No Google

I cannot get to www.google.com or http://www.google.com/recaptcha/demo/ is this my problem or someone Else's as I can get to google new's  and mail?

John

Can you post the error message please?

I get the following message below it seems like it does not even exist and I tried both Firefox and Internet explore:




The connection has timed out

       

         

The server at www.google.com is taking too long to respond.

       


       
       


    *   The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
          moments.

    *   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
          connection.

    *   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
          that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.




       
       
     


     
     

[Moderator]

Turn off both your modem and if you have one your router...
Wait one minute and turn them both back on...

Wait 3 or 4 minutes and see if it works now...

Just does not respond to google.com it works to yahoo.com and if you put mail.google.com it will connect and all other ip addresses work, even in the search box option for choosing a search provider if you select google it will not work, I was just wondering if you you use Earthlink if they could block it? And I deleted cookies and file's in internet explorer.

John

How are you accessing Google? Is it from a tool bar link or is it from a shortcut or an insertion manually into the URL box? truenorth

I got to think why not try a different computer so I did and the first thing it brings a box in firefox 3.6.3 that say's it is a security risk do you want continue to except the risk and after that come's the box ad exception and now I can access google why does it not ask me this on my other computer and with internet explore 6 maybe this is to old for accessing google?

John

Why are you still using IE6?

I tried running setup for firefox without deleting old copy of firefox and it does not help. It seems like on the machine where it works when going to different sites once in a while it will tell you this site is a security risk do you want to continue and on the machine that will not load google it never seems to ask this anymore I may have either added to many add ons or plugins.  I don't see any options to check that would make any difference.

John

It seems like this is a monologue. Until the O/P starts answering questions i suggest we leave this thread alone.truenorth

I tried running setup for firefox without deleting old copy of firefox and it does not help.

That can get murky, I believe.  If you wanted to keep your "old copy of firefox", trying another browser such as Chrome or Opera is probably a better approach.   

Why are you still using IE6?

The best way to fix is probably delete firefox completely then reinstall.  I just have IE 6 so it is there if firefox is  not acceptable as some  apps require using firefox, that and I really do not like 7,8, or 9.

John

[Web moderator]

IE6 should be put into a tomb and buried in the deepest cavern in that gold mine in South Africa. If you don't like IE7, 8 or 9, then please use a different browser like Opera or Chrome - anything but IE6.

Will some of the new IE explorers will not work on XP service pack 2 and takes to long to download and setup so I use 3.6.3 firefox which seems to work real good.

John

[Web moderator]

IE9 won't work on XP.

IE8 can be downloaded here for XP: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=43
The newest version of Firefox is 9.0.1: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-9.0.1&os=win&lang=en-US
Opera 11.6: http://www.opera.com/download/get.pl?id=34226&thanks=true&sub=true
Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?brand=ECBA&installdataindex=yes-apps-yes-promo

I uninstalled my fire fox browser and reinstalled and still no access to google even installed IE 7 no access to google.  I believe the problem is in the XP operating system somewhere.  I did try running without a fire wall and did not help, if there is something from preventing access to google in my computer how would you go about finding it?

John

I suggest you run the Fix it tool found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034 to reset the Hosts file back to the default. This may not resolve the issue but it's worth a try.  Or, you can open the Hosts file with Notepad to view it and manually edit it, as explained at the above link.

[Moderator]

Just for shirts and giggles what protection apps do you have on this PC ? ?

No protection except what comes on the XP disk. I am going to try the fix it tool above mention.
I did put google ip address 74.125.236.81 and it takes you to there search page but when you go to bottom of page and click on home page you get nothing.

John

It does now work the fix it tool fixed the problem I now can access Google.

Thanks

John

No protection except what comes on the XP disk

What is no protection actually? No antivirus?