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Content Encoding Error

Anonymous
2013-04-01T23:51:48+00:00

80% of the time, I can't access web sites..  Keep getting the following message. Content Encoding Error.  The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported for of compression.  Is this normal or is my computer not able to read it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-04-27T04:30:42+00:00

    I've had the issue happen to me a few times but from what I've gathered there are quite a few things that can set it off.

    1. Clear your browser cache, cookies, etc just to be sure.

    It most likely will not fix the problem permanently or even temporarily.

    1. It could be an issue with gzip.

    Open a new tab and enter the following " about:config " then you'll see a warning to be careful just confirm it.

    In the search bar enter " network.http.accept-encoding "Make sure its value is " gzip, deflate " if not right click it and click the option to reset.

    Some people report changing it to " true " can fix the problem but I would not recommend it since it's most likely going to cause more problems down the road.

    1. Check your firewall especially if you're using Zone Alarm.

    Removing all the added programs and resetting the defaults actually fixed it the first time for me.

    1. Clear your ssl slate by going into your control panel then clicking internet options.

    Once open click the content tab and click clear ssl slate.

    1. Are you using a custom DNS? IE OpenNic if so turn it off to make sure.

    If you don't know what I'm talking about ignore this.

    1. Run a good privacy cleaning program like Advanced System Care or whatever you use to do that.

    The last time it happened to me I did all of the following followed by a reboot.

    I've not had the issue again in any browser and it's been a good while now.

    Hope this helps you.

    -Drew

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-04-02T15:27:24+00:00

    Hi Monique,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community Forums.

    You get Content Encoding Error while accessing websites. I'll definitely help you.

    1. Have you made any changes to the computer prior to the issue?
    2. Which browser are you using?
    3. Is the issue specific to any particular website?
    4. Did you check with a different browser to check if it's a browser issue?

    Please post back with more details so that we could provide appropriate assistance on the issue.

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