IExpolerer v6SP1...on Win98

[fred]

I can sign on to my ISP with no problem..but then cant connect to anyother
site or page on the ISP site...as the web address is seemingly corrupted.

I think I remember having this problem 3 or 4 years ago and it was a problem
with a policy file..however a scan of my disc shows no .pol file...

Any ideas - I already tried an uninstall and reinstall and that didnt change
the problem

Thanks

 

[fred]

ok its not the pol file...I have checked out that dead end...

its seems to be trying to redirect me to a site ...that doesnt exist

and it is sending web addresses crazy www.www.fred.com.com for example....

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I can sign on to my ISP with no problem..but then cant connect to
anyother site or page on the ISP site...as the web address is
seemingly corrupted.

I think I remember having this problem 3 or 4 years ago and it was a
problem with a policy file..however a scan of my disc shows no .pol
file...

Any ideas - I already tried an uninstall and reinstall and that didnt
change the problem

Thanks

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, 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 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.

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

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

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sending web addresses crazy www.www.fred.com.com for example....

That is a symptom that your DNS is not working.
Test your DNS with nslookup or ping -n 1

It could also be a symptom that you had a stuck Ctrl- key
E.g. that would be the effect of typing a complete server name
(a "URL" without the protocol prefix) and then pressing Ctrl-Enter.


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