PC will not load specific URL in any browser on pc

[stephenc]

Apologies eltonzoto, I thought by etc you meant other similar drivers 

Anyway, I've now checked and it says simply -

127.0.0.1       localhost
::1       localhost

Does that mean anything?

[eltonzoto]

Good, that's the default config.

Btw, have you tried disable Windows Firewall?

[stephenc]

I still believe the problem is with default DNS servers from your ISP.

In desperation I've tried this as the attached image shows and still no joy 

[essexboy]

The reason you may have trouble getting there with IE is because the certificate has expired

[stephenc]

I thought I'd found the answer here. If I go to Tools | Intenet Options | Security and then click to open Restricted Sites and then click Sites, I get the attached which includes a list of IP addresses with wildcards.

Highlights them and then clicking remove does not work. I did manage to remove a few but quite a few are left. The only problem is that I don't see the IP address of the problem site and also this is in IE. Surely this would not block IP's in other browsers?

[stephenc]

The reason you may have trouble getting there with IE is because the certificate has expired

Yes, but why would I be able to view it on another computer also on XP and IE8?

Also, I'm the only one having this problem with the URL.

[Aventador]

Why are you restricting all those site? Have you cleaned out your cookies and temp files?

[stephenc]

Yes, I've run ccCleaner, Temp file remover, Super Anti Spyware and one or two other programs but I can't remove this IP'addresses from the list. I'm not even sure how they got there but they won't delete.

[Aventador]

Its actually best not to use Internet Explorer. But Internet Explorer does have a reset option. Have you tried that?

[stephenc]

Just reset all zones back to default level and applied it. Restarted IE browser but IP addresses are still there and still unable to remove.

I wonder if these IP addresses are held in the registry and apply to all browsers?

[eltonzoto]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CUrrentVersion/Internet Settings/ZoneMap/Domains

The IE Restricted Sites by default should be empty. Maybe in the past you've used any software which must have added this list for immunize affect against malwares. I too have many domains inside Restrict Zone. This happened after I scan my PC with Advanced System Care 6.

The weird thing is, I can delete these entries directly for IE, without any problem. While for you, as you mentioned, it's impossible!    

[stephenc]

This could be the problem eltonzoto. I'd wanted to post an image showing the domain name listed in that directory but as I only have 4 images per post the forum won't let me.

So how do I remove it? I'm very wary of doing anything in the reg and am not even sure how to back it up - do I export as there is no 'save' option.

[eltonzoto]

I deleted my entries without problem from Regedit. But before doing this, first make a backup (export) only to directory-key Zonemap. Or you can use Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 3.2: http://www.eusing.com/downloadfree/EFRCSetup.exe

There you can find an option at File/Backup Full Registry. 

[stephenc]

I've deleted the entry but it has made no difference. The IP addresses with wildcard ** at the end are still there and still cannot be removed.

[eltonzoto]

Hmmm!

Take a look on this site: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/restricted.htm and try DelDomains.inf. I tested on my laptop, worked fine. In your case, maybe is better to do that job in Safe Mode.