IE works briefly then stops. point me in the right direction pleas

[Guest]

When I go online my IE works fine for a few minutes then it just stops
working and wont let me surf the web. Its not my connection as if i can get a
downoad started it works fine even though the web pages stop working.

I have been trying lots of things (hopefully not causing more damage)

I have tried loading all the IE updates but still no joy

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

When I go online my IE works fine for a few minutes then it just stops
working and wont let me surf the web. Its not my connection as if i
can get a downoad started it works fine even though the web pages
stop working.

I have been trying lots of things (hopefully not causing more damage)

I have tried loading all the IE updates but still no joy

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stact. Before
you try to remove spyware using any of these programs , download a copy of
LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows
versions) so that the program will be available after removing the spyware.
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, 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 with the program's update function
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.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 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.

See this link for information about malware:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Sandi Hardmeier - MVP]

This may help:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers2.htm#connection_freeze

Otherwise here:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html

--
__________________________________________
Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
http://www.ie-vista.com
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org

Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
find old URLs, go here:
http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/14/46971.aspx

 

[Guest]

Same thing has been happening to me. I was on the phone with a second-level
MS technician for an hour and a half and she couldn't fix it. Any ideas out
there?

 

[Charlie Tame]

Guys, there seems to be something out there nobody has yet come up with a
certain cure for. Keep trying those anti spyware tools and look at the
LSP-fix utility. If you try that and it works please post back.


--
SpyBot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
Microsoft Antispyware
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en
Important - LSP-Fix
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Be aware that using either of these to actually remove spyware can result in
some programs refusing to work, in other words "Free" programs that you
downloaded on condition you accepted ads and so called "Research" may get
broken and you might want to uninstall them first. Some spyware actually
breaks Windows trying to force it's way in and you should arm yourself with
LSP-Fix before starting in case you lose internet connectivity.

http://www.broomeman.com/spyware/

Charlie

 

[Guest]

Charlie, I tried the fix but it didn't work. I've also used three different
spyware programs. It's driving me crazy!

 

[Charlie Tame]

Well someone earlier referred to this page

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823386

Which if not that specific problem sounds much like it, although this
article says IE6 SP1 it also applies to the new IE with W2003 - hmm.

See it mentions HTTP stops responding but not the network as a whole.

Now it does say it's in SP2 and maybe it is, but that does not really prove
there isn't something else at work and maybe Urlmon on this system is
showing up all over the place in XP and the W2003 setups and SP files
needless to say none of the version numbers match any of those listed so
it's kinda hard to make a judgment.

I am just going to boot into XP and see if I get offered any updates

Charlie

 

[Guest]

I had read that info, too, but I've had SP2 all along and this has only
started happening over the last 4 or 5 weeks. I'm going to try SP3 and see
what happens (although I hear it's more for Windows than for IE). Good luck!

 

[Charlie Tame]

The reason it might be a clue though is that "IF" some new unknown spyware
is filtering your page requests it may somehow have upset the flow to IE...
so the problem could be somewhat related or at least similar.

Charlie

 

[Guest]

That's why I went ahead and tried the hotfix but it didn't work. The MS
techie said that it was for servers only and not clients so it wouldn't (and
didn't) work on my PC. What next?