This happened on my new Win 7 install with IE 8.0
Under Tools/Internet Options/Connections/LAN Settings, uncheck
"Automatically Detect Settings". It worked for me. I also use FF  most of
the time, but it wasn't affected. I installed FF after IE, though, and that
may have had something to do with it.

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> After I installed IE8, I could not access the internet. I uninstalled IE8
> and the system automatically reverted to IE7. Then everything worked again.
>
> In addition, I use Firefox 99% of the time and after I installed IE8, I
> could not access the internet with Firefox. After uninstalling IE8, Firefox
> again works.
>
> BTW I am one of the few that can not finish an install of XP SP3 so the
> foregoing may be unique for me and could have nothing in common with your
> friend's challenge.
>
> Tom
>
>
> alan smith wrote:
>
>> My friend has been using Win2Kpro for about a year. Suddenly last Friday
>> when she
>> wanted to get on the internet with IE, she could not access the internet!!
>>  I conacted her ISP and the tech said that he got into the computer and
>> couldn''t find anything wrong with her wifi and modem! So I got a new hard
>> drive and I put XPpro into it and the same problem. We did get an HTTP error
>> 403.1 Now she is using FIREFOX to get out.
>> Has anyone seen this happen??
>>
>

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