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OK, 'nuff said - I'm sold. Consider your suggestion done. And, we'll wait
and see what pops up.
More tussling with Dell today. Unfortunately, now they're not calling back
with "the solution" when they say they will. Very sympathetic, apologetic
but the latest from them is the same stuff we did four days ago - with
them - on the phone - with the same problem tracking number. Boy, is this
getting absurd. Right now, at 10 PM my time, they're going to do more
research and - of course - call back.
But I'm going to take your advice and run over and post on the AOL group.
And, yes, I'll come back with any news.
Take care and thanks again.
Hoib.
"Bill" <Bill@no.invalid> wrote in message
news:JJSdnW4MroW1hzbcRVn-qw@comcast.com...
> In news:O76Upfg1EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> HOIB <WHFTHERB@(anti-spam)HOTMAIL.COM> typed:
>
> > Bill thanks for the reply. AOL has already washed their corporate
> > hands of this and turned it all over to Dell as it appears to be a
> > Windows/Dell problem and not strictly endemic to AOL or their
> > interface. For example, once he signs on, we go launch a copy of IE
> > 6.0 and try to surf with that. The results are exactly the same
> > either way. As an aside, I quickly thought yesterday maybe AOL's
> > parental control got turned on and was setting that as a systemwide
> > parm. But no, it's off.
>
> I think you misunderstood me. The *internal* newsgroup,
aol.newsgroups.help
> is not staffed by anyone officially involved with, or employed by, AOL.
> It's inhabitants are just members helping other members. The more
> intelligent ones laugh at "Corporate AOL" and the lunk-headed techs they
> hire, as much as the rest of the world.
>
> As far as launching a seperate copy of IE and getting the same results? I
> could be wrong, but I don't think that really changes anything as it
applies
> to his connection. He's still (I think) going through AOL's wacky proxy
> servers, which are well known for doing some strange stuff at times.
>
> As far as it being a Window/Dell problem? I know three people who own
Dells
> (with XP-Home installed) in conjunction with either AOL 8.0 or 9.0, and
none
> of them have experienced this type of problem. I know because I asked
them
> in a sorta behind-the-scene effort to help you.
>
> I really wish you'd at least try my suggestion. You may find it difficult
> to believe, but there are some highly sophisticated technical-types that
> hang around in there. I'm not kidding. Anyway, like I said ... What
have
> you got to lose? You just might be (happily) surprised at what you find
> learn.
>
> > I've got queries pending on 2 other NGs - no one's come up with an
> > answer there either.
> >
> > Should I find an answer, I'll surely post it back here. Meanwhile if
> > you or any of the other fine folks here can think of something else
> > to try, please post.
>
> Try installing a different browser. Netscape or whatever, and see what
> happens
>
> > "Bill" <Bill@no.invalid> wrote in message
> > news
PmdnbXvn77laTTcRVn-uw@comcast.com...
> >> In news:%23NWB%23hV1EHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
> >> HOIB <WHFTHERB@(anti-spam)HOTMAIL.COM> typed:
> >>
> >> A suggestion if I may? Have your friend copy and paste everything
> >> below my reply into the *internal* AOL newsgroup;
> >>
> >> aol.newsgroups.help
> >>
> >> If he's not reading along here ... Email this post to him. He should
> >> already be subscribed to the 'help' group by default. There are (or
> >> at least there were) some pretty smart folks that hang around in
> >> there. WAY better than any of the AOL phone-techs. Oh, and make
> >> sure he adds an appropriate subject line. Then if need be, have him
> >> email you any replies he might get. This seems more like an AOL
> >> issue than anything to do with XP. To me, anyway.
> >>
> >> I've taken the liberty of removing the >'s, the derogatory
> >> reference to AOL, and I put it in the "first person" to make it
> >> easier for you.
> >>
> >> You must be pulling your hair out trying to fix a problem on a
> >> computer you're a town or two away from. I feel for ya.
> >>
> >> It's worth a shot since you don't seem to be getting anywhere,
> >> anyway, no?
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >> Bill
> >> ----------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello group.
> >>
> >> Here's my situation. Computer (practically brand
> >> new) running XP Home.
> >>
> >> Anyway, a problem has developed with surfing the web. Say I want
> >> to go to Yahoo.com or Hotmail.com. It goes there fine opens the
> >> pages no problem. But when I attempt to feed in my
> >> Username/password on these or ANY website requiring these, I get
> >> "Page cannot be displayed" - instantly by the way. This occurs in
> >> either AOLs interface or if I launch IE 6.0 and try it that way.
> >> I just know this is a security setting of some kind but I just can't
> >> figure out which one: Is it in Internet Explorer? I've looked all
> >> over Tools/Internet Options/General and Advanced. Is it a setting
> >> in XP Home itself? I am the sole user and have Admin rights.
> >> Again, I can surf to and through any site, it's the Uname/password
> >> thing that's got me stumped.
> >>
> >> Thank You for any help.
>
>