Is it just me and my computer?

Submitted: Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:37
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Began yesterday (friday) when I arrived home in the afternnon.
I have a favourite in IE as Expolre Oz which always directed me to forum page.
however it now comes up with "cannot find page"

click on address bar and hit return it goes to forum page

Have tried restoring to check point thursday but still no go

Have saved forum page over existing...but no!

Have reset IE tools - options - advanced to default but no!

any one got any ideas?
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Reply By: Nudenut - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:38

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:38
forgot to say...other sites with login requirements OK.
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Reply By: Member - Robert R (QLD) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:44

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:44
Nudenut,

I have a shortcut on my desktop. When I just clicked on it I got the message "page could not be found" however it opened OK from the shortcut in my favourites. Your little garden friend has not got into the system has he ?????
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Reply By: Lone Wolf - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:50

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:50
It's the site.

It takes me two tries to get it, the first one gets this Microsoft message or something.

Also, what DID happen to the buttons on the top of the threads?
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:01

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:01
I have been having similar problems but have been able to get around it by pushing different buttons. I am not that computer literate

Wayne
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Reply By: GOB & denny vic member - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:11

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:11
goodday nudie

me alos had to type in www.X2 before it would get into site shortcuts would not

steve
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Reply By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:35

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:35
I am glad in not the only one

All the best
Eric
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Reply By: Brew69(SA) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:53

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 10:53
yep does it for me too. click refresh and it loads. weird
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Reply By: Peter 2 - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 11:04

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 11:04
from here it the refresh won't but one of the favourites (new one) does, old bookmark doesn't. I'm using Firefox as a browser, laptop with IE has similar problem.
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Reply By: gramps - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 11:38

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 11:38
Sorry guys, I think you lot have been imbibing in too much early Christmas cheer. Have'nt had a problem so far using Firefox but then again I have'nt quite started on the Christmas cheer yet either :((((
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Follow Up By: Member - Trevor M (SA) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:01

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:01
It's a problem for me also. I suspect it could be only impacting on members???
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Follow Up By: gramps - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:31

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:31
Trevor,

Looking at the responses so far you may have nailed it.
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 17:42

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 17:42
Gramps ,
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo ...............................................
Like you brother I have had no problem . I am a member , in fact , with a name like mine , I definitely am a member .
Cheers ,
Willie .
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Follow Up By: gramps - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 08:08

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 08:08
Hahahahahaha All the very best to you and yours brother.
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Reply By: Willem - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:31

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:31
Me too

I then saved Forum to favourites again and overwrit it and now it is working OK again....Go figure lol
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:31

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:31
Never had a problem I launch from a shortcut on the bottom toolbar
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 18:23

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 18:23
Strewth, I must be the 'most dedicated' member of EO altogether (or, put another way...."a poor sad-arsed bastard"), cos I've actaully got EO as my Home Page........
Even so, I too have had a couple of occasions when I have had to Refresh the puter to "get it up" , so to speak. hehehehehe

Roachie
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog (Australia) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:24

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:24
I've got 4 home pages with EO being one. The power of firefox!
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 13:22

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 13:22
havent looked at the main page in years! always straight to the forum, then trader.
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Reply By: Member - Mike H (VIC) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 17:56

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 17:56
G'day.
never had a problem.
I have a bookmark ( Netscape Browser ),
like so http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Default.asp
EO Forum

Works every time.
I also have my preferences on EO set to automatically log me in.

Cheers,
Mike
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Reply By: fwdoz - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:16

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:16
I use IE & have it saved in favourites...

I've never had a problem...

Guess you guys have gremlins...Spill your beer on them?????

~has images of Gizmo in that little car~...

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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:28

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:28
Clear your cache.

TOOLS ->>>INTERNET OPTIONS -->> in the middle under Temp internet files DELETE FILES....
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Reply By: Motherhen - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:34

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:34
It seems to be working OK now - just the site having a bad day i think, as it was doing this for about 24 hours; took 2 or three tries of getting "can't find URL" before coming in, even when i was just refreshing the page. Maybe it was overloaded as we were all trying too hard to log on to our favourite forum.
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Reply By: Nudenut - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 10:39

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 10:39
some do some dont?
well after I posted this problem, and while entering some invoicing in quickbooks, no surfing or login to any other sites, Vet anti virus came up with a threat......Istbar trojan

vet got rid of it

rebooted and still didnt work

went looking on net and found Istabar removal tool from Symantec and ran to make sure istbar not there.
got back late afternoon and removal tool found nothing or so the log said.

rebooted all ok?

was it the site or istbar?

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