Firefox gave me "URL not valid & cannot be loaded" on SOME common sites. Tried clearing cache & cookies; no help. ALSO just checked using IE browser, and it would not load that site. Bank still works; shopping still works... what gives?

I'm strictly a user; not an IT guy. I can follow directions but need as much specific help as possible - i'm always afraid when i try corrective actions, i'll "break" something else. Need help quick for daughter & me (job hunt).
Other sites besides one listed gave same problem. But (in this case) ACT.org worked fine...

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
* Use "Disable all add-ons" on the [[Safe mode]] start window to disable all extensions.
* Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")
>In Firefox 4 Safe mode also disables plugins (Tools > Add-ons > Plugins) and hardware acceleration (Tools > Options > Advanced > General)

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