How often do you restart your problematic computer?
Does that make any difference?
Wireless presumably?
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| Author: | EllieB [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Computer question |
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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| Author: | J B [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Computer question |
How often do you restart your problematic computer? Does that make any difference? Wireless presumably?
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| Author: | EllieB [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Computer question |
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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| Author: | J B [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Computer question |
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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| Author: | EllieB [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Computer question |
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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| Author: | David G [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Computer question |
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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| Author: | J B [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Computer question |
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 
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| Author: | EllieB [ Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Computer question |
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. Regards Ellie |
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