My web browser starts to load, but then nothing happens. I reinstalled firefox and it worked for a few days. I can access internet if I go directly to windows update.

Assuming you mean it starts to load, then crashes and disappers. First ensure machine has been restarted. Then if that makes no difference use system restore to go back to a time when it last definitely worked. Without giving your operating system, cant give you instructions how to use system restore, you'll need to look that up. Its very simple and only takes a few minutes and will almost certainly allow IE to load.

Internet History on a Computer
Web browsers keep an internal record of the websites you visit.
This history also called a cache makes future access of websites easier because some of the data is already loaded in your computer.
Internet history is also useful to look through when you cannot remember the name of an important website you visited.
The creators of the big three Web browsers as of the time of publication Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome make viewing your browsing history simple.

Open an Internet Explorer window.
Press "Ctrl" and "H," or click the star to the left of the browser tabs and press "History."

Click on the day, week or month you wish to view. Internet Explorer will keep your Web history until you clear the cache.

Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox.


Click the "History" drop-down menu.


Select "Show All History."


Locate the day, week or month of the Firefox history you wish to view.
The dialog box will show all history since you last cleared your "History" cache.

Google Chrome

Open a Google Chrome browser.


Click the wrench icon located on the toolbar.


Click "History."
Google Chrome will display all of the websites you have visited within the past 10 weeks. However, websites you viewed in "Incognito" mode or secure pages will not be displayed.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/make/download-mac.html?brand=CHKZ

Firefox is a very popular web browser that enables you to search and navigate the web. It allows you to run a number of components, such as toolbars, download managers and video players, to enhance your browsing experience. However, you can run into occasional display problems and crashes that require some troubleshooting. With some simple guidelines, repair common Firefox problems and improve your browser.

Print or write these directions down before proceeding. Close down Firefox and click the Windows Start menu on the desktop. Select "All Programs" and navigate to the "Mozilla Firefox" folder. Click "Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)" in the folder. This launches Mozilla Firefox Safe Mode. In Safe Mode, you can repair Firefox issues. Select the areas you want to repair on the "Safe Mode" window. For example, select "Reset toolbars and controls" if you want to remove third-party toolbars. Select "Disable add-ons" if you want to disable plug-ins such as download managers. Click the "Make Changes and Restart" button to repair the web browser. Restart your web browser normally after you complete the repair process. Step 5. Uninstall and reinstall Firefox if you are still having problems with it. To do so, go to the Mozilla Firefox download page and click "Free Download" (see Below). http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ie.html When prompted, click "Save" and save the browser installation file on your desktop. Click the Windows Start menu and click "Control Panel." Double-click "Add or Remove Programs" to launch the programs list if you are using Windows XP. For Windows Vista and 7 users, launch the programs list by clicking "Programs" and clicking "Programs and Features." Click "Firefox" and click "Remove/Uninstall" to remove the web browser from your computer. Double-click the Firefox installation file you downloaded in Step 5 and click "Run" to reinstall the web browser on your computer.

well try again and check if the other browsers work fine...if still not solved try reinstalling

Hi. If you cannot access Yahoo but can access other websites, what I can suggest for you to do is to reset your browser settings. Here are the instructions depending on you browser on how to reset settings.

INTERNET EXPLORER Version 7 & 8:
Click TOOLS > Internet Options > Go to Advanced Tab > Click RESET button > Reset > Wait for it to finish loading, then it's going to ask you to restart your browser. Just close out all the Internet Explorer Browser that you have open. Open a new Internet Explorer then try accessing Yahoo again.

INTERNET EXPLORER Version 9
Click the gear icon on the upper right part of the internet explorer window > Internet Options > Go to Advanced Tab > Click RESET button > Reset > Wait for it to finish loading, then it's going to ask you to restart your browser. Just close out all the Internet Explorer Browser that you have open. Open a new Internet Explorer then try accessing Yahoo again.

MOZILLA FIREFOX Version 3.0 & 3.6
Click on TOOLS > Clear Recent History > On the dropdown box, choose EVERYTHING. > Clear now > Wait for it to finish loading, then it's going to ask you to restart your browser. Just close out all the Mozilla Firefox Browser that you have open. Open a new one then try accessing Yahoo again.

MOZILLA FIREFOX 4.0
Click on FIREFOX on the upper left part of the mozilla firefox window > HISTORY > On the dropdown box, choose EVERYTHING >Click Clear now > Wait for it to finish loading, then it's going to ask you to restart your browser. Just close out all the Mozilla Firefox Browser that you have open. Open a new one then try accessing Yahoo again.

If you cannot connect other websites besides Yahoo, contact your internet provider.

Hope this helps! Have a great day.

Hello pthaoasi, If you continue to get this error. Please try the following solutions. Uninstall Firefox and reinstall it. Uninstall Firefox and Install Google Chrome. (Google Chrome is a Great Web Browser) I hope these solutions help you :) Google Chrome is an awesome web browser which already has Adobe Flash player and other materials installed just in the one browser, the browser is not very big. I'm sure that Google Chrome should do the Job for you :)
- Steven ASAP
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What version of Windows are you running? If it's Vista you can do a windows update from the control panel and see if this fixes it. You can also attempt to reinstall the most recent service pack. If you have access to another computer download to a CD or USB stick and install FireFox and/or Google Chrome browser. This will make sure you always have a browser available when IE gets horked.

Also, try running IE without addons. The location of IE with no addons varies depending on which version of Windows you're running.

I had the same problem and found that it was a problem iswith Internet Explorer browser. To fix this perform the following: 1) Make sure you have Firefox installed. 2) From Win XP a. Click "Start" b. Click "Set Program Access And Defualts" c. Select "Non-Microsoft" d. Under "Web Browser" select "Mozilla Firefox" 3) Close out of "Set Program Access And Defaults" 4) Click on Add contact in Skype. Switching the default browser from Internet Explorer toFirefox fixed the problem for me. Tony Alfeo

This occurs when you are using Firefox. window.attachEvent is an Internet Explorer only function.

I suggest trying to start Firefox in safe mode.

Here are the instructions to do so from the Mozilla website.
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you'