc.), disable any
> third-party firewall AND enable the Windows Firewall.
>
> NB: You're "working without a net" now: Don't to ANYTHING else online
> (e.g., browsing; reading email; chatting) except #4 below until your
> anti-virus application has been re-enabled! If you're running ZA Free
> firewall, you may need to uninstall it instead of disabling it.
>
> 2. Uninstall "Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB944533)"
> via Add/Remove Programs (make sure Show Updates box is checked at top
> right) and reboot.
>
> 3. Re-do #1 above.
>
> 4. Go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install any Critical
> Updates offered. If "Root Certificates" update is listed in the Optional
> Updates category, you might install it, too, to take full advantage of
> IE7's additional security.
>
> 5. Reboot > Make sure everything in #1 above is enabled again and, if
> applicable, disable the Windows Firewall and enable your third-party
> firewall.
>
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>
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>
> G wrote:
>> Good afternoon, I have IE7 on vista. On almost every page I go to I
>> get the "IE cannot display the page" message but if I do a refresh it
>> comes up. It is very slow and takes about 20 sec to get to the
>> "cannot display" message and then about another 5-10 after refresh to
>> show the page. I reset the modem, restarted, etc. and get the same
>> thing. I also get the same thing in firefox. I downloaded some
>> registry cleaner program but it did not fix this issue.
>>
>> Very slow, very frustrating. Thanks in advance for any help!
>>
>> G
>

What if you go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools |
Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).

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