[doodad]

What happens when you try to connect to a secure site? Sounds like you need to download a new version of SSL that it got corrupted somehow(?)

[doodad]

Some Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles dealing with this problem

232012 - Error Message When You Attempt to Install 128-Bit Upgrade
261328 - Cipher Strength Appears as 0-Bit in Internet Explorer
301803 - Error Message When You Try to Connect to Secure Site: Client Certificate Has Expired or Is Not Yet Valid
303807 - "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error Message When You Try to View Web Page on a Secure Web Site
305217 - Page Cannot Be Displayed Error During SSL 3.0 Server Session Timeout
811383 - Internet Explorer Connectivity and Certificate Display Issues
813951 - You Cannot Access Your MSN E-mail Account or Authenticate with a Web Site in Various Programs
821814 - You Receive a "Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error Message When You Post to a Site That Requires Authentication

[najida]

I get the

The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

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Message.

So, I can download a new SSL thingie from the internet?!?!

[najida]

TA DA!!!!!

WHOO HOO!!!!

Thank you all....I'm now sitting on Mozilla Firefox, checking out my bank statement (very sad) and able to log on Ebay (not good ;) )

Thank you all so very very very very much.

It was a bunch of things....updating with MS, reconfiguring my firewall, changing browsers, crying, screaming, eating pasta, digging through the recycle bin to recover something I shouldn't have pitched (oops!).... Every suggestion I got helped. I now have a better running computer, a better browser and access to secure sites.

Thanks a million!