Legacy standalone thread
Can't Enter Sites Like Microsoft and Others
Legacy computer-help thread about being unable to reach certain sites while others still load, with preserved troubleshooting context.
- Original title
- Can't enter a site like microsoft & others.
- Category
- Computer Help
- Approved comments
- 8
Original Problem
This legacy computer-help thread centers on a user who could reach some sites but not others, including well-known domains, while friends could still load them normally. The page is useful because it preserves the older symptom language around blank pages, tcp_error, timeouts, and one-site-only failures.
It also shows why the case stayed messy. The replies move between local troubleshooting, HOSTS-file checks, and the possibility that the issue was really on the remote server side instead of on the user's machine alone.
Selected Useful Comments
- One reply quotes the exact error family, including
Network Error (tcp_error)andNo route to host, which helps anchor the thread in a real failure pattern instead of a vague complaint. - Another user reports the same pattern on a different site, with slow loading followed by an error while friends could still enter it.
- One comment suggests checking the Windows
HOSTSfile, which is useful archive context but should be read carefully because it is easy to misapply.
Editor Context
The thread remains useful because it preserves the older 'some sites work, one site does not' pattern, but it never lands on one fully proven root cause.
If the symptom turns out to be part of a broader network or security concern rather than one unreachable site, compare Suspicious Connection Attempts and Ping Issues.
Related Pages
Parent hub
Computer Security Troubleshooting ArchiveCurated legacy archive for malware cleanup, privacy issues, suspicious traffic, and other computer security troubleshooting threads.