error message

angel

I am using windows 2000 and I am trying to download and open my email
attachments in outlook express and I get a error message internet explorer
was not able to open this site either unavailable or cannot be found

Don Varnau

Hi,
Are you using Outlook Express to access a web-based e-mail service, such as
yahoo or gmail?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I am using windows 2000 and I am trying to download and open my email
> attachments in outlook express and I get a error message internet explorer
> was not able to open this site either unavailable or cannot be found

angel

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Are you using Outlook Express to access a web-based e-mail service, such as
> yahoo or gmail?
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9FBF96C2-174C-4CDC-AE62-22A765B1D7F4@microsoft.com...
> > I am using windows 2000 and I am trying to download and open my email
> > attachments in outlook express and I get a error message internet explorer
> > was not able to open this site either unavailable or cannot be found
>
> thankyou for your reply I think he could be using yahoo becausehe doesnt know much about computers I would say it would either be hotmail or yahoo being a novice with computers angel

angel

"angel" wrote:

>
>
> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Are you using Outlook Express to access a web-based e-mail service, such as
> > yahoo or gmail?
> >
> > Don
> > [MS MVP- IE]
> >
> > "angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:9FBF96C2-174C-4CDC-AE62-22A765B1D7F4@microsoft.com...
> > > I am using windows 2000 and I am trying to download and open my email
> > > attachments in outlook express and I get a error message internet explorer
> > > was not able to open this site either unavailable or cannot be found
> >
> > thankyou for your reply I think he could be using yahoo becausehe doesnt know much about computers I would say it would either be hotmail or yahoo being a novice with computers this is the last section of information i am sure he recieves gmail attachments from one of his friends angel

angel

"angel" wrote:

>
>
> "angel" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Don Varnau" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > Are you using Outlook Express to access a web-based e-mail service, such as
> > > yahoo or gmail?
> > >
> > > Don
> > > [MS MVP- IE]
> > >
> > > "angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:9FBF96C2-174C-4CDC-AE62-22A765B1D7F4@microsoft.com...
> > > > I am using windows 2000 and I am trying to download and open my email
> > > > attachments in outlook express and I get a error message internet explorer
> > > > was not able to open this site either unavailable or cannot be found
> > >
> > > thankyou for your reply he is using hotmail i am sure he recieves gmail attachments from one of his friends i rang my friend and he said that he uses hotmail and he recieves email attachments from gmail and also he cannot recieve any emails he also has a firewall installed could this possiblely stop the email comming through i have been told this could happen when trying to download i am not familar with firewall i would like to solve this problem i have to do this for my friend as he is a novice on computers i would appreciate your feedback thankyou so i can solve this problem for him i will certainly put this message and solution in my computer book as reference as i do with everything I do on a computer as this is my interest angel

Don Varnau

> > > > "angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:9FBF96C2-174C-4CDC-AE62-22A765B1D7F4@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I am using windows 2000 and I am trying to download and open my
email
> > > > > attachments in outlook express and I get a error message internet
explorer
> > > > > was not able to open this site either unavailable or cannot be
found

> > > "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Are you using Outlook Express to access a web-based e-mail service,
such as
> > > > yahoo or gmail?

"angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:91D116FB-AF28-410D-A791-FF2A09913AE8@microsoft.com...
> > > > thankyou for your reply he is using hotmail i am sure he recieves
gmail attachments from one of his friends i rang my friend and he said that
he uses hotmail and he recieves email attachments from gmail and also he
cannot recieve any emails he also has a firewall installed could this
possiblely stop the email comming through i have been told this could happen
when trying to download i am not familar with firewall i would like to solve
this problem i have to do this for my friend as he is a novice on computers
i would appreciate your feedback thank you so i can solve this problem for
him i will certainly put this message and solution in my computer book as
reference as i do with everything I do on a computer as this is my interest
angel

Hi,
Some steps to try:
1. From Internet Options> General, delete Temporary Internet Files, History
and Cookies.
2. Shut down the computer, modem and router (if applicable) for a few
minutes.
3. Check for a HOSTS file at C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC (You can open the
file with Notepad.) Try renaming the HOSTS file to HOSTS.OLD.
More on the HOSTS file at:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm
4. From Internet Options> Advanced> uncheck "Enable third party browser
extensions." If that helps you will need to find the troublesome extension,
BHO or add-on and
disable it. This program may help.
ToolbarCop: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm
5. Disable third-party security programs such as security suites,
ad-blockers, anti spyware, download accelerators.

Other possibilities at;
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]