Lance

Didn't work. I reset everything; there are no add-ons causing the trouble.
When I restart IE7 and type an address (say, cnn.com), I get "not a valid
address." Then I hit "home" and the page says, "Cannot display the webpage."




"Michael" wrote:

> Lance,
> First thing to do is to disable all addons and see if that fixes your
> access.
> in IE7
> Tools
> Manage Add-ons
> Enable or Disable Add-ons
>
> Disable all the add-ons close and restart IE7, see if that works. If it does
> you need to enable them one at a time till you find the bad one. You need to
> close/open IE7 for each change, but you do not need to restart the computer.
>
> If that doesn't work, try
> Tools
> Internet Options
> Advanced
> Reset (towards bottom)
>
> Michael
>
> "Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BBFD3FEF-3B99-45E6-8DFA-491031E69502@microsoft.com...
> >I upgraded from XP to Vista last night. I use wireless to connect to a
> > broadband router in my home; I use IE7. Everything about Vista functions
> > perfectly, save the Internet. The signal strength is "excellent," and
> > under
> > Networks and Sharing there is no indication of a problem (such as the red
> > X
> > between my router and the Internet).
> >
> > Yet when I open a browser and type in any web address, I get the page that
> > say "Cannot display webpage."
> >
> > Why is this happening when everything claims to be functioning perfectly?
> > Do I need to download IE7 again?
> >
> > Thanks!
>