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 Oct 3 2006, 10:34 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695  |
http://domainhelp.search.com/search?q=goog....google.com.com both in explorer or mozilla i'm sooo stuck! thank you in advance! maureen |
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Oct 3 2006, 11:03 AM
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 Forum Addict Group: Global Moderator Posts: 20,642 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Chicago, Il. Member No.: 113 |
Are you first typing in the http.......com part manually?
Regards, John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Oct 3 2006, 12:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695 |
hi john,
i've tried all combinations w/wo http://, w/wo www. same results. also tried to re-set ie to be my default browser (saw that posted somewhere as a solution to problems loading google desktop.....) thank you for looking maureen |
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Oct 3 2006, 06:47 PM
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 Bleepin' Animin Group: Site Admin Posts: 5,903 Joined: 18-August 05 From: Now On... Member No.: 31,547 |
I don't know why this happens but I found the trick to solving the issue a while back for myself. I'm not sure it works in every instance. But it worked for me regarding the same issue. Use https:// instead of http://. Hope that helps. For some reason my machine likes a "secure" google connection.
 Be (SSL) Safe Da Bleepin AniMod, Animal -------------------- The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life. Andrew Brown  "On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key." — Scott Adams. |
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Oct 4 2006, 08:02 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695 |
Thanks Da Bleepin AniMod, Animal - but that didn't work for me. I can't remember having done anything out of the ordinary.
Still welcoming any suggestions! This is VERY frustrating!  maureen |
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Oct 5 2006, 08:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695 |
I just figured out that typing in just gmail sends met to gmail.net (instead of gmail.com) - does that ring a bell with anyone?
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Oct 6 2006, 11:02 AM
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 Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 29,464 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
If you click on the link below do you get to google?
http://www.google.com -------------------- Lawrence
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Oct 9 2006, 02:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695 |
no lawrence - it gives me the 'page does not exist' screen.
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Oct 12 2006, 08:16 PM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 29,464 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
In Internet Explorer, click on Tools then Options, click on the advanced tab, scroll down and uncheck show friendly urls.
Now try and visit the page and tell me the error it gives now. Also check this: Open Internet Explorer. When it is open click on Tools and then Internet Options. Then click on the Connections tab and then press the Lan Settings button. Do you have it set to use a proxy server? If it is, uncheck it. -------------------- Lawrence
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Oct 12 2006, 08:36 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 3,349 Joined: 14-April 06 Member No.: 64,042 |
Another member had a problem with going to any Google site. The problem was in the Linksys Router.
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Oct 16 2006, 12:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695 |
QUOTE(Grinler @ Oct 12 2006, 09:16 PM)  In Internet Explorer, click on Tools then Options, click on the advanced tab, scroll down and uncheck show friendly urls. Now try and visit the page and tell me the error it gives now. the 'show friendly urls' was not checked to begin with so going to google.com still went to: search.com with the message: You tried www.google.com.com which doesn't exist. Instead of an error page, Search.com has provided search results to help you find the site you intended. QUOTE(Grinler @ Oct 12 2006, 09:16 PM) Open Internet Explorer. When it is open click on Tools and then Internet Options. Then click on the Connections tab and then press the Lan Settings button. Do you have it set to use a proxy server? If it is, uncheck it. proxy server was not checked so again, nothing to uncheck. thank you for helping lawrence - i'll try anything - keep'm coming - please! this is driving me 
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Oct 16 2006, 01:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695 |
QUOTE(buddy215 @ Oct 12 2006, 09:36 PM) Another member had a problem with going to any Google site. The problem was in the Linksys Router. thank you buddy - we don't have a linksys but a dlink router. so still status quo! no google - no gmail!
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Oct 17 2006, 10:48 AM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 29,464 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
Your using XP right?
-------------------- Lawrence
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Oct 19 2006, 09:51 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-November 05 Member No.: 40,695 |
yes sir:
xp professional - version 2002 - service pack 2 dell dimension 8400 - pentium |
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Oct 19 2006, 10:03 AM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 29,464 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
Do this:
Click on start, then settings, then control panel. Double-click on network connections and right click on your network connection and go into its properties. Your lan connection will prob be called local area connection. Scroll down to Internet Protocol and double-click on it. Select use the following dns servers and remove whats there (write down whats there so you can add it back after) and enter instead: 38.9.211.2 Press ok twice and then reboot. Can you access google now? -------------------- Lawrence
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