I am a bit of a novice when it comes to computers and am desperate for help. I recently got connected to broadband and wanted to set up my computers to work off a wireless router.
I have managed to get my laptop working put not my desktop.Whenever I click on IE a BOX comes up that says "Web page you requested is not available offline". When I try to connect it fails.
I went on the Windows online help desk and it suggeted RESETTING IE but I can't find the button. I open Internet Options, go to Advanced tab but there is no reset option only restore faults.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.How do you have the desktop connected ? ?
Wireless or wired ?Desktop is meant to be wired.
Oops, meant to say wireless.Where is the router located in conjunction with the dektop and NOTEBOOK?

Do you have a wireless network card installed on your desktop?

If you don't, and the router is in the same location as your desktop, run an ethernet cable from the network card installed on your desktop COMPUTER to port 1 on the router. Try opening your browser, again.


Keep us posted...My desktop can't be linked by a cable to the router but I do have a laptop. Unfortunately this is having problems as well. On network connections it says that it is connected to the router but it can't get on to the internet. This is the same problem as my desktop; the computer says it is connected but no RESPONSE on IE.Be glad you can't reset IE. Switch to Firefox instead: http://www.getfirefox.com and save yourself a world of hurt.

By the way some routers won't allow you to connect to them if you're using a wireless network. And you won't get a wireless connection until everything has been properly configured. You can try to get it to work by not using any security at all, but you're kind of blind when you can't see the router configuration. I'd hook up a cable, configure it and remove the cable after everything is working. (And secured of course.)