It's a near stock Asus laptop with Windows 8 64 bit but I didn't try IE at all. They lost me over a decade ago so let me share a few items.
1. I set my system up to use Google DNS.
2. I have Chrome, Firefox and SeaMonkey browsers.
3. Avast free for the antivirus.
Seems fine here.
Bob
Does anyone have any idea why I often get these errors and how I might avoid them?
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Another error I often get is:
Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
What you can try:
You are not connected to the Internet. Check your Internet connection
Retype the address.
Go back to the previous page.
Most likely causes:
•You are not connected to the Internet.
•The website is encountering problems.
•There might be a typing error in the address.
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The error messages only apply to parts of web pages. None of the suggestions in the error messages help. The errors occur on nearly every page I visit, even CNET pages.
I am using IE 10 on a 64-bit Gateway machine and 64 bit version of Windows 8. I use avast!, Malwarebytes and the Windows firewall. All updates and definitions are current.
IE 10 came with the preloaded Windows 8 and cannot be downgraded to an earlier version so needless to say, I hope IE 10 is not the culprit.

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