Accessing certain web pages

The computer is a Toshiba Satellite P205-6337 running Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit. I can't seem to access certain web pages. One example is I can go to AOl's Homepage with no issues, but the minute I click on anything from the sign-on log-in to an article on the page I get a windows explorer window that states, " Internet Explorer can not open the internet site http://www.aol.com/. And below it "Operation aborted." When I click on OK it then goes back to an Internet Explorer cannot display this page. Thanks in advance.

Satellite P205-S6337
You use Internet Explorer 7 still?
Why do I receive an "Operation aborted" error message when I visit a Web page in Internet Explorer?
-Jerry

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Certain web pages are stuck in large text in Safari

I've been having this issue since I got my Air last year. Certain web pages (MSNBC and Google to name a few) are stuck in really large text. Other web pages are fine. I've tried resetting th browser, deleting cookies, etc. But I cannot seem to fix this issue. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

Sorry. I poked around furhter and finally found the issue. The font sizes were too big! Not sure when I could have done that, but there you go. This question can be closed down.

HT1338 Why is safarai loading certain web pages so slowly?

Why is safari loading certain web pages so slowly?

Emptied the Safari cache lately?
Press Command + Option + E then quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that doesn't help, try this DNS.
Open System Preferences > Network > Advanced > DNS
Click + and type:
208.67.222.222
Click + again and do the same.
208.67.220.220
Click OK.
Quit and relaunch Safari to test.

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