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[michellle]

this morning when trying to get onto hotmail & various
other websites i am mysteriously getting the message page
can't be displayed. this does not happen for all
websites though. I tried downloading an update for IE
and was given the error message "update.inf cannot be
verified, make certain that cryptographic
services is running". Another funny thing is happening
when I try to go to Windows Update I get the message
Administrators Only. This never happened before today.
I'm running XP.
Please help....

 

[war17]

1. Check for virus and adware

Housecall Online Scan
http://housecall.antivirus.com
or
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

SpyBot S&D searches your harddisk for so-called spy- or adbots;
http://security.kolla.de/
or
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

2. Perform a system restore to a date when all worked.

How to Restore Windows XP to a Previous State (System Restore)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/managing/restore.asp