How to Fix a DNS Error on Windows XP
Check Your Firewall
1. Click 'Start,' then 'Control Panel.' Click 'Classic View' in the left column, if applicable.
2. Open 'Windows Firewall.'
3. Click on the 'Exceptions' tab. Find your Web browser. Check the box next to it. Repeat this for all web browsers you use.
4. Click on 'Add Program' if you do not see your Web browser. Scroll to your Web browser, highlight it and click 'OK.'
5. Click on 'Add Port.' Enter 'HTTP' (no quotes) for the 'Name' and '80' (no quotes) for the 'Port.' Click 'OK.'
6. Click 'Apply,' then 'OK.'
Clear the Windows DNS Cache
7. Close all programs.
8. Click 'Start,' then 'Run.' Type 'Command,' and press 'Enter.'
9. Type 'ipconfig /flushdns' (without quotes) in the command box. Press 'Enter.'
10. Enter 'ipconfig /registerdns' (without quotes) in the command box. Press 'Enter.'
11. Close the command box, and try to load a website again.
Clear Your Cookies and Cache
12. Click 'Tools,' then 'Clear Recent History,' if using Firefox. Click on 'Cache' and 'Cookies.' Remove other check marks. Select 'Everything' in the 'Time range to clear' drop-down menu. Click 'Clear Now.'
13. Select the 'Tools' icon in Chrome. Select 'Options.' Click on the 'Personal Stuff' tab. Select 'Clear browsing data' in the 'Browsing Data' section. Click on 'Empty the cache' and 'Delete cookies.' De-select all other items. Choose 'Everything' in the 'Clear data from this period' drop-down menu. Click 'Clear Browsing Data.'
14. Click 'Tools,' then 'Delete Browsing History' in Internet Explorer. Select 'Temporary Internet Files' and 'Cookies.' De-select all other items. Click 'Delete.'