Re: Connection Conflicts.

Dusthawk wrote:

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"Elmo" wrote:

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"Elmo" wrote:

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"Elmo" wrote:

Dusthawk wrote:
For several months now my messengers MSN & Yahoo, as well as Netscape and Mozilla Firefox, have been unable to detect my connection to the internet. I connect mostly by DSL through my Network port but also via Wireless when I am out and about. No matter how I connect, I still can't get them to work now. Up until around August or around there my Yahoo Messenger worked fine but stopped when I tried to upgrade to the next messenger. And when I tried to revert back to the older version, it still would not connect. Ever since Explorer 7 came out it has been trying to update to it but 7 won't work either, only version 6 and I hesitate to upgrade anything anymore.

A couple of days ago I got a bunch of updates and when they installed my Yahoo Web Messenger stopped working. I can receive messages but mine won't go out to the recipient.
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Just a few commands I have stored.. no reason for them to work. Maybe one will help.

Flush DNS

Click Start, Run, type:

IPConfig /FlushDNS [Press Enter key]

NETSH

Click Start, Run, type:

netsh winsock reset

Press Enter key

Restart the system

You can also try this software download from a working machine:

LSP-Fix
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Joe, Thanks for the input but it didn't work. I did everything in order you suggested. I started with the DNS flush, and moved through the LSP fix program you suggested. Nothing seemed to work. I installed every version of Yahoo messenger I could get my hands on from version 6 on through to the currently offered version. I am very frustrated with this and what makes it worse is that I no longer have the recovery CD's from the manufacturer, they were stolen, and the computer is out of warranty. Any other suggestions? Anything I can look for or describe to help figure this out? I can build computers all day long, but when it comes to diagnostics, I suck, lolol.
What firewall are you using? It might be blocking access. Try disabling the firewall.

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Joe =o)

Already tried that, lol. Both firewall on, firewall off, included the firewall exceptions, cleared and rebuilt the exception files. I am using the standard Windows XP firewall.

Jeff
Can you browse to different sites?

Have you tried running SFC? Click Start, Run, type SFC /SCANNOW, click OK. If any files are damaged or missing, they'll be replaced. You may need to reboot afterwards so damaged files will be replaced.

This article suggests more TCP repairs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q299357&ID=KB;EN-US;Q299357&FR=1

You might have to reinstall to get it working. The fact that two devices won't let you communicate, both DSL and wireless kinda' limits your options.

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Joe =o)

As long as I use IExplorer version 6, I can browse wherever, but if I try installing any other browser or messenger, it won't work, Netscape, Firefox, Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, all of them.

I will try the SFC scan and let you know.

I hope I don't have to reinstall, I no longer have the recovery discs from Gateway and they will not provide Tech support, it ran out of Warranty in May.

I'll let you know.

Jeff

Well, No dice. I tried the SFC cleanup but it didn't work. I'll check out the TCP repairs you recommend, but at this point I don't know if I want to hold my breathe, lolol.

Jeff

No, if you can browse with IE, I doubt it's a TCP problem. Have you checked for malware? It's doubtful you have any though; it would attack IE certainly, if there was any.

Try one of these free online virus scans:

This one has a choice of a Quick or a Complete check
http://www.pcpitstop.com/

Symantec
http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=ssr&langid=ie&venid=sym

<url:http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp?j=1&venid=sym&langid=us&plfid=20&pkj=IHBEXIBVEMBQAUWZKTK> then click the Security check link.

http://housecall.antivirus.com/ free online virus scan

http://www.ewido.net/en/

http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm

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Joe =o)
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