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[lbd_nytetrayn]

Ok, I need help getting Internet Explorer to work right. Not sure what's going on here.

And first, do NOT tell me "switch your browser." I use IE for the regular day-to-day stuff, and I like the layout better than the other browsers. I use Firefox when I'm feeling "adventurous," but I generally don't like the interface.

So if you can't help in any way besides that, please keep it to yourself.

Anyway, this started yesterday or the day before, where I'd often wind up getting something like "HTTP 500 Internal Server Error" when I'd try to visit pages. Doesn't seem to happen on the other browsers. Only seemed to start after they started upgrading something or other around the area here, and our internet was down for a short time. It occurs really on and off.

And just now, it's begun to not hold my addresses typed into the drop-down address bar. Frankly, this is all getting just a bit annoying, and hopefully someone recognizes this so I can fix it somehow.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

Comments

[valkysas.livejournal.com]

typically whenever mine starts doing that, its just time to clear out the temporary internet files.

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Did that already. Next suggestion?

Btw, any idea when that stuff is going to be sent? I think my manager would like his memory card back soon...

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[valkysas.livejournal.com]

guy who was gonna buy the stuff off me so I could just buy it for you through amazon.ca backed out of the deal. so I'm still trying to get rid of most of it.

doing the best I can, should have just went through amazon from the start.

[thenekomancer.livejournal.com]

Apparently when that error comes up, the browser goofed somehow but it could be for any reason. One thing I found you can try to do is go to Tools >Internet Options >Advanced Tab > Uncheck "Show friendly HTTP error messages. This wont fix the problem but it will let you specifically see what went wrong.

It's probably what valkysas said, especially if you haven't cleaned them out for a while.

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Ok, just unchecked it. But I tried cleaning those out earlier, to no avail.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[magnus-samma.livejournal.com]

Use Firefox.

*shot*

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

You are dead to me now.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[makzu.livejournal.com]

http://firefoxie.net/

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

So are you.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[makzu.livejournal.com]

Did you even look at that link? :/

It's a set of things to make Firefox's interface mimic MSIE's. So you'd have the 'best' of both worlds.

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I thought it was one of those "get Firefox" answers I distinctly asked people not to give, yet this journal is full of. I'll check it out if the problem persists tonight, thanks. :)

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[emerald084.livejournal.com]

XD Hm...Over here, our internet explorer spontaneously implodes every so often, and, as Yukie puts it, tells me "But Iiiiiiiiii can't find the connection!" It comes and goes rather randomly, and is a major pain in the arse. If that sounds like what's happening, yay. That's about all I got. Sorry, it prolly won't help.

[nova-eclipse.livejournal.com]

Try running Windows Update. If you're running an older version of IE, it may not be able to handle everything. Otherwise, I'm not really sure. I don't run into that myself very often. Some pages don't like IE, though, because they're either not written right or IE support isn't the best for the feature they're trying to use. Try updating IE, clearing out your cache, or even rebooting your comp. That's about all I can think of right now.

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[kanuckles.livejournal.com]

Only scared people get HTTP-500 Errors. Show your bravery and use Firefox. ;>_>

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[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Oh, slag off...

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[gelgameth.livejournal.com]

Actually, it might be a matter of the browser's security settings. Look into those.

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Just a sudden switch like that?

Well, ok. What do I need to look for?

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[teriwyn.livejournal.com]

Do you get this on specific pages, or sporadically any page you try to visit?

500-Internal Server Error is an error that is being SENT to your browser by the webserver. Just like 404-File not found and 403-Forbidden.

If you can do the exact same things in another browser at the exact same time and not get the same error, then I would speculate your browser is sending a mal-formed request of some sort that the server can't handle, thus causing the error.

So, what to do about it? Well, gimmie the basics, first... OS, IE version, any service packs, etc. I'll probably have you repair IE again. I've had you do that before for various things.