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From: SC Tom on 20 Feb 2010 12:53 "daviddschool" <daviddschool(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:ed686a59-4cae-4e67-8e94-6e7565aecbf3(a)z25g2000vbb.googlegroups.com... > > Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage >> >> > Most likely causes: >> > You are not connected to the Internet. >> > The website is encountering problems. >> > There might be a typing error in the address. >> >> Check in Control Panel | Internet Options | Connections | LAN Settings >> and make sure it's not set up to use a Proxy. Some programs, such as >> virus scanners, or even malware, can redirect your internet traffic >> through other (internal or external) servers. >> >> Unless you have some specific reason for it, "Automatically detect >> settings" and "Use a proxy server for your LAN" should be UNchecked. > > The LAN settings was the problem. Thanks for that. > I wonder why it changed? It was working fine before - is that > something malware or a virus might do? To reiterate what Jose said in his post, a few minutes right now of checking for malware could save you years of aggravation down the road. Even if nothing is found, at least your mind is eased somewhat knowing your system is clean. -- SC Tom
From: Nil on 20 Feb 2010 15:23 On 20 Feb 2010, daviddschool <daviddschool(a)gmail.com> wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: > The LAN settings was the problem. Thanks for that. > I wonder why it changed? It was working fine before - is that > something malware or a virus might do? Yes! That's one method the recent spate of bogus "your computer is infected, download my virus scanner now!" malware uses to prevent you from going to legit antivirus sites - it routes your browser traffic through itself. You should do a thorough virus/trojan/malware scan ASAP. You may be surprised what you find.
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 20 Feb 2010 16:33
daviddschool wrote: >> Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage >> >>> Most likely causes: >>> You are not connected to the Internet. >>> The website is encountering problems. >>> There might be a typing error in the address. >> >> Check in Control Panel | Internet Options | Connections | LAN Settings >> and make sure it's not set up to use a Proxy. Some programs, such as >> virus scanners, or even malware, can redirect your internet traffic >> through other (internal or external) servers. >> >> Unless you have some specific reason for it, "Automatically detect >> settings" and "Use a proxy server for your LAN" should be UNchecked. > > The LAN settings was the problem. Thanks for that. > I wonder why it changed? It was working fine before - is that > something malware or a virus might do? Yes, and if you've been dealing with a hijackware infection, you probably have much more work to do since you've not been able to installed SP3 (which should have been installed almost 2 years ago); cf. http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_frm/thread/77518cf95b1a486c -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 |