Internet Exporer browser failure

Hi I have IE7 and it doesn't seem to find a connection to my network. However, I also have the firefox browser and I have no problem browing the internet on that. Once I open the IE browser, It states that the page is forbidden and that the access was denied by the control list. A message also appears telling me that the IE has encountered a problem and that it needs to close, it gives me two options of sending a report and to not send it. This then forces me to close down the IE browser. I have not got a clue what to do now so some help would be appreciated Thanky you.

Hi zaydurrahman.

See this MS article for directions on resetting Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) to it's installation state, see if that helps.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

This can often solve weird IE7 problems.

that site link didnt really solve my issue. However, i did figure it out easily For future reference in the benefit of others who might have this same issue, -Open up IE -Click tools -Internet options -Click on connections tab -LAN settings -Tick 'automatically detect settings' then untick any other options -click ok and it should be resolved

Thanks for the feedback Both Ztruker and I are obliged, and other folks who come across the topic in the future will also find it useful. Regards paws

I wonder why that fixed it though. I don't have that checked on any of my systems and they all work okay.

Research time!

Edit: zaydurrahman, do you have a web site that you found this at?
Edit#2: A quick Google scan shows people turn this off to resolve problems when using a Proxy. I didn't see one case where turning it on solved anything. This is very strange (and interesting).

zaydurrahman, are you at home or on a corporate/business network? Just being curious (thats how I learn). Thanks