XL97: "Unable to Open..." Error When You Perform Web Query (201467)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q201467 SYMPTOMS
When you run a Web query in Microsoft Excel, you may receive the following error message
Unable to open Web address. The connection to this Internet site took longer than the allotted time.
where Web address is the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you want to query.
CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:
- You are running Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01.
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- You perform a Web query that takes longer than five minutes to run.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, click the article number below and follow the steps in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
181050
Err Msg: Microsoft Internet Explorer Error 10060 Connection...
STATUSThis problem was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01, Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
Excel uses the same Internet settings for Web queries as Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, and Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 have a default timeout setting of five minutes. Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 lets you change the default timeout setting by modifying the Windows registry.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbweb KB201467 |
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