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 Post subject: Computer question
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:01 am 
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Hi,
Could someone help me with a problem please?

I have a Dell laptop for general pootling about on the internet, plus a cheapie netbook through which we watch the television.
I've got Windows 8 on both.

My Dell keeps saying 'page cannot be displayed' even though it's showing as connected on my network, plus the fact the netbook's still running and playing the TV quite happily.
I have to disconnect and reconnect to the network on the Dell to carry on with what I was doing.

Is it a Windows 8 problem, a Dell problem, or a problem with my network?
Thanks in advance for any advice.


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 Post subject: Re: Computer question
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:41 am 
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How often do you restart your problematic computer?

Does that make any difference?

Wireless presumably?

:grin:

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 Post subject: Re: Computer question
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:51 pm 
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Hi JB,
Yes, I'm wireless.
The Dell goes off periodically when I'm using it - not in any sort of pattern and not when I'm on particular sites, just suddenly pops up with the 'page not found' message as though the signal's gone. That's when I have to re-start it.


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 Post subject: Re: Computer question
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:54 pm 
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EllieB wrote:
Hi JB,
Yes, I'm wireless.
The Dell goes off periodically when I'm using it - not in any sort of pattern and not when I'm on particular sites, just suddenly pops up with the 'page not found' message as though the signal's gone. That's when I have to re-start it.


Sorry, you misunderstand me.
How often do *you* deliberately restart ... (not because you have to, just as a routine)??

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 Post subject: Re: Computer question
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:42 pm 
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Sorry - about a dozen times a day on average - I tend to dip in an out and turn it off after every time I've finished with it.


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 Post subject: Re: Computer question
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:15 pm 
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EllieB wrote:
Hi,
Could someone help me with a problem please?

I have a Dell laptop for general pootling about on the internet, plus a cheapie netbook through which we watch the television.
I've got Windows 8 on both.

My Dell keeps saying 'page cannot be displayed' even though it's showing as connected on my network, plus the fact the netbook's still running and playing the TV quite happily.
I have to disconnect and reconnect to the network on the Dell to carry on with what I was doing.

Is it a Windows 8 problem, a Dell problem, or a problem with my network?
Thanks in advance for any advice.


Try following this:

http://utdsl.com/Page%20cannot%20be%20displayed.htm

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 Post subject: Re: Computer question
PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:19 pm 
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Hmmm, it sounds like it's losing the connectivity with your router after a while.
I wonder if it's something to do with your power settings where it's maybe going to sleep after X minutes of inactivity, and then not waking back up again properly.

Maybe look in Control Panel / power options

:oops:

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 Post subject: Re: Computer question
PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:05 am 
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Dear David and JB,
Thank you very much for your responses and help.
I have tried the more simple solution of changing the 'sleep' settings and for now *touch wood* it seems to have sorted out the problem - not sure how or why, but I haven't had an error message since I did it.
If it does occur again, I'll try some of the other suggestions from David's link.
Thanks to you both.
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Ellie


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