"Page could not be displayed" errors after "cleaning" IE

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Boatman

My daughters XP machine acquired a vicious toolbar addition to IE that we
could not get rid of. Finally ran ToolBarCop, followed by SpyBot and that
seemed to get rid of it. But now, every time she trys to navigate to a page,
she gets a "Page could not be displayed" error. Any suggestions?

Boatman
 
How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811259#appliesto


[If you have suddenly lost your Internet connection after removing spy-ware
(such as NewDotNet, and Commonname) the following steps will help restore
your connection. This works for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP.

1.) Download WinsockFix.zip. (by: Option^Explicit)
http://members.shaw.ca/installations/WinsockFix.zip

2.) UnZip WinsockFix.zip (Pay close attention to where the file is extracted
to.)
3.) Run WinsockFix.exe.
4.) Click the Fix button.

This program will clean up your TCP/IP connection and rebuild the database.
After the program is complete, reboot and your problems should be resolved.
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WinSock Fix
Winsock and TCP Repair Utility
This Utility Restores Registry Keys, that may become corrupt after Removing
the Host Program that Modified them.]
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The Winsockfix Utility will:
1.) Detect your current Operating System
2.) Release the IP address, taking you "Offline"
3.) Reset the TCP stack using Netsh.exe (Windows XP only)
4.) Delete the current Registry TCP and Winsock Values
5.) Import new "Working" Registry Values
6.) Backup any Current "Hosts" file
7.) Replace the "Hosts" file with a default one
8.) Reboot the Computer
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WinsockFix.zip also available here:
http://news.swzone.it/swznews-9826.php
==================

WinsockFix.zip also available here:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
Repairing your Winsock Connection
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
 
Wes,

I tried to download WinsockFix.zip, but I don't know what "by:
Option^Explicit" means and I kept getting to a "Page not Found" on Shaw
Webspace. Can I get it anywhere else?

Boatman
 
Wesley said:
That site appears to be down now. It may be up later.
I have attached WinsockFix.zip
Scan it for virus when you download it.

Or............
Try this:
LSP-Fix
Repairs Winsock 2 settings, caused by buggy or improperly-removed
Internet software, that result in
loss of Internet access
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm




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Thanks, Wes. I'll try them out on her machine.

Boatman
 
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