Web+gone+walk+about

With my usual blundering way I messed with my computer and then discovered that this time I had really dropped myself in it.

Why? Well, I could send and receive in Outlook, but despite whatever I did I could not access the NET.

So, if this ever happens to you this is how I recovered my ability:-

When trying to open the Net I would receive a message saying that I could not connect and would I like to Diagnose the problem So I said Yes and recommend that you do the same Then click Next You then get a couple of monitors trying to connect. Wait---Wait---Waitetc. You may get a message similar to mine which says problem with Winsock (Even BlueSpider remarked on how far back was I going) Next click Yes -> Next WaitWaitWait---etc. Then it asks you to restart, click Yes. Finish

Sad thing is after doing the above for quite a number of times it was a failure.

So I Goggled for IE8 and downloaded afresh.

Removed the old IE8 install and did a fresh one and after Re-start Relief relief I was able to browse the NET again

I strongly advise that you do not follow my lead but if you do happen to be caught with this problem at least you now have a way back.

Before reinstalling IE, try just resetting it (there's a reset button on the advanced tab). You can also try loading IE in "no-addons mode" through start>programs>accessories>system tools . 