Re: Can't browse the internet

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From: H Leboeuf (NoAddress_at_generation.invalid)
Date: 06/04/04


Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:05:32 -0400

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You
Click a Link
Nothing happens. The new window may be blank.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679 (i. e. 5, 6.
W95/98/se/ME/NT4/W2000/XP 5/13/2004)

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If still no joy rule out parasites.
Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions
If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.
Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
and:
SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/
p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.
More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
===
"Jasper Recto" <jrecto99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23Q3cSNMSEHA.568@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have a problem with Internet explorer.  When you open IE, it loads the
> home page.  When you click on any link nothing happens.  All you see is
the
> globe rotating but it will never go to another page.  If you try to run a
> search, the same thing happens.  If you write the URL in the address,
> nothing happens either.  If you change your home page to a different
> address, it will pull up that address but it you can't do any browsing.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>


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