Just now I got this when trying to get to a web site:Invalid URLThe requested URL "/", is invalid.Reference #9.87cc8f18.1290546177.eeb029THIS happens for different sites (most of the sites are quite large; newspapers, etc.). OR, and perhaps a bit later, my connection to the internet will stop. I can get to some network drives, I can ping internet sites, but not retrieve files via HTTP. Rebooting is the only way to solve it. I have two computers connected to a linksys router. The XP has these problems at least once a day; the Win7 never has any problems. The problems will occur suddenly. I've tried turning the router off and on, as well as the cable modem; Doesn't matter. BUT only the XP computer is affected. Any ideas where I should look? 1 person needs an answerI do too

Check your HTTP and HTTPS protocols. See www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx steve <Ron in NYC> wrote in message news:Email removed for privacy...Just now I got this when trying to get to a web site:Invalid URLThe requested URL "/", is invalid.Reference #9.87cc8f18.1290546177.eeb029THIS happens for different sites (most of the sites are quite large; newspapers, etc.). OR, and perhaps a bit later, my connection to the internet will stop. I can get to some network drives, I can ping internet sites, but not retrieve files via HTTP. Rebooting is the only way to solve it. I have two computers connected to a linksys router. The XP has these problems at least once a day; the Win7 never has any problems. The problems will occur suddenly. I've tried turning the router off and on, as well as the cable modem; Doesn't matter. BUT only the XP computer is affected. Any ideas where I should look?

This happens with Chrome, Firefox and IE. I'm not sure what you mean by checking these protocols. I looked at that link; there is no DDE in File Types and nothing there has a check box. Anyway, what would explain that everything works just fine and then, out of the blue, things start to go bad. Sometimes, it's the Invalid URL problem (which goes away by itself on occasion); or just that I cannot get documents from a site via HTTP. Also, while I have many drives connected to the XP computer, all are accessible when the problem occurs except my mirrored raid drive.

You can try making IE default under Tools | Internet options | Programs and see if that fixes the HTTP protocol. steve <Ron in NYC> wrote in message news:Email removed for privacy...This happens with Chrome, Firefox and IE. I'm not sure what you mean by checking these protocols. I looked at that link; there is no DDE in File Types and nothing there has a check box. Anyway, what would explain that everything works just fine and then, out of the blue, things start to go bad. Sometimes, it's the Invalid URL problem (which goes away by itself on occasion); or just that I cannot get documents from a site via HTTP. Also, while I have many drives connected to the XP computer, all are accessible when the problem occurs except my mirrored raid drive.