I need help...
- Cheesy pigs
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I need help...
...that is totally un-caching related.
For some reason I am finding it really difficult to log on to secure sites (https). I am running Windows XP, IE 6.0 (shock, horror), and it is taking over 5 minutes to load https sites, but mostly it just freezes. It's been happening for about 4 days now.
I tried looking at my internet options menu under security and privacy but cant see anything wrong there. I am running a phishing filter, and am on ADSL Broadband as well.
I cant get into PayPal or hotmail or any secure site that needs a password. Sometimes I get through but it can take up to 10 minutes.
Anyone know what I can do? And just for the record, I know most of you hate IE, but it works for me....so far
For some reason I am finding it really difficult to log on to secure sites (https). I am running Windows XP, IE 6.0 (shock, horror), and it is taking over 5 minutes to load https sites, but mostly it just freezes. It's been happening for about 4 days now.
I tried looking at my internet options menu under security and privacy but cant see anything wrong there. I am running a phishing filter, and am on ADSL Broadband as well.
I cant get into PayPal or hotmail or any secure site that needs a password. Sometimes I get through but it can take up to 10 minutes.
Anyone know what I can do? And just for the record, I know most of you hate IE, but it works for me....so far
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I know this might no necessarily be helpful, but whenever I get myself into a driver related bungle that is likely to be a absolute pain to fix, I just re-install windows. It usually save a lot of time, (unless you have thousands of programs you use all the time) and as an added bonus your computer runs like new after. Of course it would be wise to rule out any external reasons beforehand.
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Thanks JezzzaJezzza_Xtreme wrote:I know this might no necessarily be helpful, but whenever I get myself into a driver related bungle that is likely to be a absolute pain to fix, I just re-install windows. It usually save a lot of time, (unless you have thousands of programs you use all the time) and as an added bonus your computer runs like new after. Of course it would be wise to rule out any external reasons beforehand.
I have checked, and it's the same on our other computer as well. Might be time to go and complain to Bigpond
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Re: I need help...
MS have done something in IE recently that affects some secure sites. IE takes a long time to tell me that something is wrong with the certificates and won't display the page until I respond to a message. It only affects some secure sites. What you are getting may be related.
Firefox doesn't seem to have this problem at the same sites so whatever it is seems to be only IE related.
Firefox doesn't seem to have this problem at the same sites so whatever it is seems to be only IE related.
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Re: I need help...
Hmm that's the thing though - Firefox was actually worse - I still couldn't access the secure sites. I even disabled and removed my security systems, and still nothing.Chwiliwr wrote:MS have done something in IE recently that affects some secure sites. IE takes a long time to tell me that something is wrong with the certificates and won't display the page until I respond to a message. It only affects some secure sites. What you are getting may be related.
Firefox doesn't seem to have this problem at the same sites so whatever it is seems to be only IE related.
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No I haven't, that's what is frustrating. But I have noticed it just seems to be Verisign sites. I can access Westpac banking services, and they use another one, but PayPal, Hotmail and MyState Credit Union run on Verisign, and it seems to have died.
I rang Bigpond, and they took me through numerous things to fix the issue. But still no joy
I rang Bigpond, and they took me through numerous things to fix the issue. But still no joy
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This might seem like an odd thing to say, but check the date/time of your computer (and the year).... just to make sure you havent warped it into the year 2030 or something and the Verisign SSL certificates have expired
I've seen it happen.
Also check this:
Open IE, go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced and scroll to bottom of list. The SSL and TLS options (all versions) should be checked.
There also could be a problem with your firewall, or your routers firewall.
check (if possible) that port 443 isn't blocked... if it is, you will get timeouts (big delays) when trying to authenticate to https:// sites.
What firewall software are/were you running prior to all this (if any?)
I've seen it happen.
Also check this:
Open IE, go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced and scroll to bottom of list. The SSL and TLS options (all versions) should be checked.
There also could be a problem with your firewall, or your routers firewall.
check (if possible) that port 443 isn't blocked... if it is, you will get timeouts (big delays) when trying to authenticate to https:// sites.
What firewall software are/were you running prior to all this (if any?)
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Found this too on the intarwebs:
"Clear the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) slate and AutoComplete history: IE, Tools, Internet Options, Content tab. Under Certificates, click Clear SSL State. Click OK when you receive the message that the SSL cache was successfully cleared. Under Personal information, click AutoComplete. Under Clear AutoComplete history, click Clear Forms. Click OK when you are prompted to confirm the operation. "
"Clear the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) slate and AutoComplete history: IE, Tools, Internet Options, Content tab. Under Certificates, click Clear SSL State. Click OK when you receive the message that the SSL cache was successfully cleared. Under Personal information, click AutoComplete. Under Clear AutoComplete history, click Clear Forms. Click OK when you are prompted to confirm the operation. "
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