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   From: Boris    
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   Subject: Re: Can't Browse After FreshInstall   
   Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:45:52 -0000 (UTC)   
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   Boris  wrote in    
   news:XnsA6DC615B9B13Dnospamnospaminvalid@213.239.209.88:   
      
   > This is a Dell E510, 32 bit, which came with the OEM (Orange) "Windows    
   > Media Center 2005 Edition with Update Rollup 2".  At some point in    
   it's    
   > life, Windows 7, and then Windows 7 Ultimate was installed (upgrades).     
   > Things went south after that, and the machine was put into storage for    
   > about a year and a half.   
   >    
   > Last night, I decided to resurect the machine, and do a fresh install    
   of    
   > the original XP Media Center,   
   >    
   > Here's the problem.   
   >    
   > Internet Explorer 6 was installed.  When launched it takes me to    
   > www.MSN.com, and I can click on the links on that page, but I have to    
   > stay within the MSN domain.  If I try to go elsewhere, such as    
   > www.google.com,, I get "You are about to view pages over a secure    
   > connection...and if I hit OK, I get "The page cannot be displayed...".    
   >    
   > Using cmd.exe, I can ping yahoo, google, etc., and I get proper IPs.   
   >    
   > Also, I set up Outlook Express 6 and I can access all my email just   
   > fine.    
   >    
   > This must be a browser problem (IE 6), but I can't reach Windows    
   Update   
   > to get it upgraded.     
   >    
   > Any way to install a browser on a USB drive and use to reach Windows    
   > Update?  Other ideas?   
   >    
   > Thanks   
   >    
      
   Aportable version of FireFox worked.  I can now browse.   
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