Internet Explorer Error Messages Explained

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Common Internet Explorer Error Messages

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52 Runtime Error This is a "bad file name or number" error in JavaScript.
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It means that the script cannot find a file it is looking for (web-
Codecs for WMP9 page, course component) and is most likely a connectivity
problem.
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any further problems... If this does not then speak with the website
Online Data administrator as there may be a problem with the websites server.
Storage

WMP and DVD

400 Bad File Request Usually means the syntax used in the url is incorrect (e.g.
uppercase letter should be lowercase letter; wrong punctuation
Cryptographic
marks)
Service

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401 Unauthorised The website server is looking for some encryption key(s) from the
Download IE6 client (your computer) and is not getting it. Also, a wrong
password may have been entered. Try it again, paying close
Logon XP Tips attention to case sensitivity..
Windows File
Protection
403 Forbidden/Access Denied Similar to 401, special permission is needed to access the website
Computer A password and/or username may not be correctly registered on
Workstation the websites database. Other times the website server may not
Ergonomics have the proper permissions set up on its directories...

Anti Virus Free

Trial 404 File Not Found Server cannot find the file you requested. Refreshing the page (F5)
should resolve this problem, although continued error messages
WinTasks 5 may mean the page is no longer available, that there is
Professional considerable internet congestion (in which case the user should try
again later).
Windows XP Task
manager Alternatively the file could have been either been moved or
deleted, or you entered the wrong URL or document name. Look
Stop Messages at the URL. If a word looks misspelled, correct it and try it again.
If that doesn't work backtrack by deleting information between
each backslash, until you come to a page on that site that isn't a
404.
COMMON
ERRORS
From there you may be able to find the page you're looking for.
This has to be the most common Internet Explorer Error message
C00D11CD on the Internet!

0x800A138F

0x8007007E 408 Request Timeout Client (your computer) stopped the request before the server
finished retrieving it. A user will either hit the stop button, close
the browser, or click on a link before the page loads. Usually
0x80072EE2
occurs when servers are slow or file sizes are large.
0x80072EFD

800C0008 500 Internal Error Couldn't retrieve the HTML document because of server-
configuration problems.
0x8DDD0018
Contact website administrator...
0xc00d1199

c00d11ba Web server doesn't support a requested feature.

501 Not Implemented
0x800B0004

wmpdxm-dll 502 Service Temporarily Server congestion; too many connections; high traffic. Keep trying
Overloaded until the page loads. This can be a common occurrence at peak
wmp-dll news times eg. the Twin Towers during September 2001 brought
CNN and the BBC news sites to a slow crawl and many folks got
this error.
rstrui entry point

DIGITAL
MEDIA

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503 Service Unavailable Server busy, site may have moved, or you lost your dial-up
Codec SVCD Internet connection!

Divx & WMP

Bad File Request Browser may not support the form or other coding you're trying to
Windows XP access.
Codecs

TRIAL Connection Refused by Host Either you do not have permission to access the site or your
SOFTWARE password is incorrect. Try again!

X-DRIVE Online
BackUp Errors on Page This error message is a catch-all statement meaning there is
something on the web page that the browser either hasn't read
WinTasks Pro 15 properly (connectivity problem) or there are missing items in the
Day Trial web page itself. This problem normally affects the graphics on a
"Master the web page.
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This can be a temporary glitch (caused by insufficient bandwidth),
SpeedUpMyPC 15 and may be quickly resolved, or it can have a more complex and
longer term problem. With regard to most cases of this Internet
Day Trial
Explorer Error message, it is due to not having given sufficient
"Take control of your
PC's speed and time to download the page you are requesting.
memory!"
It is necessary to wait until the bottom left hand corner of the page
Spy Sweeper 30 reads 'done' before selecting any other links on the page to move
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Failed DNS Lookup The Domain Name Server can't translate your domain request into
---------------- a valid Internet address. The website server may be busy or down,
or incorrect url (web address) was entered.
Website Feed:

File Contains No Data Page is there but is not showing anything. Error occurs in the
RSS Feed document. Attributed to bad table formatting, or stripped header
information....
Not sure What RSS
is? Find out more
here. Host Unavailable Host server down. Hit reload or go to the site later

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Network Connection Refused by The Web server is busy. To resolve this problem, refresh the page.
the Server (Press Ctrl and F5).

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Runtime Error (The information in this solution applies to: Internet Explorer 5.5
(SP1) 95 / 98 / 98 Second Edition / NT4.0 / 2000). When you
attempt to browse to various websites, you may receive an error
message similar to the following 'A runtime error has occurred. Do
you wish to debug? Line number Error: Permission Denied.'

This can occur if you upgrade to IE 5.5 (SP1). The upgrade

enables the script-debugging and script-error-notification options.
(Note: Because there are several versions of Windows, the
following steps may be different on your computer. If they are,
please consult your product documentation to complete these
steps:)

To resolve this issue, disable the script-debugging and script-error-

notification options. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab .
4. Click to select the Disable script debugging check box .
5. Click to clear the Display a notification about every script error
check box .
6. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Fortunately this is a very rare Internet Explorer Error message...

Script Error Script errors are caused when something goes wrong when surfing
some web pages. It is caused by VBScript or JavaScript code that
is embedded within certain web pages. These errors are mostly
due to connectivity problems, though can occasionally be caused
by browser incompatibilities. Ensure that you have a compatible
browser version (IE 5.5 and above or Netscape 4.76 and above).

Unable to Locate Host Host server is down, Internet connection is lost, or URL typed
incorrectly.

If refreshing the page doesn't work, try clearing the Temporary

Internet Files and History and refreshing again. You may have to
wait until later

Please note that this is not a comprehensive list, but it does explain the most common
Internet Explorer Error messages you get whilst "surfing" the Internet.

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