Re: Web pages not loading on XP - a virus ?

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From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: 3 Jul 2004 13:00:08 -0500

On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 12:18:16 -0500, "Sam Drucker" <samdrucker@HotPOP.com> wrote:

>I'm going to jump in here where ajjauin65 left off, because I have a similar
>problem up to this point:
>I can't get to web addresses by using the standard dns address.
>
>I'm running XP Pro and have been running Norton AV, Firewall, and a few
>anti-adware programs.
>
>I CAN get to a web page by using an IP address if I know it. Running Ping, I
>get nothing for www.yahoo.com, but get a reply from entering the IP address.
>
>My Outlook Express email is also UNABLE to connect.
>
>So, what is my basic problem, and how do I correct it from here?
>
>
>Thanks-
>
>Sam

Sam,

Unlike ajjauin65, you CANNOT connect using Outlook Express. That, IMHO, makes
it very likely that you have a different problem.

Please start a new thread, using a different subject, to enable your problem to
be handled without confusion.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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