More Java Problems_I think

[Guest]

Hi,

Please help me- I am about to throw my PC out the window and smash it with a
sledge hammer.

I recently did a complete reinstall of WindowsXP. I installed all of the
updates in order up through SP2. Now, whenever I go online using IE6, I can't
see a lot of content. This issue even occurs on msn.com. I get the red x or
"The page cannot be displayed" in several boxes. These are mostly ads and
wouldn't bother me if that was the only thing affected, but it also won't let
me run things like Yahoo IM. I get a Java error in the Yahoo IM.

I have scoured these forums and tried just about every suggestion. I have
read through most of the links. I have downloaded Sun's Java Console. I have
run several of the Java testers (all saying that my browser does not have or
cannot run Java). I have tried to uninstall and reinstall IE6. I have tried
to do it with the regedit following the MS Support instructions. I have
turned all of my security to low to high and back to default. I have turned
all firewalls off, all antivirus and spyware software off. Nothing seems to
help. I am at the end of my rope. I do not want to have to do another
complete reinstall- does anyone have any suggestions.

I know this is not directly related to XP(sp2) because I've used other
machines with similar setups without any problems.

Thanks for any help.

Kevin

 

[Guest]

Hi again,

After further research- I found a crap load of entries in my hosts file. It
seems that this was the culprit. Sorry for post, but maybe this can be of use
to someone else. The file is located in C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc and
resetting it fixed my problems. I don't know why it helped the Yahoo IM
issues, but it did (or at least everything seems to run fine now).

Thanks anyway.

Kevin

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Hi again,

After further research- I found a crap load of entries in my hosts
file. It seems that this was the culprit. Sorry for post, but maybe
this can be of use to someone else. The file is located in
C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc and resetting it fixed my problems. I
don't know why it helped the Yahoo IM issues, but it did (or at least
everything seems to run fine now).

Thanks anyway.

Kevin

Eliminate any scumware.
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.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.
CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of the programs
below, download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
enable you to regain your connection.

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

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