New computer, website not working

[Enemy_of_Juden]

I have a friend who got a new computer and she role-plays on a same forum as me. Anyway, here is the problem in her own words:

[18:14] XXXXXX: it just won't show the front page. it just goes back to the login page
[18:14] XXXXXX: I tried going on my sisters comp and it works
[18:15] XXXXXX: I don;t know what to doThe browser she uses is Internet Explorer version 7.

[psychologicalshock]

Tell her to get Firefox.

[Southron White Lady]

There are a lot of problems with IE 7, especially when coupled with Vista. I concur with psychologicalshock, get Firefox, I have never had any problems with it, and I don't know of anyone who has.

[RebelWithACause]

I use IE7 for everything. At home, I use a combination of Vista and XP machines.

I'd suggest checking the popup blocker and anti-phishing settings in IE7. Also, check other software you might have running such as anti-spyware/adware and see if they might be blocking something.

Additionally, check your Windows Firewall settings.

To be completely honest, I have used IE7 since its beta, and I haven't been able to find a site that it won't work on in months. (Unless the site is specifically engineered by the pot-smoking Linux and Firefox hippies to not work with IE7/Windows.)

[Mike Z.]

Is she accessing the internet through her sister's computer via network?

If so, that might be the problem. A similar thing happened to me a few years ago. I was unable to visit basically any webpage that required me to login (e-mail, forums, etc.)

Problem is I really don't remember how I fixed it... I would suggest disabling and deleting any network connections on both computers (except the connection to internet) and re-running the network setup wizard - making sure to share the internet connection.

Hope this helps.

[Subrosa]

I would check for spyware before doing anything else.