unfortunately, there are no errors in the event log (is that what you mean? i am an uber-newbie). I tried the show friendly http errors as suggested and there was nothing. would it help to see my test code??
I was referring to your IE browser, to get it to show you more information. But it sounds more like a configuration problem, and I recommend that you try dash2's suggestions. Let us know if this gets you more information that we might be able to help you interpret.