UPS Tracking in WIN2000

[Armadel]

Well, after loading win2000 onto my PC over the top of WIN98, I have 1 pesky thing that won't work.

When I try to track a UPS shipment, I get an error message.
Tracking Fedex works ok, as does tracking the same UPS shipment from a 2nd PC running WIN98.

The message is the typical one about cannot find the page or it may be busy or to check my internet settingt, etc.

At the bottom the message, "cannot find server or DNS error".

thanks

[Bill in SD, CA]

Just a shot in the dark here but you might want to see if "automatically detect settings" is enabled in your connection settings in Tools > Internet Options.

I have mine unchecked due to some page display problems I had.

HTH,

Bill

[Armadel]

I checked it, as it was unchecked, but I get the same thing.

Strange that Fedex works ok, but not UPS.
But then again, they are a superior delivery service as well.
There is something about the combo of UPS and WIN2000 that is causing the grief.


thanks for trying

[golfcart]

What is the URL of the page it can't find?

[Armadel]

http://www.ups.comcom/WebTracking/pr...x=32&track.y=9][/URL]

and did I say thanks.

this is not right. the paste didnt work. Let me try it again
http://www.ups.comcom/WebTracking/pr...x=32&track.y=9

still not right and I don't know how to paste a long url in here.

Well hah, I guess it is all there cause it gives me the same error message.

[Bill in SD, CA]

Try this:

http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/p...=24&track.y=10

Bill

[Bill in SD, CA]

Originally posted by Armadel

still not right and I don't know how to paste a long url in here.

The link is there, it's just that the site shortens the link for display purposes. I guess.

However, if you right click on the link and copy short cut and paste into the browser the whole thing is there.

I cut out your tracking # and went onto the UPS site and was able to get the info on the shipment.

Dec 3, 2003 1:45 A.M. COMMERCE CITY, CO, US DEPARTURE SCAN
Dec 2, 2003 8:44 A.M. COMMERCE CITY, CO, US ARRIVAL SCAN
12:28 A.M. SALT LAKE CITY, UT, US DEPARTURE SCAN

Dec 1, 2003 11:57 P.M. SALT LAKE CITY, UT, US ARRIVAL SCAN

Scheduled for delivery 12/05

Bill
7:40 A.M. HERMISTON, OR, US DEPARTURE SCAN
6:19 A.M. HERMISTON, OR, US ARRIVAL SCAN
1:14 A.M. REDMOND, WA, US DEPARTURE SCAN

Nov 26, 2003 9:14 P.M. US BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
7:46 P.M. REDMOND

[Armadel]

your link works and mine doesn't. I will have to compare them and see what the differences are.

I wonder why I get different stuff in the URL ??

thanks again,

george

[Armadel]

do you use to get to the UPS tracking page, cause my URL sure has a lot more stuff in it.
Yours looks like it is for a single tracking number, and it has a requestor in the string.
Hmmmm, most curious.

george in TX

[Armadel]

http://www.ups.comcom/etracking/trac...?build_trn=yes

even this gets me the same error.

And I got this URL by doing a google search with "ups tracking"

most puzzling.