Re: SP2 --> SP1 --- IE6 Not Working --- Upgrade to SP2 again ---Still Not Working

Hi Jimmy :-)

The likely cause of your problem after installing SP2 is that you had
scumware on your system that was uncovered by SP2, and that is why you
cannot connect to the Internet.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this allows you to connect to the Internet, then your system is infected
and you must clean you system of all the scumware. Be aware, your
Anti-Virus won't detect *all* types of warez, Trojans, malware, worms, etc.,
and neither can other adware or spyware related programs such as AdAware and
SpyBot. They don't have all the proper definitions. They must also be run
in Safe Mode with Hidden Files enabled in order to fully scan all files.
Even if you have run such programs and nothing shows up, it does not mean
your system is clean. It takes a series of programs run properly to fully
clean your machine. Some very aggressive and damaging variants of malware
can replicate themselves repeatedly, or mutate, if not removed properly.
Follow the steps here:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Follow the instructions here to thoroughly clean all types of scumware from
your machine in order for it to function properly. Disable the "third party
browser extensions." after the cleanup.

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
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I've removed WinXP SP2 and gone back to SP1. All of a sudden, IE6 no
longer
worked and couldn't load any web pages (exept those on local hard disk).
However,
email and newsgroups are still functioning OK with OE6. I tried to "ping"
some
web sites at the command prompt and there seemed to be OK. I've
subsequently
upgraded again to SP2, hoping that this would solve the browser problem,
but
the problem still couldn't be solved!

Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem?

Jimmy Ho





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