cannot access internet explorer

Just bought another aa1 with windows xp installed on it via the 3 network. When I want to access the internet via internet explorer7 it will not load and i get the following message 'cannot find http://there are chinese symbols here not easy to type, make sure the path or internet address is correct. The only way that I can access the internet is, if I right click internet explorer icon and select 'start without add ons'. This is ok until I want to access things like bbc-iplayer etc. Getting frustrated not sure what I'm supposed to do?

 

Well i've finally got Internet explorer to work, I installed Google chrome and then I installed flash player. I then tried to open up internet explorer and it worked a treat, hopefully this has rectified the problem :mrgreen:

 

You should be getting the upgrade to IE8 via Windows Update. It's better and faster.

 

or just go to yahoo and download IE 8 from there. I personally think firefox is much better.

 

I second Firefox. Faster and more secure than IE.

 

I don't think there is much difference in speed. In fact the edge seems to be to IE8

http://www.pcworld.com/article/161616/browser_showdown_ie_8_vs_firefox.html?tk=loom_art

 

I third that - Firefox was the first thing I downloaded when I bought my AA1.

 

FF 3.0 is still my default browser because there are several extensions I like, but it's become increasingly crashy, and I'm getting increasingly impatient with it (tried a reinstall and it hasn't helped.) The new 3.5 last I checked was also unstable. Everybody needs IE for Windows Updates, etc. Active X support and IE8 is quite competitive with FF now. Although i don't like Snoople and would never default to it, I do use Chrome for Google's proprietary products, and increasingly using it for video streams like Hulu and Crackle. It is noticeably faster than the others, for now anyway.

 

Same issue here firefox turned into internet explorer and crashes all the time i switched to google chrome ...works great on hulu ...ditch that sloppy mess firefox has become and get chrome

 

Hi Folks!

I had the same problem and turning Google Desktop off fixed the problem. Not sure why, but it did.

Eric