Really Strange

[Guest]

This is really strange. I click on IE and it opens to the home page which is
"www.msn.com", and it opens just fine. If I click on any of the links on the
page, or if I type in any other website, the bar across the bottom shows it's
loading, and when its finished loading, but before it can display the new
page, IE closes. I went into the IE properties from the desktop and changed
the home page to "www.yahoo.com". Then when I click on IE it starts to open
and just when it is about to show the Yahoo page IE instantly closes. Any
thoughs as to what is causing this would be very much appreciated.

Ted

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

This is really strange. I click on IE and it opens to the home page
which is "www.msn.com", and it opens just fine. If I click on any of
the links on the page, or if I type in any other website, the bar
across the bottom shows it's loading, and when its finished loading,
but before it can display the new page, IE closes. I went into the IE
properties from the desktop and changed the home page to
"www.yahoo.com". Then when I click on IE it starts to open and just
when it is about to show the Yahoo page IE instantly closes. Any
thoughs as to what is causing this would be very much appreciated.

Ted

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 stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks AFTER you remove the software (all Windows versions)
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 Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Frank Saunders, MS_MVP OE]

This is really strange. I click on IE and it opens to the home page which
is
"www.msn.com", and it opens just fine. If I click on any of the links on
the
page, or if I type in any other website, the bar across the bottom shows
it's
loading, and when its finished loading, but before it can display the new
page, IE closes. I went into the IE properties from the desktop and
changed
the home page to "www.yahoo.com". Then when I click on IE it starts to
open
and just when it is about to show the Yahoo page IE instantly closes. Any
thoughs as to what is causing this would be very much appreciated.

Ted

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 stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks (all Windows versions) for use AFTER cleaning out 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 Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com