my friends were using my computer and they got a bunch of spyware and stuff on it and all it did was pop up windows. I ran a few programs that have worked in the past but i think i fried my internet connection. I have tried a few things but cant restore the connection but i know it would work if i could, i am on a network and i can connect to the other computers but not to the internet, can anyone help me or tell me where to go.
2007-07-09 01:12:16 · 9 answers · asked by joshua d 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You don't fix the Internet, it doesn't fry. You can have a whole bunch of other problems. Hope you have Spy-Bot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware. If you can connect to other computers, can those computers get out? What type of out side connection are you using?
2007-07-09 01:19:17 · answer #1 · answered by ohio44903 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might also want to go to add/remove programs in the control panel and look for programs that don't belong. Many times there will be adware programs installed there. I think your problem is that you have too many programs trying to access the internet and they are causing conflicts. I've never had good luck with the adware and spyware programs. To me, installing another program when my computer is already messing up, is not a good solution. Not to mention that it seems like those programs could be adware/spyware themselves. This method works for me 90% of the time. Uninstall any program that doesn't belong. Be careful not to uninstall the windows updates. They look like strange programs because their names are letters and numbers.
2007-07-09 08:23:56 · answer #2 · answered by Evan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The malware removal may have damaged your Winsock chain.
WinSock XP Fix
"WinSock XP Fix offers a last resort if your Internet connectivity has been corrupted due to invalid or removed registry entries. It can often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of Adware components or improper uninstall of firewall applications or other tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings. If you encounter connection problems after removing network related software, Adware or after registry clean-up; and all other ways fail, then give WinSock XP Fix a try. It can create a registry backup of your current settings, so it is fairly safe to use..."
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html
2007-07-09 10:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try clicking Start then go to the Control Panel. Next, go to Network Connections. From there, right click your connection then click on Properties. Click to highlight "Internet Protocols TCP/IP" then click on Properties. Check that the button is set to "obtain IP address automatically" and also "obtain DNS server address automatically".
If it was already checked, I'm afraid I cannot help you any further.
2007-07-09 08:22:27 · answer #4 · answered by รզlεսռց ☆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem the other day. What I found was that on my connection, one of the computer's Machine Addresses had been removed from the network.
Check that it hasn't been removed (for some reason. I have no idea why it happened to mine).
2007-07-09 08:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am on a LAN and suffer intermittent Internet failure. I have to reset the network adaptor. I run both XP Pro and Vista and I always go into Vista to reset the network adaptor as it seems much easier to do than in XP
2007-07-09 08:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start with clearing your cookies andtemp internet file. Next clear your Resolver Cache.
Start> Run> cmd> ipconfig /FlushDNS
Next, in the same command window, release your IP address.
ipconfig /release.
Restart your computer.
2007-07-09 08:20:12 · answer #7 · answered by acklan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can't connect to the web? Call your Internet Service Provider (ISP), that's what they do!!!
2007-07-09 08:22:52 · answer #8 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Click "tools" then click "Internet options"
2007-07-09 08:22:24 · answer #9 · answered by Thea 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋