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Discussions tagged with 'ie protection' on WindowsForum.com focus on Internet Explorer security settings and their impact on browsing behavior. Users report issues such as needing multiple attempts to load web pages, with errors like 'cannot display page' that resolve after refreshing. Troubleshooting steps mentioned include adjusting the IE protection level, disabling Windows Firewall, and turning off User Account Control (UAC). These threads reflect real-world attempts to resolve connectivity problems by modifying IE's security configurations, particularly in Windows Vista environments. The tag covers practical advice for managing IE protection settings to improve browsing reliability.
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    Windows Vista 2 attempts needed to browse to any Web Page

    Does anyone experience this mysterious behaviour and have an answer to it, starting to lose the plot with it Link Removed due to 404 Error OS is Vista Business. Using IE 7 or Mozilla firefox, most pages I browse to return a "cannot display page error", hitting browser refresh button then...
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    • antivirus browser refresh clean install compatibility firefox firewall hotfix ie protection internet explorer network issues operating system page errors service pack software issues tech support troubleshooting uac user experience vista business web browsing
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    • Forum: Windows Networking