Media Player Won't Connect To Internet

[sycosoldier]

Whenever I try to use WMP 10 for anything online using Internet Explorer, it says, "Page cannot be displayed." I am also unable to use IE by itself. My default browser is AOL and I'm on a dial-up connection. I'm guessing that my settings need to be adjusted because this happened before and I fixed it somehow, but I just can't recall what I did. If you need any more info or I didn't give enough details, just tell me. Any help would be greatly apprieciated.

[Overclocked Doc]

Control panel > internet options > connection > "always dial my default connection" > apply > O.K.

[sycosoldier]

It worked. Thank you so much. I really appreciate the help.

[sycosoldier]

Bad news. The first time I adjusted the settings, it worked fine. AOL started acting up so I shut it down and signed back on. However, when I tried IE again, it gave the "Page cannot be displayed" message. I went back into the settings and and the changes were undone, so I adjusted them again like you said, and I'm still getting that message. Any other suggestions?

[sycosoldier]

Also, I dont know if this has anything to do with it, but the media player was connecting fine before I uninstalled the Service Pack 2.

[Dragonmist]

Just a thought. Did you reboot after changing the IE settings? Sometimes it seems to need this to "fix" the new settings. Nothing ever works right with AOL.

[sycosoldier]

Tried it. Still not working. When I set the IE configurations and Control Panel > Internet Options to "Always dial my default connection," the next time I check back, they're both set back to "Never dial a connection."

[sp_100]

Just make sure you are online (connect manually or make it auto dial/connect) prior to using any applications requiring the Internet access.

[sycosoldier]

Did that. No luck. My stupid configurations must be off, but I don't even know what they should be set at. I hate dial-up and AOL!