Re: Local machine DNS failure in IE

From: Ace Fekay [MVP] (PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:35:56 -0400

In news:933701c496be$910da640$a501280a@phx.gbl,
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
made a post then I commented below
> Ace,
>
> I may have stumbled on the culprit as I now have one of
> the two WS back working and able to access the DNS
> properly again. I found that the user in question had
> just download the Living Marine Aquarium from
> screensavers.com. On the WS I was spending my time on
> this did not show up in add/remove programs sodidn't
> realize this had been done. When I checked the other
> system I spotted this and of course removed it as I have a
> pet peeve about this kind of stuff. Immediately I had the
> internet back on this system and my DNS was back to normal
> response.
>
> I have emailed screensavers.com for an uninstall utility
> that I can use on ther other system to see if this holds
> true for it also.
>
> I will post back when I get and let know if this also
> works on the other system.
>
> Regards
>
> Bill

Don't you just love it when your users install stuff (even inadvertenly by
just visting a website) that they shouldn't be not realizing the
ramifications?

Ace

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