My Internet Explorer 8 (and running XP Pro) will not open web pages on Search or links. IE will open web pages I click on the address bar on top. For some reason, PC is running in 'compatibility mode/view', but I did not select this. When I researched how to fix this whole problem, the 'help' articles were not useful. I re-booted but nothing changed. How do I fix this? I am a novice, so go easy on the high-tech answers. Thanks.

IN order to make google.com your home page with windows (I will assume XP)
open internet explorer or firefox , or google chrome,click on tools
internet options and then in the address bar section HOME PAGE enter www.google.com apple and ok. hit the red X to exit your browser.... then open it again and it should give you google.com

let us know if it worked out well..


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Try clearing your browser cache and cookies. Sometimes, temporary files in the cache will interfere with web browsing.

In IE 8:

1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Internet Explorer, and then, in the list of results, click Internet Explorer.
   

2. Click the Safety button, and then click Delete Browsing History.
   

3. Select the check box next to each category of information you want to delete.
   

4. Select the Preserve Favorites website data check box if you do not want to delete the cookies and files associated with websites in your Favorites list.
   

5. Click Delete. (This could take awhile if you have a lot of files and history.) Close IE8 and reopen a new window.
   

6. In the new window, type the web address to Shutterfly.

In Firefox 4,

How to clear the cache The Firefox cache temporarily stores images, scripts, and other parts of websites while you are browsing.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click Options
2. Select the Advanced panel.
3. Click on the Network tab.
4. In the Offline Storage section, click Clear Now.
   
   
5. Click OK to close the Options window. Close Firefox 4 and then reopen a new window. Type the shutterfly address in the address bar to see if the issue is resolved.

for I.E 8
close all internet windows, then click on start and select run , type inetcpl.cpl in run box and press enter it will take you to internet properties page select advance tab and click on reset internet explorer it will reset the I.E 8 and then try accessing the site it will work fine.

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Method 1:
Test whether you can view another Web page
Start Internet Explorer/Browsers.
In the Address bar at the top of the browser window, enter one of the following addresses:
1. http://www.microsoft.com/
2. http://www.msn.com/
3. http://support.microsoft.com/

If you can go to these sites without any "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage".
The site may be temporarily offline or experiencing other issues. If you can it another issue.

Hope it helps.

Check parental controls for internet explorer. Open ie
click tools at the top, then internet options then content.
Under the content advisor option make sure parental controls are disabled

This is actually wrong: http://192.168.0.11.1

If your router is connected to your computer via ethernet cable you will be able to get the configuration page of the router.

Windows XP
1. Click start
2. Click run
3. Type cmd in the box and press enter
4. On the black screen type ipconfig and press enter
5. Look for the default gateway
6. Copy that and use that to access the configuration page using the internet explorer
7. Open internet explorer, type http://the default gateway you copied in the address bar of the internet explorer
ex: http://192.168.1.0

Windows Vista
1. Click pearl button (start in xp)
2. Click on start search box (run in xp)
3. Type cmd in the box
4. Right click the black icon up at the top
5. Click on run as administrator
6. Click on continue
7. On the black screen type ipconfig and press enter
8. Look for the default gateway
9. Copy that and use that to access the configuration page using the internet explorer
10. Open internet explorer, type http://the default gateway you copied in the address bar of the internet explorer
ex: http://192.168.1.0

Click on tools,Explorer bars,and select what you want showing or if it is just in full screen mode,just hit the F11 key.

Could be either a virus or compatibility issue with an update. Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Click in the SHOW UPDATES at the top of the screen. Scroll down until you find Windows Internet Explorer 7. Look for the newest date of Updates to IE. Uninstall the last update by clicking on it and selecting remove. Then test IE. If this does not work, look for the last Windows update and do the same.

OPEN UP INTERNET EXPLORER.WHEN YOU ARE THERE AT WELCOME TO IE7.ENTER THE HOMEPAGE YOU WANT INTO THE ADDRESS BROWSER WINDOW ie,WWW.MSN.COM OR WHATEVER THE HOME PAGE ADDRESS IS THAT YOU PREFER AND CLICK"GO".DO NOT ENTER THE ADDRESS IN A SEARCH BAR OR ANY OTHER TYPE SEARCH WINDOW ON THE WEB PAGE.YOU NEED TO SEARCH FOR YOUR HOMEPAGE FROM THE INTERNET EXPLORER ADDRESS BAR.ONCE YOU GET YOUR HOMEPAGE,OPEN UP"INTERNET OPTIONS"FROM THE TOOLS TAB AT THE TOP OF INTERNET EXPLORERAT THE FIRST WINDOW IT SAYS"HOMEPAGE"CLICK THE"USE CURRENT"OR "CURRENT"TAB.CLICK "OK" AND EXIT.

1. The Web Page that you are trying to reach might be out of service. Try visiting different Web sites to see if this message still displays from other sites. If visiting other sites also cause the message, continue using these steps.
2. If you are using IE 7, reset Internet Explorer 7 settings and try again. If the page display problems persist, continue.
3. In Windows Vista, click Start , and then enter the following into the Start Search field: regsvr32 softpub.dll In Windows XP , click Start , and then Run enter the following into the open field: regsvr32 softpub.dll
4. In Windows Vista, click Start , and then enter the following into the Start Search field: regsvr32 urlmon.dll In Windows XP, click Start , and then Run enter the following into the open field: regsvr32 urlmon.dll
5. Restart the computer and then try browsing the Internet again. If the page display problems persist, continue.
6. Open Internet Explorer and click Tools , and then Internet Options .
7. Click the Programs tab, and then click Reset Web Settings .