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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 11:01 AM
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Computer at home won't pull open hdforums Keeps telling me it can't find it. I've tried internet explorer and google chrome, and they both tell me the same thing. I know next to nothing about computers... any ideas?


 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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GOOGLE HDforums and try to go to it from links it brings up .
or are you typing www.HDforums.com directly into the address bar ?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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tried it both way... same result either way.


 
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 06:11 PM
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ok.... I deleted the computers entire history, deleted google chrome in case it and I.E. was interferring with each other, reset my I.P. addy, and did a system restore. Killing me not being able to get here unless I'm at work. Any ideas?


 
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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any other web pages working? perhaps as simple as rebooting your router.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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Something sounds fishy...have you run/updated anti-virus lately?
 
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 06:27 PM
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I shut the computer router down for an entire night, no change. I have Mcafee... it shows no problems, but I've seen that before to find out I had a virus later. HDforums is the only site it won't access though.


 
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