Google Problem

[Trevor O Sullivan]

Two days ago I suddenly couldnt access google. After getting on to my ISP
and them coming up with all sorts of wrong answers I did a search, and found
this site http://www.scottmanning.com/journal/000585.php

I seemed to have the same problem and when I did his fix, ie pinging google
and typing in the ip address, I managed to get google again. I also can
access google by typing www2.google.com

Now I see that on the web theres a problem with Qhosts. MY AVG says IM
clear, and I also downladed the Qhosts remover and it says Im not infected,
YET I still cannot get google by the normal means, and lately google.com and
google.ie is going to a cpanel site which say ......There is no website
configured at this address.

Anyoine have any idea how I can fix my google. I had to get rid of the
google toolbar as it wasnt working anymore, I can only access google through
the means I have described above

 

[docfl]

I to have been unable to get any search to work I can get to google messages
and picture search but not web search.I can get to google by typing in
http://216.239.37.99/
I have reloaded the google tool bar but with no effect.
I have used goback on my Windows XP and went back to before my last update
from Microsoft(No not from an email from Microsoft.com) One time I typed
into the address bar and I got search results from verisign or something
like that.
Sorry for the babble but its frustrating I cant use Google easily.
docfl

 

[Guest]

| I to have been unable to get any search to work I can get to google
messages
| and picture search but not web search.I can get to google by typing in
| http://216.239.37.99/
| I have reloaded the google tool bar but with no effect.
| I have used goback on my Windows XP and went back to before my last update
| from Microsoft(No not from an email from Microsoft.com) One time I typed
| into the address bar and I got search results from verisign or something
| like that.
| Sorry for the babble but its frustrating I cant use Google easily.

Both of you: try SpyBot Search & Destroy:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10122137.html?part=104443&subj=dlpage&tag=button


SB

 

[DRACO-]

I to have been unable to get any search to work I can get to google
messages and picture search but not web search.I can get to google by
typing in http://216.239.37.99/
I have reloaded the google tool bar but with no effect. I have used
goback on my Windows XP and went back to before my last update from
Microsoft(No not from an email from Microsoft.com) One time I typed into
the address bar and I got search results from verisign or something like
that.
Sorry for the babble but its frustrating I cant use Google easily. docfl

Check your lmhosts file.. It could have *google.com redirected to another
ip.

DRACO-

 

[docfl]

Ok I did the search and found 2 files with that name(lmhosts file). Problem
is both cannot be opened by windows.
One is located in C:\l386 and the other is in C:\WINDOWS SYSTEM32\DRI...
I have also loaded and run Spybot search and destroy as suggested still no
success.
Thank anyways for the help people.
docfl

 

[Guest]

| Ok I did the search and found 2 files with that name(lmhosts file).
Problem
| is both cannot be opened by windows.
| One is located in C:\l386 and the other is in C:\WINDOWS SYSTEM32\DRI...
| I have also loaded and run Spybot search and destroy as suggested still no
| success.


Try Start (bottom left corner), Run: %windir%\System32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

This should open the hosts file in the notepad editor.
Then search for google.
If you find any line with Google in it, delete it completely.
Then save the file and close Notepad.
Reboot.


SB