Browsers cannot access internet vista

Now uncheck the checkbox to disable the Check for server certificate revocation as shown in the picture. Click on OK button and then restart the browser, now browse for the SSL sites and it will work perfectly no error. In some cases, if you have the certificate for a particular website that you cannot access. For that purpose, you can import it to the browser from your computer.

These certificates are small data files that help to create encrypted sessions between the browser and the server. Open Google Chrome and tap on the vertical 3 dots and select Settings.

Reach the end of the window and select Advanced to expand the advanced settings of Chrome. In the expanded window, under Privacy and security find Manage certificates option. Click on it to open the Certificates window. Click on the Import button within the new window to browse the certificate from your drive issued by the Certificate Authorities CA.

Now, restart the Chrome browser to reflect the changes. Open Mozilla Firefox, and click on the Hamburger Icon on the top right side to open the browser menu. Select Options from the menu, it will take you to the browser settings window.

Click on Import… from the window to add certificates from your system to the browser, select OK and restart Firefox to make changes. Also Read: Why you should not hibernate your Laptop? Now you can browse for the SSL sites without the interruption of security certificate error. Please help. Answered by Biker 0 in a post from 11 Years Ago.

Later Jump to Post. Thanks Verus. On a hunch I installed Chrome. Same thing happens!! Can you give more details about the Proxy setting, pls.? I "Think" I may have solved the problem. I'm just not sure which of these changes was the potential trigger: 1.

On another hunch, I initialized all my Norton Firewall settings. Has the problem been solved??? Vic a. Any ideas? Looks like that final fixed it!! Facebook Like. Twitter Tweet. Be a part of the DaniWeb community. Sign Up — It's Free! So, after all of that, I find that one of the updates has to be the culprit in killing the machine's ability to browse the internet.

I really hate that it is likely one of Microsoft's own updates that killed this computer's ability to browse the internet. Specs: AMD Athlon 64 x2 1. Wednesday, March 5, PM. Wednesday, March 12, AM. Same issue with HPDV laptop I would rather not do a recovery from back disks. Microsoft lets fix this problem immediately Tuesday, March 18, PM. Same issue here on a vaio pc been happening for a while. Monday, March 24, AM. Thursday, April 3, AM.

Windows Update works fine, I got the SP the other day with no problem. So does Skype. Thursday, April 3, PM. I have the exact same problem - I run a business where I go to people's homes and fix machines that have developed issues - apparently the lady had had another tech come to her house and fix something and he had entirely messed up her ability to browse the Internet. But oddly enough, the laptop a Sony Vaio is able to download windows updates, ping places on the internet, and run other applications that require an internet connection just fine.

It was very confusing. She didn't have system restore turned on so rolling back was not an option, I said I'd do some research on the issue before doing a complete format and reinstall of her system. Do we have an progress on this? Saturday, April 5, PM. Still no progress for me. I wish Microsoft would answer this issue. I've been on the lookout for other solutions ever since I posted my solution.

I've pretty much had the same thing happen to me with a new laptop, right out of the box. No updates can be done because even windows update can't access the internet, yet I get an assigned IP with DHCP from the router and can ping google. I've also had it that I can get to google but no one else. Other software requiring internet access or HTTP protocal can access the net.

Monday, April 7, PM. Tuesday, April 8, PM. I don't think anything in Windows would do this unless you've figured out how to activate the Vista firewall's outgoing protection it's disabled by default.

Paste the results in a message here. If necessary use a text file and removable media to copy the results to a computer with internet access. Here 'tis As expected that looks perfectly good. Try Safe Mode with Networking to see if browsers work there. No connectivity for either browser in Safe Mode. Good news - both settings are exactly as you suggest.

Bad news - no joy yet, no connection for the browsers. But I really appreciate your taking the time to try and help! Joined Apr 2, Messages Have tried installing a new browser or reinstalling your browser?

I did uninstall and reinstall Firefox after it first lost connectivity - no luck. Haven't done it with IE, but suppose I could download on a desktop to a thumb drive and then transfer the downloaded file to the laptop. Well you can try to do that. But have you tried on using some other Malware remover like Super anti spyware, Trojan remover.

But Antivirus is also included but you have already tired that right? So why don't you try on using Registry cleaner as well. Phantom Retired Trusted Advisor.

Joined Mar 9, Messages 34, If none of the above works, you could try editing your Hosts file. We do not need to worry about any line that begins with an because is ignored by Windows. Also, the line " There were two pertinent lines in Hosts: Re-booted, tried opening a browser, no luck opening any pages.