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address is not valid” In this Internet Explorer error message, “address” refers to the whole Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (e.g. http:///www.example.com/foo.html) rather than to a domain name (e.g. www.example.com)1, which is often just one part of the URL. This is often caused by an invalid character in the URL. Internet Explorer tries to correct invalid characters (e.g. replacing backward slashes, “\”, with forward slashes “/”), and will include three forward slashes near the beginning of the address if it http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/internet-explorer-cannot-display-the-webpagethe/02ae149f-a076-4a1e-ae90-c6950ddeb834 seems invalid, e.g. http:`//www.example.com turns into http:///www.example.com and http://?www.example.com turns into http:///?www.example.com Symptoms Solutions The set of characters that are valid depends in a complicated way on their position in the URL (see RFC 3986 for details), but usually a valid URL will: Start with http:// Be followed by a domain name http://www.getnetgoing.com/Internet-Explorer-The-address-is-not-valid.html consisting of letters or numbers, separated by dots Optionally be followed by at most one of each of the following, in this order: A slash “/”, followed by a file pathname A question mark, followed by a query A number sign “#” followed by an alphanumeric string Check that the address that you used did not include other characters. Characters other than letters, digits, underscores and hyphens are often shown using percent encoding in which single characters are represented by a percent symbol followed by two hexadecimal digits, e.g. a space character should be encoded as “%20” What worked for other people Other people fixed this error after determining that it was caused by spyware on their computer in particular browser hijackers malformed proxy information Extra information Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) The proper structure of a URL is defined in RFC 3986: scheme “:” authority path [ “?” query ] [ “#” fragment ] e.g. http://rfc-editor.org/cgi-bin/rfcsearch.pl? Xively Related Articles Can't connect? Try this first! How do I resolve an 'Error 11004'? How do I resolve "Error 13" when connecting to my host? Resolving 'error 10047' My IP address has been blocked after too many failed log-in http://help.logmein.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/How-can-I-resolve-an-error-The-address-is-not-valid-in-its-context-10049-en1 attempts What can I do? 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LogMeIn.com) to the proper IP address. There are two reasons why this could happen. Problems with your DNS resolving our IP Address Open a Run box. (Press the Windows key and the R key at the same time).In the Run box, type cmd and click OK.In the command prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns and press the Enter key. Problem with proxy You may get this error in conjunction with accessing the Internet via a proxy server, please ensure the address is valid in Internet Explorer > Tools Options > Connections > LAN Settings. If you do not have, or are unaware of, a proxy server, please ensure that the only box checked off is Automatically Detect Settings, and that the proxy information within LogMeIn is removed.If you do use a proxy, the address and port info should be correct in IE, and match in LogMeIn. To check the proxy settings in LogMeIn, please click on the LogMeIn tray icon and select Open LogMeIn. When the window opens, click Options > Preferences > Advanced Tab. Scroll down to the Proxy Settings and confirm the proxy server address & port. In most cases, this should resolve the issue. If not, you will likely need to involve the person that maint for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance Project Hire for a Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Ask a Question Ask for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance Project Hire for a Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Expand Search Submit Close Search Login Join Today Products BackProducts Gigs Live Careers Vendor Services Groups Website Testing Store Headlines Experts Exchange > Questions > Internet Explorer says The Address is not Valid and url with http:/// Want to Advertise Here? Solved Internet Explorer says The Address is not Valid and url with http:/// Posted on 2008-03-15 Web Browsers 1 Verified Solution 9 Comments 7,837 Views Last Modified: 2013-12-08 Recently my IE or Firefox keep giving me the message"The Address is not Valid" with http:/// in the address bar when I try to visit websites. I've tried deleting all cookies/temporary files with no luck. I have tried to flush dns and renew ip but the fault persists. The internet connection is there, just that http:/// keeps on appearing. Here is a copy of my HiJack this log, Please assist. I am going crazy. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 9:09:46 AM, on 3/16/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Comodo\Firewall\cmdagent.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe C:\Program Files\Dell AIO 810\dlcgmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\dlcgcoms.exe C:\Program Files\WinFast\WFTVFM\WFWIZ.exe