My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is directly
cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year with no
problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to access
'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft (even
though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window which
looks like a MS window
It states:
"IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
inconvenience.
If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working on
,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see the
data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a highlit
link)
This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching any of
them brings me back to the desktop .
I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an "on
hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the computer
help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail
--
Thanks,
Hank

have you run the LSP fix?
if you google it, the download is readily available.
sometimes running the following in a command window will restore it,
sometimes not...
netsh winsock reset
If you still have no access after running that and rebooting; remove the
network adapter from device manager, let XP reinstall it.
reconfigure as necessary
--
A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!
CarGodZeroOne@hotmail.com
Change Alpha to Numeric to reply
"hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
news:PfS8f.579$5N1.104@dukeread08...
> My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> directly
> cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year with
> no
> problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to access
> 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft (even
> though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window which
> looks like a MS window
> It states:
> "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
> inconvenience.
> If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working on
> ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
> improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see the
> data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a highlit
> link)
> This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching any of
> them brings me back to the desktop .
> I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an "on
> hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the
> computer
> help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
> This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail
> --
> Thanks,
> Hank
>
>

"hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
news:PfS8f.579$5N1.104@dukeread08...
> My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> directly
> cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year
> with no
> problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to
> access
> 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft
> (even
> though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window
> which
> looks like a MS window
> It states:
> "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
> inconvenience.
> If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working
> on
> ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
> improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see
> the
> data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a
> highlit
> link)
> This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching
> any of
> them brings me back to the desktop .
> I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an
> "on
> hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the
> computer
> help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
> This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail
> --
> Thanks,
> Hank
>
>

Google winsockxpfix.exe. It does the same thing as lspfix (for most of
us average users).

Q

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:00:35 -0500, "hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote:

>My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is directly
>cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year with no
>problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to access
>'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft (even
>though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window which
>looks like a MS window
>It states:
>"IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
>inconvenience.
>If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working on
>,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
>improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see the
>data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a highlit
>link)
> This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching any of
>them brings me back to the desktop .
>I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an "on
>hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the computer
>help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
>This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail

Your description is very chaotic. How can a wireless network have XP
"cabled to 98" and reaching XP via wireless? WTF are you talking
about? If it's a wireless network, what "cabling" are you talking
about?

Also, if you are getting e-mail on any of the machines, then you ARE
getting internet access. It sounds like you may have a problem with
IE - you could try reinstalling the latest version of IE and see if
that fixes the problem - but it's hard to tell from your less than
illustrious narrative.

If you receive and open mail on the machine, it should have a fully updated
AV app installed.

Checking for/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/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


hankB wrote:
> My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> directly cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a
> year with no problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely
> able to access 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft (even
> though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window which
> looks like a MS window
> It states:
> "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
> inconvenience.
> If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working on
> ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
> improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see the
> data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a highlit
> link)
> This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching any of
> them brings me back to the desktop .
> I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an "on
> hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the
> computer help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not
> updated.
> This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail

Your reflexively insulting comments are NOT appreciated.The router (not sure
that is the word you prefer) has a wireless antenna as well as jacks for
cable.Since it sits upstairs next to 98 I have directly connected 98 to it.I
would decribe this as "cabled"...what would you like to call it?
....BTW chaos for us New Orleans is defined differently than you use it.
-It is FEMA for deciding to move a ship which is completely filled with
workers who are rebuilding a local refinery which employees hundreds of
workers (and keeps your fuel coming) yet maintaining 2 more which are less
than1/4 full.
-It is SBA which have had 30,000 applications for 7 weeks and have
processed...drum roll please...less than 100!!
-It is Corps of Engineers which now admit that against earlier advice and
principles of hydrodynamics built levees with 15 feet deep pilings anchored
in soft earth next to a 20 foot deep canal -OOOPS!! They now plan to
rebuild the levee with 55 foot deep pilings-why not do it right the first
time?
It is Congress for refusing to rein in sculpture parks in Seattle and a
"bridge to nowhere" in Alaska which in the pre-Katrina budget cost HALF of
ALL wetlands reconstruction.
Why are we lending money for reconstruction to devastated US towns
(Louisiana has suffered the MOST military deaths in Iraq percentagewise)
yet giving it to the country with the world's second largest oil reserves?
Scariest Halloween ever!!
Thanks,
Hank


--

"hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
news:PfS8f.579$5N1.104@dukeread08...
> My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> directly
> cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year with
> no
> problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to access
> 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft (even
> though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window which
> looks like a MS window
> It states:
> "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
> inconvenience.
> If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working on
> ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
> improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see the
> data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a highlit
> link)
> This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching any of
> them brings me back to the desktop .
> I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an "on
> hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the
> computer
> help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
> This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail

Make sure you run Adaware and Spybot from safe mode. Also make sure you have
the latest versions and updates. If need be download the latest versions and
updates to the win98 pc and burn them to CD or email them to the XP pc. You
should also download and run lspfix

http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Again, you will have to do this from the win98 pc and then transfer it to
the XP pc.

Once you have access to the Internet again the first thing you should do is
get an up to date antivirus. If your version of McAfee can't be updated
online then uninstall it and get a different one. Waiting until the
university is back online is not an option.

Kerry

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:38:10 -0600, "hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote:

>Your reflexively insulting comments are NOT appreciated.The router (not sure
>that is the word you prefer) has a wireless antenna as well as jacks for
>cable.Since it sits upstairs next to 98 I have directly connected 98 to it.I
>would decribe this as "cabled"...what would you like to call it?
>...BTW chaos for us New Orleans is defined differently than you use it.
>-It is FEMA for deciding to move a ship which is completely filled with
>workers who are rebuilding a local refinery which employees hundreds of
>workers (and keeps your fuel coming) yet maintaining 2 more which are less
>than1/4 full.
>-It is SBA which have had 30,000 applications for 7 weeks and have
>processed...drum roll please...less than 100!!
>-It is Corps of Engineers which now admit that against earlier advice and
>principles of hydrodynamics built levees with 15 feet deep pilings anchored
>in soft earth next to a 20 foot deep canal -OOOPS!! They now plan to
>rebuild the levee with 55 foot deep pilings-why not do it right the first
>time?
>It is Congress for refusing to rein in sculpture parks in Seattle and a
>"bridge to nowhere" in Alaska which in the pre-Katrina budget cost HALF of
>ALL wetlands reconstruction.
>Why are we lending money for reconstruction to devastated US towns
>(Louisiana has suffered the MOST military deaths in Iraq percentagewise)
>yet giving it to the country with the world's second largest oil reserves?
>Scariest Halloween ever!!
>Thanks,
>Hank

Thanks for your "reflexively insulting political drivel." I don't
care where you are from or what the situation is there. Your
description was very poor and I couldn't make heads or tails of it.
However, I still stand on this statement: if you can send/receive
e-mail on either machine, then you ARE connecting to the internet.
You are just having trouble with IE.

Have run Ad-aware and Spybot from safe mode and then Ispfix without
improvement

--
Thanks,
Hank
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:OqblZ0V3FHA.3292@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> "hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:PfS8f.579$5N1.104@dukeread08...
> > My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> > directly
> > cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year with
> > no
> > problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to access
> > 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> > Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft (even
> > though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window which
> > looks like a MS window
> > It states:
> > "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
> > inconvenience.
> > If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working on
> > ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
> > improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see
the
> > data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a
highlit
> > link)
> > This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> > There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching any
of
> > them brings me back to the desktop .
> > I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an
"on
> > hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the
> > computer
> > help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
> > This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail
>
> Make sure you run Adaware and Spybot from safe mode. Also make sure you
have
> the latest versions and updates. If need be download the latest versions
and
> updates to the win98 pc and burn them to CD or email them to the XP pc.
You
> should also download and run lspfix
>
> http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>
> Again, you will have to do this from the win98 pc and then transfer it to
> the XP pc.
>
> Once you have access to the Internet again the first thing you should do
is
> get an up to date antivirus. If your version of McAfee can't be updated
> online then uninstall it and get a different one. Waiting until the
> university is back online is not an option.
>
> Kerry
>
>

--
Thanks,
Hank
"hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
news:Xte9f.1007$5N1.580@dukeread08...
> Have run Ad-aware and Spybot from safe mode and then Ispfix without
> improvement
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Hank
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:OqblZ0V3FHA.3292@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > "hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:PfS8f.579$5N1.104@dukeread08...
> > > My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> > > directly
> > > cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year
with
> > > no
> > > problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to
access
> > > 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> > > Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft
(even
> > > though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a window
which
> > > looks like a MS window
> > > It states:
> > > "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
> > > inconvenience.
> > > If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working
on
> > > ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to help us
> > > improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and anonymous.To see
> the
> > > data this error report contains,click here."(the last phrase is a
> highlit
> > > link)
> > > This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> > > There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching
any
> of
> > > them brings me back to the desktop .
> > > I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an
> "on
> > > hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and the
> > > computer
> > > help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
> > > This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail
> >
> > Make sure you run Adaware and Spybot from safe mode. Also make sure you
> have
> > the latest versions and updates. If need be download the latest versions
> and
> > updates to the win98 pc and burn them to CD or email them to the XP pc.
> You
> > should also download and run lspfix
> >
> > http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
> >
> > Again, you will have to do this from the win98 pc and then transfer it
to
> > the XP pc.
> >
> > Once you have access to the Internet again the first thing you should do
> is
> > get an up to date antivirus. If your version of McAfee can't be updated
> > online then uninstall it and get a different one. Waiting until the
> > university is back online is not an option.
> >
> > Kerry
> >
> >
>
>

Have you installed an anti-virus app and scanned with it?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

hankB wrote:
> Have run Ad-aware and Spybot from safe mode and then Ispfix without
> improvement
>
> > "hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:PfS8f.579$5N1.104@dukeread08...
> > > My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> > > directly
> > > cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year
> > > with no
> > > problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to
> > > access 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> > > Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft
> > > (even though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a
> > > window which looks like a MS window
> > > It states:
> > > "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for the
> > > inconvenience.
> > > If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working
> > > on ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to
> > > help us improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and
> > > anonymous.To see the data this error report contains,click here."(the
> > > last phrase is a highlit link)
> > > This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> > > There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching
> > > any of them brings me back to the desktop .
> > > I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am an
> > > "on hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and
> > > the computer
> > > help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
> > > This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail
> >
> > Make sure you run Adaware and Spybot from safe mode. Also make sure you
> > have the latest versions and updates. If need be download the latest
> > versions and updates to the win98 pc and burn them to CD or email them
> > to the XP pc. You should also download and run lspfix
> >
> > http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
> >
> > Again, you will have to do this from the win98 pc and then transfer it
> > to the XP pc.
> >
> > Once you have access to the Internet again the first thing you should
> > do is get an up to date antivirus. If your version of McAfee can't be
> > updated online then uninstall it and get a different one. Waiting until
> > the university is back online is not an option.
> >
> > Kerry

I will do so ...in the interim I have run HijackThis and posted the log file
to the aumha.net/viewforum site you were kind enough to mention

--
Thanks,
Hank
"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:O#PK70b3FHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Have you installed an anti-virus app and scanned with it?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
>
> hankB wrote:
> > Have run Ad-aware and Spybot from safe mode and then Ispfix without
> > improvement
> >
> > > "hankB" <hbienert@cox.net> wrote in message
> > > news:PfS8f.579$5N1.104@dukeread08...
> > > > My wife's computer runs Xp and this one Win 98.The wireless n/w is
> > > > directly
> > > > cabled to 98 and reaches Xp via wireless and has been so for a year
> > > > with no
> > > > problems.A couple of weeks ago Xp began being very rarely able to
> > > > access 'net (we use Fiefox) and now not at all.
> > > > Going through IExplorer instead if Firefox searches for Microsoft
> > > > (even though I have set Google as home page) and then produces a
> > > > window which looks like a MS window
> > > > It states:
> > > > "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close.We are sorry for
the
> > > > inconvenience.
> > > > If you are in the middle of something,the informationyou are working
> > > > on ,might be lost.PleasWe have an error reportthat you cansend to
> > > > help us improveIE.We will treat the reportas confidential and
> > > > anonymous.To see the data this error report contains,click
here."(the
> > > > last phrase is a highlit link)
> > > > This doesn't sound like the usual terse MS syntax to me
> > > > There are 3 buttons-debug,send error report and don't send.Touching
> > > > any of them brings me back to the desktop .
> > > > I 've run Ad-aware,spybot and an old (8/05) version of McAfee.I am
an
> > > > "on hold " faculty member at Tulane in New Orleans (now closed) and
> > > > the computer
> > > > help desk is also closed;that is why my anti-virus is not updated.
> > > > This computer (98) runs fine;Xp sends and receives e-mail
> > >
> > > Make sure you run Adaware and Spybot from safe mode. Also make sure
you
> > > have the latest versions and updates. If need be download the latest
> > > versions and updates to the win98 pc and burn them to CD or email them
> > > to the XP pc. You should also download and run lspfix
> > >
> > > http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
> > >
> > > Again, you will have to do this from the win98 pc and then transfer it
> > > to the XP pc.
> > >
> > > Once you have access to the Internet again the first thing you should
> > > do is get an up to date antivirus. If your version of McAfee can't be
> > > updated online then uninstall it and get a different one. Waiting
until
> > > the university is back online is not an option.
> > >
> > > Kerry

Running AVG anti-virus program found multiple nasties and the problem is
now fixed.
Thanks,
Hank

YW, Hank. Now return to your Aumha Forum thread and post this information,
please, so a Moderator can Close it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

hankB wrote:
> Running AVG anti-virus program found multiple nasties and the problem is
> now fixed.
> Thanks,
> Hank