Re: IE errors; DNS errors; how to uninstall IE ?

From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/01/04


Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:48:39 -0600

Go to http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
and scroll down to "To double-check your system - (after using one of the
above)"
and get HijackThis. Follow the instructions on posting the log.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message 
news:uEHYsls$DHA.1732@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> First eliminate any scumware.
> See
> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
> Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other 
> won't.  Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just 
> downloaded.  There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs. 
> CWShredder is also available here:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
> **Post your HijackThis log to
> http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
> http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
> Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder 
> may be found on this page:
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
> If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post 
> back in the same thread.
>
> -- 
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup.  Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
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> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>
> "GRV" <typewriter69@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message 
> news:9AAB237B-C808-460C-AAA2-F15FDBD134BC@microsoft.com...
>>I had IE 5.5 working all right on my Win ME untill some worm came to me.
>> After fixing worm-file and  installing IE 6.1 over IE 5.5 my local 
>> html-pages are displayed  IN ORDER, but when I'm trying to open  any 
>> web-based html-page, IE says: "Unable to display a page; DNS Error". At 
>> the same time all my dialup-connections remain the same as always, and 
>> working Netscape (7.1, which I use now as test-program) displays 
>> web-pages through these connections OK.
>> But I really need IE for my work (and not Netscape or any other 
>> browser)...
>>
>> I tried reinstalling IE 6.1 many times - it didn't help;
>> I tried to deinstall IE from my computer totally, but it was possible 
>> only to deinstall IE 6 to the previous version (IE 5.5), and when I tried 
>> to deinstall IE 5.5 it appeared  to be impossible to do that 
>> (deinstallationn prog says: unable to deinstall).
>>
>> I would like to remove all IE-files from my computer in order to make new 
>> clean IE- installation (because I need IE!), but I do not know how to do 
>> that.
>> Any suggestions? Does anyone knows, how is it possible to remove all 
>> IE-files from computer for to make clean installation of IE 6 ???
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Kosta.
> 


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