Discussion:
IE8 needs refresh to open a site
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Dimitris
2010-01-21 17:53:59 UTC
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Hello,

I have a problem with IE8. I often need to refresh in order to open a
webpage. At first it says Webpage can not be found and when I refresh it
opens it. It does not always happen, but it happens more and more each day.

I have windows XP all updates downloaded.

Thank you
Dimitris
Robert Aldwinckle
2010-01-21 20:32:33 UTC
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Post by Dimitris
Hello,
I have a problem with IE8. I often need to refresh in order to open a
webpage. At first it says Webpage can not be found and when I refresh it
opens it. It does not always happen, but it happens more and more each day.
That could be a sign of a problem with your DNS especially if the
host names that you are having trouble with are aliases.

Give a specific example if you want help with that idea
or search for other posts I have made about this.
Search words: ping displaydns ttl
Post by Dimitris
I have windows XP all updates downloaded.
Thank you
Dimitris
HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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Dimitris
2010-01-21 22:28:13 UTC
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Thanks for your answer Robert.

I will give you an example. I am inside my facebook account, I click on the
"email" button but it takes for ever to open it, or when I click the "log
out" button I get the message "website can not be found".
Another example, when I search on Google and click on the second page of the
search results, the second page may never open, but sometimes it does after
I refresh it.

I really don't know what to do. I hardly know what DNS is and i don't know
what are the appropriate steps to take in order to fix this proble.

I hope you can help me.

Dimitris
Post by Robert Aldwinckle
Post by Dimitris
Hello,
I have a problem with IE8. I often need to refresh in order to open a
webpage. At first it says Webpage can not be found and when I refresh it
opens it. It does not always happen, but it happens more and more each day.
That could be a sign of a problem with your DNS especially if the
host names that you are having trouble with are aliases.
Give a specific example if you want help with that idea
or search for other posts I have made about this.
Search words: ping displaydns ttl
Post by Dimitris
I have windows XP all updates downloaded.
Thank you
Dimitris
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
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Robert Aldwinckle
2010-01-23 01:28:08 UTC
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Post by Dimitris
Thanks for your answer Robert.
I will give you an example. I am inside my facebook account, I click on the
"email" button but it takes for ever to open it, or when I click the "log
out" button I get the message "website can not be found".
Have you checked with Facebook support for some ideas
about your symptom?

FWIW I don't have a Facebook account so I can't try to reproduce
your symptom but an alternative I would use is F12 Ctrl-b
(Find in Developer Tools) to see what clicking on that button
would actually do.
Post by Dimitris
Another example, when I search on Google and click on the second page of the
search results, the second page may never open, but sometimes it does after
I refresh it.
Are you opening results in their own window or tab?
(That's an option Google provides in its Preferences page.)
If so, you would find that it reuses that one window or tab.
But in this example there would be no fixed host involved.
Each case would depend on the URL that the search found.
Post by Dimitris
I really don't know what to do. I hardly know what DNS is and i don't know
what are the appropriate steps to take in order to fix this proble.
I hope you can help me.
Dimitris
Do you have any other examples which don't have some
particular quirks such as the ones I mentioned above? ; )


HTH

Robert
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Post by Dimitris
Post by Robert Aldwinckle
Post by Dimitris
Hello,
I have a problem with IE8. I often need to refresh in order to open a
webpage. At first it says Webpage can not be found and when I refresh it
opens it. It does not always happen, but it happens more and more each day.
That could be a sign of a problem with your DNS especially if the
host names that you are having trouble with are aliases.
Give a specific example if you want help with that idea
or search for other posts I have made about this.
Search words: ping displaydns ttl
Post by Dimitris
I have windows XP all updates downloaded.
Thank you
Dimitris
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
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StellaB
2010-01-24 23:57:01 UTC
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I have the same problem with not being able to open a second window in IE8.
I have tried the solutions that others have found but they don't work for
me. Any other ideas? This problem only arose after downloading some
updates. I wish I hadn't"
StellaB
Post by Robert Aldwinckle
Post by Dimitris
Thanks for your answer Robert.
I will give you an example. I am inside my facebook account, I click on the
"email" button but it takes for ever to open it, or when I click the "log
out" button I get the message "website can not be found".
Have you checked with Facebook support for some ideas
about your symptom?
FWIW I don't have a Facebook account so I can't try to reproduce
your symptom but an alternative I would use is F12 Ctrl-b
(Find in Developer Tools) to see what clicking on that button
would actually do.
Post by Dimitris
Another example, when I search on Google and click on the second page of the
search results, the second page may never open, but sometimes it does after
I refresh it.
Are you opening results in their own window or tab?
(That's an option Google provides in its Preferences page.)
If so, you would find that it reuses that one window or tab.
But in this example there would be no fixed host involved.
Each case would depend on the URL that the search found.
Post by Dimitris
I really don't know what to do. I hardly know what DNS is and i don't know
what are the appropriate steps to take in order to fix this proble.
I hope you can help me.
Dimitris
Do you have any other examples which don't have some
particular quirks such as the ones I mentioned above? ; )
HTH
Robert
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Post by Dimitris
Post by Robert Aldwinckle
Post by Dimitris
Hello,
I have a problem with IE8. I often need to refresh in order to open a
webpage. At first it says Webpage can not be found and when I refresh it
opens it. It does not always happen, but it happens more and more each day.
That could be a sign of a problem with your DNS especially if the
host names that you are having trouble with are aliases.
Give a specific example if you want help with that idea
or search for other posts I have made about this.
Search words: ping displaydns ttl
Post by Dimitris
I have windows XP all updates downloaded.
Thank you
Dimitris
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
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