Why I can't visit http://localhost via IE?

But it's fine when I'm using firefox,

and in IE I can also open the page via 127.0.0.1

Anyone knows how to fix it for IE?

user11671

Posted 2010-01-17T07:21:47.313

Reputation: 517

Oh wow, THANK YOU for saying that you could connect using 127.0.0.1. I didn't think of that, and it's helped me get past this error at work. I LOVE YOU – clamum – 2017-01-26T21:16:57.317

4What error message do you get? What result did you expect? – James Polley – 2010-01-17T09:03:02.510

Answers

You should add http:// before localhost:port for IE. Unlike other browsers, IE needs to know what protocol is being used.

Tarun

Posted 2010-01-17T07:21:47.313

Reputation: 301

Are you sure? I just tried typing only localhost and IE turned it to http://localhost/ .. – Bibhas – 2012-01-31T19:06:47.357

1Good habit is to include the protocol first; however if it is just localhost and no actual port number, you can usually just do what you stated and type localhost without issue. If you need port numbers though, you should used the proper protocol format. – zackrspv – 2012-02-01T00:58:32.520

Some things to try:

try adding the port to localhost: localhost:80 or localhost:8080
try checking proxy bypass settings for Internet Explorer (Tools -> Options), make sure it's set to proxy bypass for localhost
Check C:\windows\system32\config\etc\hosts and make sure the localhost entry is there

Jeff Atwood

Posted 2010-01-17T07:21:47.313

Reputation: 22 108

I tried all the above,but still not working. – user11671 – 2010-01-24T15:20:22.930

localhost still works in Win7 for me, using the latest IE. – cutrightjm – 2012-01-31T17:40:43.300

3Under Windows 7, hosts no longer contains an entry for localhost (this is mentioned in the comments). – Richard – 2010-01-17T09:37:17.860

Old thread, but I thought this may help someone.

Windows 7 Pro / IE 11

I had the exact same issue (http://localhost works in Chrome, and 127.0.0.1 worked in IE too). Tried various things like updating hosts file entry, disable ipv6 in network settings etc.. nothing worked.

Finally fixed by adding http://localhost to trusted site in IE Settings Internet Options>Security>Trusted sites. Make sure to un check the "Require Server verification (https).. " option when adding the trusted site address.

sb8000

Posted 2010-01-17T07:21:47.313

Reputation: 11

If your local host uses default port(i.e 80) then it will resolve . If it uses different port then you will have to specify the protocol.

Praveen

Posted 2010-01-17T07:21:47.313

Reputation: 1

In my case, it is because there some add-ons that always go to search engine when I browse to my localhost. So I just disable this add-ons in Tools > Manage Add-ons > Click Search Provider > Set Default to Bing,

and my problem is gone.

Dalton

Posted 2010-01-17T07:21:47.313

Reputation: 1