Hotmail question

[Dr Mike]

OS - Win XP, 1.5GHz Athlon, 120 GB HD (65% Free), 512 MB RAM, Browser IE 6, Hotmail 2000MB space available with 1% used..

Using Hotmail - when I attempt to open anything ~70KB or larger it times out and I get a DNS error. These are not attachements - but plain e-mails. Nothing over ~70KB can be opened.

Have I got something switched on or off?????


Any ideas??

Thank you
Mike

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[renegade600]

what is the exact dns error? Until you resolve the problem, consider forwarding the email to another account.

[Dr Mike]

[img]res://C:WINDOWSSystem32shdoclc.dll/pagerror.gif[/img]The page cannot be displayed

The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.Please try the following:

• <LI id=instructionsText1>Click the [img]res://C:WINDOWSSystem32shdoclc.dll/refresh.gif[/img] Refresh button, or try again later.
  <LI id=instructionsText2>If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
  <LI id=instructionsText3>To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP). <LI id=list4>If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings.
  If you would like Windows to try and discover them,
  click [img]res://C:WINDOWSSystem32shdoclc.dll/search.gif[/img] Detect Network Settings <LI id=instructionsText5>Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed. <LI id=instructionsText4>If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
• Click the [img]res://C:WINDOWSSystem32shdoclc.dll/back.gif[/img] Back button to try another link.

Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer

I might add....I can open these e-mails if I use another computer

[Steven.Bentley]

hmm I wonder if there could be a lot of network traffic (due to spyware, worms etc) and that's causing the larger files to take a long time and time out?

[renegade600]

that is a weird problem. Try deleting the files in your temporary folder.

[Dr Mike]

Spybot, AVG, Window Washer and Ad-Aware are run nightly...

Temp file is emptied nightly...

High network traffic....doubt it, since other computers function OK.

Thank you for staying with me.......