For the last few days I've been unable to open one particular website: theminiaturespage.com This problem began around the time of the recent Firefox upgrade, but I am uncertain of this. It doesn't matter whether I use Firefox or IE - I have the latest versions of both. I've installed Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, and Spybot Search & Destroy, run them both, and the problem remains. No spybots or viruses on my system (that I'm aware of). Have accessed the website in question from a different computer a few kms down the road - same ISP as mine - and had no problems. Help?

What exactly happens when you try to go there? In reference to 11/05/2008 "So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause." - George Lucas

I get the standard timeout message: "Network Timeout The operation timed out when attempting to contact theminiaturespage.com. The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the browser has stopped waiting for a reply. * Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary failure? Try again later. * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection. * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing. * Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or Internet provider for assistance."

If you were able to previously access this site and just recently have experienced this problem it may be caused by a recent Microsoft update. Updates may reset the security settings in Internet Explorer. Check the security levels there. edit You may be able to set that as a trusted site. While in IE look under tools> internet options> security> trusted sites.

Try This solution..it worked for me! I had this same problem...only, I couldn't access any sites that were on my state governments servers..other computers in the house had no problem...This went on for a couple years...tried everything I could find on the web...changed every setting they suggested... until I came across this solution on the archives of this site...It worked for me... This was the solution... Access from Control Panel - Network Connections - Local Area Connection icon - Properties - Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) - Properties - General tab. Changed checked option from "Use the following DNS server address" to "Obtain DNS address automatically". This is now the same configuration which is now on the other similar computer on the LAN which has no problems. When the original option was set in the past, there were some addresses (numbers not noted for this record) entered in the "Preferred DNS server" and "Alternate DNS server" entries, but these numbers disappeared when the option was unchecked. here is the original thread http://www.computing.net/answers/ne...

Thanks everyone. I just tried the set as a trusted site option in IE, and it worked! Now works fine in Firefox too! But here's an interesting thing: just as I had opened IE and clicked on Tools, a window popped up on the screen from Spybot Search & Destroy telling me that an important registry entry affecting the user toolbar had been changed - allow or deny? Sounded intriguing so I told Spybot S&D to 'remember' it and clicked 'allow'. Then I continued setting theminiaturespage as a trusted site in IE. So who knows? Maybe it was the registry change that did the trick before I even finished setting up the trusted site business. ??? Anyway, thank you for your help. :)

When you selected to mark as a trusted site that changed the registry. You should have accepted that change. If you can't login after a reboot then next time accept the change. The idea behind the Spybot message is to let you know something is changing the registry. If you were responsible then say OK.