I just installed a new XP SP1 Home Edition PC with IE 6.0 SP1. I cannot get to some websites (like some Yahoo links) and others (like ebay) take 15-20 minutes to access. I have loaded all of the microsoft upgrades and have done all the ususual stuff (clear cookies, temp files, etc.). I run on a ComCast high-speed internet line. My PC is a new gateway 2.6 GHz system. Microsoft support can't even figure it out.
Any one having similar problems?
Phil
Phil,
IIWY, I'd start with a spyware search. Microsoft may, like Dell, be legally
unwilling to suggest spyware problems.
Start by downloading LSP-Fix from <
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>.
Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download>, both of which are
free and very trusted crapware detectors and removers.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
<
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<
http://63.247.79.145/~coyote/forums/index.php?act=idx>
<
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?board=17>
<
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?s=8a1e9d7c1978cff54ca06a3210c7c1b0&showforum=32>
<
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?s=68ddc23721b063d5411ece09e5ac93f9&showforum=11>
(Any of the above forums may not be available because of an ongoing DoS attack,
so try another as necessary). All of these forums appear to be rather busy
right now, so be patient.
If removal of any of the spyware affects your ability to access the internet
(some spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may
damage your network), run LSP-Fix.
Learn to munge properly, to keep yourself a bit safer.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
