David Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Has anybody else had difficulty accessing this forum over the last couple of days? I was getting very worried, and I even joined another forum so that I could ask for help.Before asking, I gave this site one last try, and hey presto - here I am.Recently my machine decided to update to IE7, using Windows XP home. It seems that since then I have had trouble accessing various web sites. First an important French site (to me) would not load due to data base error with an invalid SQL.Then slowly other sites, one by one, would not connect, with the message that my internet explorer could not connect to the site. I was also having trouble with this forum saying that the server was out of memory. After deleting the non connecting sites from my favourite list, and cleaning up my temp folder and history files, I tried this forum again to be told that I that my computer was unable to connect. I rebooted, but got the same message, and trying Radio Times as well I got the same message. Finally I could not connect to any Living France site, even by trying through Google. I also noticed that my computer was very slow in changing some pages or sites, but instantaneous with things like BBC and Google.I tried another French forum with no problems.Tried this site again, and suddenly no problems.Does anyone have any suggestions, or is it just the gremlins?Thanks,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I've had exactly the same problem this evening: I am using 2 different Macs, I tried with Safari, Firefox and Camino - same result in each case, server not found. At the same time other people were accessing without difficulty.The only sensible answer I could come up with was my ISP (Blueyonder) but they were showing no connection issues.I had exactly the same connection symptoms.Any ideas, Admin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Same here, earlier today. I got rid of some cookies & rebooted, no problems since. (Frantically touches wood!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 Glad to know it's not just me.Touch wood, everything seems to be working now.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I had problems too - both Mac and non-Mac.It kept telling me that I wasn't connected to the internet even though other sites were working perfectly.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 A little tip if you're using IE7, turn off the anti-phishing on all the sites that you use regularly. It will then speed up your access times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I couldn't get on either until very late when everyone had gone to bed and the house had been sold. [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Perhaps it's the archant ads taking their time loading... [:-))]I've had intermittent problems too, particularly with the out of memory msg. Only great determination (aka blood-y-mindedness) enabled me to post my Archant ads complaint on Sunday. [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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