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Cyber Ernie
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February 28th, 2008 19:00
Why won't my browser load certain pages???
My browser, on two different computers, refuses to load a specific web page. Both are running IE7 under fully updated Win XP Pro SP2. The page I am havng difficulty with is http://powersports.honda.com/motorcycles/. Clicking to go to that page gives me a blank white screen and the little "progress wheel thingy" up on the tab spins indefinitely, but nothing else ever loads. I figure that it has got to be a missing add-on or a security setting but I am baffled. I have no problems with any other page I can think of. Any ideas? I'm gonna feel sooo dumb!
Cyber Ernie
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Posted February 28th, 2008 22:00
I thought the "start-without-addons" mode was a great idea and was very hopeful, but the result was the same. One thing I failed to mention earlier is that I also tried loading it with Firefox, but was unsuccessful. And, this problem survived a complete change in my security software. It is undoubtedly going to turn out to be something very basic, but I am stumped!
Perhaps that website has blocked your IP for some reason.
Go here:
http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html
and enter that URL. Still not loading?Cyber Ernie
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Posted February 29th, 2008 07:00
That's an interesting resource. I do not recall having seen the "anony mouse" before.
Part of the page loaded, something over 50% of the page elements, and then it got hung up.
It is not like that page is particularly important to me, I just don't understand what is going on.
Thank you for your suggestions.
joe53
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Posted February 28th, 2008 21:00
Cyber Ernie:
I can confirm that website opens with IE7.
Have you tried accessing that site using IE7 in "Start without Add-ons" mode? (Right-click your desktop IE icon to access this). If you can, then one of your browser add-ons is blocking the site- likely an add-on related to one of your security programs.