>Experiencing 404 Page Not found on MANY websites with Compaq Notebook. Have
>2 other identical laptops not experiencing same problem here on wireless net
>at ski resort in Utah.
>OS is XP Home,SP2 all updates current.
>Just upgraded to IE7, might be coincidence. Uninstalled it, same problem.
>Uninstalled all JAVA and reinstalled JAVA with update 10, still problem.
>Compared all Internet settings to other Laptops, they are the same.
>Turned off all firewall/AV/Int Sec, still problem.
>Uninstalled Norton Int Sec 2007 and reinstalled, still problem.
>Experience same 404's with Netscape 8.1
>
>Here are some of the wesites that give the "page not found error"
>there are many more but this is a sample from a google search.
>
>www.rr.com/flash/index.cfm
>http://forums.techguy.org/archive/f-21-p-404.html
>http://nedmartin.org/site/.src
>http://www.webcheatsheet.com/asp/asp_troubleshooting.php
>
>Clicking on any of the gives the same  result except the name of the webpage
>listed in the "Open www.*****.*** line. Example below:
>
>The page cannot be found
>The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed,
>or is temporarily unavailable.
>
>Please try the following:
>
>    * If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is
>spelled correctly.
>    * Open the www.webcheatsheet.com home page, and then look for links to
>the information you want.
>    * Click the Back button to try another link.
>
>HTTP 404 - File not found
>Internet Information Services
>
>Technical Information (for support personnel)
>
>    * More information:
>      Microsoft Support
>
>If I click on the web page in the "open" line I always get the same page but
>the address is
>
>http://www.*********.***/ekgnkm/default.asp where ****.*** is the webpage
>listed in the original 404.  This page says "You are connected to the
>Internet However..."
>
>At this point ready to format hard drive and reinstall Windows but feel like
>I am
>surrendering if I do so. any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>                            Respectfully,   Bob
>