Vista - Vista does not allow access to certain websites

Avanti7 · 12-03-2008

I’m currently running Windows Vista Ultima 32bit on a Dell Inspiron D530. My problem is I can’t access certain websites i.e. www.linkedin.com the browser will search forever and not find the site or if it does find the site, usually after 15-20min it doesn’t display the page correctly. I don’t think it’s a browser issue (Internet Explorer), the same problem occurs on Safari as well. I have gone thru all the IE7’s and firewall settings, including the virus detector (Trend Micro) nothing seems to work.
I’ve contacted my internet provider (Verizon) and Microsoft to no avail… no one seems to understand why I’m having this issue.
I also have two laptops running XP and I don’t have this issue on the laptops
Also, if I ping the website it seems to send and receive packets correctly.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

**Airbot** · 12-03-2008

Hi Avanti,

Have you tried the diagnose and repair option in the network and sharing center? Or how about a different malware scanner?

Avanti7 · 12-03-2008

Hello Airbot,
No, I have not tried the diagnose and repair option in the network and sharing center.
I have used a number of malware scanners including Spy Sweeper, CCleaner Karen's power tools to search for copies of cookies and a number of other programs.
So far nothing has helped.
Thanks for the Info

**Airbot** · 12-03-2008

Some good free ones are A Squared free, Malwarebytes, spybot-SD.
It might be some add-ons or browser helper objects or maybe you have all cookies blocked or set at a high level. Some sites will not load if you block their cookies.

Avanti7 · 12-04-2008

Hi Airbot,
MS Tech worked on the issue once again... no results yet.
Some of the techs run a few different malware scanners, there were not able to find anything as well.
Regards,
_gl

**mansrm81** · 12-04-2008

Try resetting IE back to defaults in the internet options.

**barman58** · 12-04-2008

Hi Avanti7

This is a suggestion completely out of left field

just in case it's a DNS issue with your provider or setup I have seen similar situations in the past.

Check out the following site and temporarily switch to using their DNS servers by following the guides they provide.

OpenDNS > Home Network > Solutions

it may do nothing at all if it does not improve anything it at least eliminates DNS as a possible cause

12-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
Avanti7 Vista Ultima x32 3 posts	Vista does not allow access to certain websites I’m currently running Windows Vista Ultima 32bit on a Dell Inspiron D530. My problem is I can’t access certain websites i.e. www.linkedin.com the browser will search forever and not find the site or if it does find the site, usually after 15-20min it doesn’t display the page correctly. I don’t think it’s a browser issue (Internet Explorer), the same problem occurs on Safari as well. I have gone thru all the IE7’s and firewall settings, including the virus detector (Trend Micro) nothing seems to work. I’ve contacted my internet provider (Verizon) and Microsoft to no avail… no one seems to understand why I’m having this issue. I also have two laptops running XP and I don’t have this issue on the laptops Also, if I ping the website it seems to send and receive packets correctly. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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12-03-2008	#2 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,660 posts	Re: Vista does not allow access to certain websites Hi Avanti, Have you tried the diagnose and repair option in the network and sharing center? Or how about a different malware scanner?
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12-03-2008	#3 (permalink)
Avanti7 Vista Ultima x32 3 posts	Re: Vista does not allow access to certain websites Hello Airbot, No, I have not tried the diagnose and repair option in the network and sharing center. I have used a number of malware scanners including Spy Sweeper, CCleaner Karen's power tools to search for copies of cookies and a number of other programs. So far nothing has helped. Thanks for the Info
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12-03-2008	#4 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,660 posts	Re: Vista does not allow access to certain websites Some good free ones are A Squared free, Malwarebytes, spybot-SD. It might be some add-ons or browser helper objects or maybe you have all cookies blocked or set at a high level. Some sites will not load if you block their cookies.
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12-04-2008	#5 (permalink)
Avanti7 Vista Ultima x32 3 posts	Re: Vista does not allow access to certain websites Hi Airbot, MS Tech worked on the issue once again... no results yet. Some of the techs run a few different malware scanners, there were not able to find anything as well. Regards, _gl
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12-04-2008	#6 (permalink)
mansrm81 Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2/ 1,863 posts	Re: Vista does not allow access to certain websites Try resetting IE back to defaults in the internet options.
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12-04-2008	#7 (permalink)
barman58 Windows 7 RC x64 Vista HP x86 1,683 posts	Re: Vista does not allow access to certain websites Hi Avanti7 This is a suggestion completely out of left field just in case it's a DNS issue with your provider or setup I have seen similar situations in the past. Check out the following site and temporarily switch to using their DNS servers by following the guides they provide. OpenDNS > Home Network > Solutions it may do nothing at all if it does not improve anything it at least eliminates DNS as a possible cause
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