Cannot find server or DNS Error

[Walt]

IE will not load a page. I can download email, and I can
use netscape to surf, so I know I have a connection.

This is similar to some spyware I had once, but I have
tried 3 different spyware scans and I cannot find anything.

Can someone please help.

 

[Guest]

This sounds very much like the problem I have: my connection through AOL works, Outlook 2000 loads e-mails normally and Mozilla Firefox browser works fine. Network diagnostics shows "Passed" and yet IE6/SP1 takes nearly 10min to load a page and all controls nearly freeze. I don't think it's parasites as I run a number of checkers (Spybot, etc) and they found nothing.

Can anybody suggest any solution? Could there be something wrong with Winsocks files and if 'Yes' - how can one correct it

Many thanks!

 

[Don Varnau]

Alex,
Try a couple of basic steps first. Clear the cache from Internet Options>
General> Delete files and delete offline content. Set the TIF folder size
(settings) to about 50 MB.

Next try deleting the TIF folder. http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

For some programs to repair the Winsock connections:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Don
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This sounds very much like the problem I have: my connection through AOL

works, Outlook 2000 loads e-mails normally and Mozilla Firefox browser works
fine. Network diagnostics shows "Passed" and yet IE6/SP1 takes nearly 10min
to load a page and all controls nearly freeze. I don't think it's parasites
as I run a number of checkers (Spybot, etc) and they found nothing.

Can anybody suggest any solution? Could there be something wrong with

Winsocks files and if 'Yes' - how can one correct it?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Sorry for delayed reply due to being away. Don, I tried everything
you suggested and a lot more but I still cannot get IE6 to load
faster - it still takes about 5-10 min to load a page. Kind Rgds,
Alexei----- Don Varnau wrote: -----

Alex,
Try a couple of basic steps first. Clear the cache from Internet
Options> General> Delete files and delete offline content. Set
the TIF folder size (settings) to about 50 MB.

Next try deleting the TIF folder.
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

For some programs to repair the Winsock connections:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Don
--
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.


through AOL works, Outlook 2000 loads e-mails normally and
Mozilla Firefox browser works fine. Network diagnostics shows
"Passed" and yet IE6/SP1 takes nearly 10min to load a page and
all controls nearly freeze. I don't think it's parasites as I
run a number of checkers (Spybot, etc) and they found nothing. >>
Can anybody suggest any solution? Could there be something wrong
with Winsocks files and if 'Yes' - how can one correct it? >>
Many thanks!

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
especially
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

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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