Err Msg: Cannot Find <Address>. Make Sure the Path or...

Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
Article ID: Q178000
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you click a link on a Web page in Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error message:

   Microsoft Internet Explorer
   Cannot find <address>. Make sure the path or Internet address is
   correct.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the Web page's language is set to User Defined.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, change the Web page's language to a something other than User Defined. To do this, right-click the Web page, point to Language, and then click a command other than User Defined.

MORE INFORMATION

The western alphabet contains the default character set for English versions of Windows. The English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages use the western alphabet.

If you change the language to western alphabet, the default language may be set to User Defined when you restart Internet Explorer. To set the default language to western alphabet, follow these steps:

  1. Click Internet Options on the View menu.

  2. On the General tab, click Fonts.

  3. In the list of character sets, click Western, and then click Set As Default.

  4. Click OK, and then click OK again.


Additional query words: 4.01 cannot find http://
Keywords : kberrmsg msient msiew95
Version : WINDOWS:4.01
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
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