Re: VERY WEIRD IE PROBLEM
From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/15/04
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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 08:54:55 -0600
"Josh" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ok I am on DSL, running windows 98 through a router. I'm
> currently using IE6 but only updated because I have this
> problem. It was doing it with 5.5 too.
>
> Basically everything was fine and dandy until I suddenly
> started getting this "Page cannot be displayed" error. I
> didn't change anything, I deleted some spyware but thats
> it. All of the settings are correct and as I said I
> installed IE6 hoping that would solve the problem but it
> didn't.
>
> Here is the kicker. Outlook works perfectly. MSN IM works
> perfectly. AOL IM works perfectly. Kazaa works perfectly,
> and so does Netscape. In fact I've been forced to use netscape.
>
> But the REALLY weird part is that if I open AOL IM and open
> the stupid AIM TODAY window, or if I open Kazaa and on on
> front page press CTRL N (both use IE) I get a new IE
> windows (as expected) and it works! If I try to open links
> in a new window the new window doesn't work, but the window
> opened through Kazaa or AIM works!
>
> ONLY the desktop icons and opening the program directly
> does not work. I am running NOD32 (virus scanner) and have
> been for ages, no sign of any virii. I get a virus update
> like every hour or two. I also scanned for Spyware/adware
> and found some but removed it.
>
> I am stumped!
You probably have more spyware to delete.
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.
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