Curious computer problem

[Hornin NYC]

I have verizon DSL, never had a problem, nat rt 314 netgear router, 2 computers hooked up.

When I (firefox) go to a website many times it doesn't seem to fetch the website

Ill have toclick the link several times and then it "goes through" and works normally.

It's almost like there is a door that's only open siometimes to allow me t access sites.

I have home built pcs with xp, have only had the problem for 2 weeks or so, I think it's only for websites, when I run online games or stream music there are no interruptions.

Ideas?

 

[YChang]

your pcs broke...send me yours and build a nother one.

Is the website just one particular website or random? Reset router yet? Just internet congestion?

 

[politically correct horn]

That is what happens when you build you own lame systems and don't buy quality products from Dell or Compaq.

 

[Agent007]

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[TexasOwnzYou]

might cuz the website reqs ads/popups and you're blocking them.

does this happen with ie?

 

[Hornin NYC]

PCH

Hah, yeah ill check IE. It happens to any and all websites. I do suspect it has something to do with ad blocking.

good idea ill check if the problem exists on sites w/o popups.

 

[goofybevo]

They just released a new rev of Firefox. It fixed a popup problem I was having. Try snaging that if IE works.

 

[Hornin NYC]

ok ill do that

 

[MrPhlegm]

I was having the same kind of problem with hornfans and google

last night and using IE didn't fix it.

I have comcast cable modem and a d-link wired router.

Weird.

 

[Quagmire]

How's that 20'' dell widescreen workin out I hooked u up with?

 

[HornsInTheHouse]

This actually happens to me too sometimes with Firefox. I'll click a link, any link any time of day, and it'll just stay on the original screen w/ the animation in the top right corner moving as it it's loading the page, then a window pops up saying the site timed out. If I click the link again no problem, loads like normal.

I don't see how it could be a hardware problem, I've got a pretty smokin' machine and running DSL. I'm sure Firefox'll fix it soon though.

 

[KMcCoy33]

I think it is just Microsoft messing with you guys. I try to stay as loyal as possible and move under the radar. They rule the world so fall in line.

 

[Hornin NYC]

id be surprised if it's a firefox problem.

 

[MrPhlegm]

pistacio dns worm perhaps?

 

[NickDanger]

Firefox does that to me when I try to access hotmail.

 

[Hornin NYC]

Ok last night I tried IE and FF and I had the lates FF version, still same problem.

What'st eh pistachio DNS problem?

 

[Heisman 98]

Your problem seems similar to mine and the solution turned out to be the following:

Left click on the start button, click run, type in the following and click OK:
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll

Everying back to normal now.

 

[Hornin NYC]

ok trying that, what does it do?

 

[Heisman 98]

apparently restarts Microsoft IE's ability to process HTML in a separate window. Don't know what turned it off in the first place, but hey it's working again.

 

[Hornin NYC]

ahhd idnt help but thanks