Posted: 8/3/2005 12:22:13 PM EDT
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I left my computer on last night and when I awoke this AM, I found that theMcAfee Virus Scan window had popped up stating that I had a virus. I deleted the 2 files, ran the virus scan and it came back clean. I turned off the system and just came back to turn it on. Now, my Internet explorer icon will not log me on to the internet anymore. I click on it and get the PAGE CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED window. Funny thing is, my AOL connection works fine (I am sending this through AOL). Anyone know what gives or how I can fix it? I have re-started the system 2x's so far and the icon still does the same thing. |
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download this program link when you open it, it will check the status of your winsock files. will require a reboot also install adaware se personal and spybot search and destroy. from www.download.com |
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Did that...STILL doesn't work...for kicks, I downloaded FIREFOX..set it as my connection and a window popped up saying: "The Connection was refused when attempting to contact the proxy server you have configured. Please check your proxy settings and try again."    ETA: if I ditch AOL, I can't get back to ya...unless that's what you want! 
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there are plenty of ISP's cheaper and better than AOL. Not to mention the fact that AOL is seriously anti-gun. i have supported PC systems for years. AOL's software is junk. remove it and many of your other problems will likely go away as well. when trouble shooting the first thing i do with software problems is nuke AOL. |
but oddly enought his aol is working and his IE isn't I say ban AOL and microsoft............ no wait then i wouldn't have any problems to fix nevermind but i agree AOL = the suckage |
Connection hijackers... they reroute all of your internet connections through a proxy server, or reroute all of your DNS lookups to their servers. Just another reason why it's a very bad idea to browse with Internet Explorer. Lots of kids websites install that stuff. You need spyware/adware protection in addition to virus scanners. If you insist on running a known insecure browser like IE, run scans daily. And make sure your system is updated/patched. |