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I can't seem to access a certain site. Every and any other site I try to visit works just fine. The website I can't access is called 'rescreatu.com'. Every time I try to visit it, it takes forever to load and then it says: Internet explorer cannot display the page.

I've had this problem before. I used to just switch to a slower network and it would work fine... but now it won't work!

No, the website isn't down for maintenance. I can access it on any of my family members' computers and it works just fine... however, they're annoyed with me and refuse to let me get onto their computers anymore. Plus, I can't mess with the networks anymore.

So now I'm stuck, and I have no idea what's going on.

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A concise diagnostic checklist tailored to the situation reported by (site reachable from other machines, all other sites fine on the affected PC). and suggested browser and basic network checks; asked about filtering. Because switching browsers and clearing history did not help, the troubleshooting should focus on local name resolution, accidental redirection, and local/ISP-level filtering.

The core checks (run from an elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell when a command is shown):

  • Verify DNS resolution with a name lookup:

    nslookup rescreatu.com

    Expect a public IP. If no IP or an unexpected IP appears, the problem is DNS-related.

  • Inspect the hosts file at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts for any lines that force the domain to a wrong address. Problematic lines look like:

    127.0.0.1 rescreatu.com

    Remove or comment such entries and save (admin rights required). Then clear the DNS cache:

    ipconfig /flushdns

  • Reset the Windows networking stack (requires restart):

    netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset

Additional practical steps and cautions:

  • Temporarily switch the adapter’s DNS to a public resolver (for example 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1) to rule out ISP DNS caching.

  • Confirm no proxy or web-filtering is active (check Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings and any security/parental-control software or router blocklists).

  • Test TCP reachability from PowerShell:

    Test-NetConnection -ComputerName rescreatu.com -Port 80

    A timeout points at routing/ISP/blocking; an open port indicates the server is reachable.

Be careful when editing system files and run the network resets as administrator. If the domain resolves correctly from other networks but not this PC after these steps, the likely causes are a local hosts entry, a rogue security filter, or router/ISP filtering. The diagnostics above isolate which of those is responsible.

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Member Avatar for Rik_

I had the exact same problem some time back, I couldn't get to my very own website.
Converting to FireFox fixed the problem. :)

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I had the exact same problem some time back, I couldn't get to my very own website.
Converting to FireFox fixed the problem. :)

::sighs:: I can't switch to FF, though everybody always pesters me about quitting on IE.

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Alright, so I gave in and downloaded FF. I tried it and... it still didn't work. Again, all other websites except Rescreatu were working.

But again, I know it isn't down for maintenance because it works on all other computers. I tried deleting all of my history, restarting, going over diagnostics... Nothing.

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What exactly happens?

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What exactly happens?

Your questions seems obvious enough, so I'm a bit confused.
Anyway, if you mean what I think you mean, then:

1. I open Internet Explorer.
2. It loads properly and brings me to my homepage.
3. I put 'rescreatu.com' into the address bar on top.
4. It loads. Very. Slowly.
5. It brings me to a page that says: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage.

(Edit: Oh, I think I get what you're asking. With Firefox, it still doesn't work. It just brings me to a FF version of 'cannot display the webpage'.)

Member Avatar for Rik_

Open up IE, click tools, then hit delete in browsing history and see if that helps.

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Thanks, but I already tried that.

Member Avatar for Rik_

Hit start, run, type tracert www.rescreatu.com and hit enter. You should be able to copy and paste the result in your next post.

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Is working on both FF and IE this end. Given the nature of the site, may have been a server issue or possible bandwidth overload caused by too may users.

Have you tried again since posting??

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Hit start, run, type tracert www.rescreatu.com and hit enter. You should be able to copy and paste the result in your next post.

I don't see how I should be able to. It just opened Internet Explorer with 'rescreatu.com' in the address bar and didn't load. As usual. It's been over a week now, and I'm getting pissed. Apparently, a few other people have been experiencing the same problem... but that's only a few out of a thousands.

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Is working on both FF and IE this end. Given the nature of the site, may have been a server issue or possible bandwidth overload caused by too may users.

Have you tried again since posting??

Yes, I try several times per day. Nothing.

Member Avatar for kaninelupus

Is it possible something is filtering the site on your PC?

Are your friends connecting via same network connection? Asking as trying to understand where any filtering might be occurring - locally or possibly via ISP

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try ping domainname.com and see if that works and make note of the ip address. do you have firewall or cyberpatrol filtering.

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