New installation of MS WXP Pro with SP2, NIS 2008. The machine connects to
the Internet, the IPConfig /All looks right, MS Messenger connects, as does
e-mail.

Yet IE7 yields an HTTP 400 error or "cannot display the webpage" on every
attempt to connect to a web page but the first one. Meaning - if I Reset IE7
settings in Internet Options I can connect to the Microsoft.com home page,
but can NOT click on any link from there. I cannot at any time open
WindowsUpdate nor MicrosoftUpdate. Other web pages fail too.

All MS Updates were installed earlier this month, NIS 2008 appears to be
updating fine and has the most current version of its updates - from the best
that I can tell. All scans are clean.

Can someone give me some clues on what I can do short of reinstalling the
O/S? Thank you.

Re: IE7 Returns HTTP 400 errors and "Cannot display webpage" messages by PA

PA
Thu Mar 27 17:39:14 PDT 2008

1. After making certain you have a copy of your Product Key, uninstall all
Norton software via Add/Remove Programs.

2. Enable the Windows Firewall.

3. Run this removal tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

4. Reboot and /immediately/ install the 30-day free trial version of, e.g.,
NOD32* or KAV7**

5. Manually update your new anti-virus application then run a full system
scan.

Do your problems persist now?

[Don't forget to subscribe to your new AV app or uninstall it then reinstall
the Norton application before the free-trial period expires! Should you
decide to reinstall the Norton application, I recommend not installing any
Norton Add-ons for a while.]

* www.eset.com/download/index.php
** http://usa.kaspersky.com/trials/home-users/anti-virus-7/
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Bruce wrote:
> New installation of MS WXP Pro with SP2, NIS 2008. The machine connects to
> the Internet, the IPConfig /All looks right, MS Messenger connects, as
> does
> e-mail.
>
> Yet IE7 yields an HTTP 400 error or "cannot display the webpage" on every
> attempt to connect to a web page but the first one. Meaning - if I Reset
> IE7
> settings in Internet Options I can connect to the Microsoft.com home page,
> but can NOT click on any link from there. I cannot at any time open
> WindowsUpdate nor MicrosoftUpdate. Other web pages fail too.
>
> All MS Updates were installed earlier this month, NIS 2008 appears to be
> updating fine and has the most current version of its updates - from the
> best that I can tell. All scans are clean.
>
> Can someone give me some clues on what I can do short of reinstalling the
> O/S? Thank you.