The IE stopped working. It does not connect to the Internet (with my
dialup connection) though it says "Connecting..."; it does not open
Help> About IE, though some other menu items work; when I try to use the
IE extension of Firefox it doesn't connect either. I suspect the problem
started after some recent automatic updates... What should I do? -Eustace
Have you tried starting IE7 in no-addons mode? To do so, right-click the IE7
icon on your desktop and then choose "Start Without Add-Ons." If you're able
to connect, you'll want to use Tools > Manage Add-Ons to selectively enable
and disable add-ons until you fgind the one that's causing the problem. On
some cases its the Yahoo companion or Yahoo toolbar that cause the problem.
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"Eustace" wrote:
> The IE stopped working. It does not connect to the Internet (with my
> dialup connection) though it says "Connecting..."; it does not open
> Help> About IE, though some other menu items work; when I try to use the
> IE extension of Firefox it doesn't connect either. I suspect the problem
> started after some recent automatic updates... What should I do? -Eustace
>
> --
> It ain't THAT, babe! - A radical reinterpretation
> http://www.geocities.com/itaintme_babe/itaintme.html
>
> The IE stopped working. It does not connect to the Internet (with my
> dialup connection) though it says "Connecting..."; it does not open
> Help> About IE, though some other menu items work; when I try to use the
> IE extension of Firefox it doesn't connect either. I suspect the problem
> started after some recent automatic updates... What should I do? -Eustace
>
> --
> It ain't THAT, babe! - A radical reinterpretation
> http://www.geocities.com/itaintme_babe/itaintme.html
Go through these cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
=How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
interfering with a game or a program that you currently use http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
Run Disk CleanUp, and then Open a run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK] get your XP CD handy.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
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On 2007.05.22 11:41 nass wrote:
>
> "Eustace" wrote:
>
>> The IE stopped working. It does not connect to the Internet (with my
>> dialup connection) though it says "Connecting..."; it does not open
>> Help> About IE, though some other menu items work; when I try to use the
>> IE extension of Firefox it doesn't connect either. I suspect the problem
>> started after some recent automatic updates... What should I do? -Eustace
>>
>> --
>> It ain't THAT, babe! - A radical reinterpretation
>> http://www.geocities.com/itaintme_babe/itaintme.html
>
>
> Go through these cleaning steps:
> 1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
> by doing this:
> Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
> Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
> On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
> General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
> Advanced
> Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
> Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
> [&] Browsing
> [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
> Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
> Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
> culprit and update it or remove it.
> How to manage Add-Ons:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
>
> 2... You need to be sure your system is clean from malwares and Viruses by
> scanning for them
> Scan for malwares from here:
> http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-...e_personal.php
> http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
>
> =How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
> interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
> Run Disk CleanUp, and then Open a run command and type in:
> sfc /scannow click [OK] get your XP CD handy.
> HTH.
> Let us know.
> Regards,
> nass
> ----------
> www.nasstec.co.uk
Thanks to both of you. First thing I did before even posting here was to
check for virus and malware - my computer was clean. I don't remember
what else I might have tried, like emptying the cache, there was also
another automatic update, but anyway today IE works.
> On 2007.05.22 11:41 nass wrote:
> >
> > "Eustace" wrote:
> >
> >> The IE stopped working. It does not connect to the Internet (with my
> >> dialup connection) though it says "Connecting..."; it does not open
> >> Help> About IE, though some other menu items work; when I try to use the
> >> IE extension of Firefox it doesn't connect either. I suspect the problem
> >> started after some recent automatic updates... What should I do? -Eustace
> >>
> >> --
> >> It ain't THAT, babe! - A radical reinterpretation
> >> http://www.geocities.com/itaintme_babe/itaintme.html
> >
> >
> > Go through these cleaning steps:
> > 1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
> > by doing this:
> > Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
> > Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
> > On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
> > General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
> > Advanced
> > Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
> > Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
> > [&] Browsing
> > [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
> > Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
> > Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
> > culprit and update it or remove it.
> > How to manage Add-Ons:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
> >
> > 2... You need to be sure your system is clean from malwares and Viruses by
> > scanning for them
> > Scan for malwares from here:
> > http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-...e_personal.php
> > http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
> >
> > =How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
> > interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
> > Run Disk CleanUp, and then Open a run command and type in:
> > sfc /scannow click [OK] get your XP CD handy.
> > HTH.
> > Let us know.
> > Regards,
> > nass
> > ----------
> > www.nasstec.co.uk
>
> Thanks to both of you. First thing I did before even posting here was to
> check for virus and malware - my computer was clean. I don't remember
> what else I might have tried, like emptying the cache, there was also
> another automatic update, but anyway today IE works.
>
> Eustace
>
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Glad you got it sorted and thanks for letting us know.
Good luck.
nass
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