Sorry, I hit send instead of paste, let try that again:
If you believe you have a virus, the first thing you should do is scan your
system with up to date virus software. If you have none installed, try the
following site which offers an online virus scan:
http://housecall.antivirus.com/explorer.html

For advice specific to problems with secure sites, have a look at the first
link - for general advice, have a look at the second:

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/ans...m#secure_sites

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#dns

In addition to the above, if you are blocking cookies try accepting them.
In IE< go to Tools, select Internet Options, go to the Privacy tab, click
advanced and set cookies to accept and see if you can get in. Note, some
firewalls have their own cookie blocking features and might override those
settings so if you have a firewall, you might want to disable it when trying
to access these sites.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend

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