Vista - Internet Explorer fails, after 30+ hours

I have a problem where internet explorer 7.0.6000.16473 fails after about a
day and a half, and also takes out Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386. It appears
as if I have lost my internet connection. However ping, and tracert both
work. IE 7 can not connect, even when I can ping the website!

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Hi, David.

Please define "fails" in this context? BSOD? Spontaneous reboot? IE won't
restart?

HOW does IE fail?

And what's special about YOUR computer (or ISP?), since I haven't heard of
anything like this happening to anyone else's computer?

RC
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rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)

"David Hettel" <dah618@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:99CFFB46-034D-454A-8E54-056B0DEBE606@microsoft.com...
>I have a problem where internet explorer 7.0.6000.16473 fails after about
>a day and a half, and also takes out Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386. It
>appears as if I have lost my internet connection. However ping, and tracert
>both work. IE 7 can not connect, even when I can ping the website!
>
> --
> David Hettel

Fails in this case means IE fails to load web pages. I get pages not found
errors, and lose connectivity. Until I restart the computer. Only restarting
the computer fixes the problem. No need to reset the router or the cable
connection. I am running Windows Vista Ultimate, on an IBM T60. All of the
current updates are applied. And as I stated ping and tracert both work, DNS
is resolving address. But IE and windows Mail no longer can connect.
Disabling the adapter and re-enabling it does not work. Disabling TCP/IP and
re-enabling does not work. Rebooting does.

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David Hettel

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"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:FF2A550F-4D0B-45A1-9B13-E2C04116D806@microsoft.com...
> Hi, David.
>
> Please define "fails" in this context? BSOD? Spontaneous reboot? IE
> won't restart?
>
> HOW does IE fail?
>
> And what's special about YOUR computer (or ISP?), since I haven't heard of
> anything like this happening to anyone else's computer?
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "David Hettel" <dah618@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:99CFFB46-034D-454A-8E54-056B0DEBE606@microsoft.com...
>>I have a problem where internet explorer 7.0.6000.16473 fails after about
>>a day and a half, and also takes out Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386. It
>>appears as if I have lost my internet connection. However ping, and
>>tracert both work. IE 7 can not connect, even when I can ping the website!
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>