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I have 5 different Browsers on my machine. Firefox, Neo Planet, Flock, IE and Netscape. The Firefox browser has been bugging me about "An Update Is Available" so I updated the browser to Now the ONLY browser that will load any pages is my Netsacpe browser.
When I try to load any of them I get a screen saying as below or words to that effect depending on the browser.

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The connection was reset

The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading.

* The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

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Does anyone have any ideas about why this has happened (How I Can Fix It?) I've looked closely at the Internet Options in the Control Panel. There doesn't appear that anything is wrong with those settings. I've looked very carefully at the options for each browser even put all settings back to default in each. Still no pages will load except with Netscape.

I've also checked the FAQ here with no luck.


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A short troubleshooting checklist built around what reported and the suggestions from and . The symptoms (one browser works while others cannot reach pages) usually mean either a broken system network stack, per-application proxy/firewall restrictions, or a corrupted hosts/LSP entry. Work top-to-bottom so you can tell where the problem sits.

Start with simple OS-level tests and a Winsock/IP reset (run the Command Prompt as administrator, then run these in order and reboot):

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset

If pinging works by IP but not by name, it points to DNS; if nothing pings, it’s lower-level network or adapter/config issues. Next, compare proxy and per-browser network settings: Internet Options (system), and each browser’s network options—make sure no proxy is set unintentionally and that Firefox isn’t configured to use a bad proxy or an extension. Start Firefox in safe mode (firefox -safe-mode) to rule out extensions.

Temporarily disable third-party firewall/AV and retest (do this briefly and offline if possible). Check the hosts file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts) for unexpected entries, and try booting into Safe Mode with Networking or creating a new Windows user to see if the problem is profile-specific. If problems began immediately after the update, reinstalling the affected browsers or rolling back to a restore point can confirm the update as the trigger.

If these steps don’t help, collect evidence before deeper changes: results of ipconfig /all, ping tests, and whether the problem persists in Safe Mode. That information will make targeted fixes (or a full LSP/registry clean) much safer and faster.

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Member Avatar for sittas87

first of why would you wanna have 5 different web browsers, you just making things difficult for yourself.so Ill recommend using one or if you really need more than one for some reason than rather use two.
Anyway the error massage is screaming at misconfigured Internet options or tcp/ip settings,so yeah this means something is seems rite but is not

commented: Inapproiate Comments. No Help What So Ever With Problem. +0
Member Avatar for rleeq

If I want 5 different browsers that should be of no consequence to anyone but me. As for it causing problems; It never has caused ANY problems in the past...NEVER!!!

The question is HOW CAN I FIX THE PROBLEM.

Member Avatar for sittas87

meant no disrespect,and was just trying to help otherwise I wouldnt have posted.yes it is your decision but you here for help so thats what I tried
Good luck though

Member Avatar for caperjack

If I want 5 different browsers that should be of no consequence to anyone but me. As for it causing problems; It never has caused ANY problems in the past...NEVER!!!

The question is HOW CAN I FIX THE PROBLEM.

other poster was just making a suggestion ,no need to bite the hand that feeds you ,I also would say no need to have all those browsers ,you are only looking for problems ,like the ones that come with updated of said browsers ,
anyway ,here is a tool to help you at least try a fix . winsockfix .
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Network-Tweak/WinSockFix.shtml

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