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Technical help/advice needed Please!!

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Judy

Judy Report 20 Nov 2004 15:18

Fixing “Website Can’t Be Found” and other Site Error Messages More than likely you have trouble with accessing quite a few sites.....particularly getting the message "website can't be found" among a few other error messages. Try the following and it should solve your problem. 1. Go to START. 2. Click on CONTROL PANEL. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Change NUMBER OF DAYS TO KEEP IN HISTORY to “0” and click APPLY 5. A box appears with tabs labeled across the top. Click on ADVANCED. 6. Scroll down to the sub-heading SECURITY. 7. Make sure the following has check marks next to it: Use USE SSL 2.0, USE SSL 3.0 and USE TLS 1.0. 8. Also make sure you check off EMPTY TEMPORARY INTERNET FILE WHEN BROWSER IS CLOSED. More than likely USE TLS 1.0 is not checked of and it should be. This will give you the error messages, as well as a few others, that will prevent you from viewing web sites and the error you are getting. Make sure you empty your cookies cache as well as temporary internet files once in a while, too, as this slows down your computer and these folders tend to "remember" the errors and may continue to bring them up until the folders are emptied. Judy

Wade

Wade Report 20 Nov 2004 10:57

Try a better browser Internet Explorer hasn't been update for 3 years and is out of date comapred with modern browsers. http://www#mozilla#org/products/firefox/ Try Firefox which is a free tabbed browser (replace # with .) There are a couple of advantages even fo0r people with very limted IT skills . 1 much better security 2 tabbed browsing For anyone with an interest in tweaking programs Firefox offers a large number of extensions which can turn it into a very powerful tool. The download is quick and painless and you will retain the option to use Exlporer if you prefer

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Jubal

Jubal Report 16 Nov 2004 18:36

Hi Jeanette and Brenda, Yes, emptying my temporary internet files seems to have done the trick!! HOORAY and thanks. Julie

Brenda

Brenda Report 16 Nov 2004 17:57

that happens to me all the time too! brenda x

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 16 Nov 2004 17:29

Hi Julie I'm no technical wizz but have you emptied your cookies and temporary internet files recently? It might help. But Family search has been a bit dodgy lately. I'll see if I can find Judys routine pc maintenance thread for you. Jeanette x

Jubal

Jubal Report 16 Nov 2004 17:00

Can anyone help me with a browser/internet problem please? When I visit some sites, eg family search and freebmd in particular, and hit the back button I get the 'the page can not be displayed' error message and have to re enter all my search info, it's very frustrating. Many thanks for your time, Julie