Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
however, I don't know what else to do.
Problem:
I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and
then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove programs
to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known to
mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no resolve.
One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the address
window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and copy
it in I.E, the page will come up.
In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's only
when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it freeze.

Still looking for some answers.............Thanks

Re: I.E by Noel

Noel
Sat Nov 13 01:03:13 CST 2004

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
> however, I don't know what else to do.
> Problem:
> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and
> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
> programs
> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known to
> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
> resolve.
> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the address
> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and
> copy
> it in I.E, the page will come up.
> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's only
> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it freeze.
>
> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
>
>
>



Re: I.E by Noel

Noel
Sat Nov 13 01:04:48 CST 2004

Duh - sorry about the post stating the obvious (not enough caffeine?)!
However, it's still worth running AdAware while in Safe Mode, with viewing
of Hidden and System files enabled in Folder Options - this does
occasionally pick up something missed elsewhere.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
> however, I don't know what else to do.
> Problem:
> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and
> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
> programs
> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known to
> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
> resolve.
> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the address
> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and
> copy
> it in I.E, the page will come up.
> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's only
> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it freeze.
>
> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
>
>
>



Re: I.E by dennis

dennis
Sat Nov 13 10:12:20 CST 2004

Yea! Thanks Noel, I've run all the scan and removal software I know of in
safe mode and nothing shows up. I.E continues to plague me with this. Thing
is, it's not a real serious problem, just a pain the a#$@

"dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
> however, I don't know what else to do.
> Problem:
> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and
> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
programs
> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known to
> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
resolve.
> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the address
> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and
copy
> it in I.E, the page will come up.
> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's only
> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it freeze.
>
> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
>
>
>



Re: I.E by Noel

Noel
Sat Nov 13 10:21:27 CST 2004

hmmm - it still sounds like a malware deal of some kind to me.....
have you tried HiJackThis???

Have you checked your HOSTS file??


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%23qBXEtZyEHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Yea! Thanks Noel, I've run all the scan and removal software I know of in
> safe mode and nothing shows up. I.E continues to plague me with this.
> Thing
> is, it's not a real serious problem, just a pain the a#$@
>
> "dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
>> however, I don't know what else to do.
>> Problem:
>> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
>> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and
>> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
> programs
>> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known
>> to
>> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
>> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
> resolve.
>> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the address
>> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and
> copy
>> it in I.E, the page will come up.
>> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's only
>> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it freeze.
>>
>> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
>



Re: I.E by dennis

dennis
Sat Nov 13 10:33:20 CST 2004

No, I haven't run HijackThis lately and I haven't checked the HOSTS file.
Not sure what to do with the HOSTS file anyway... can you advise?

"dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
> however, I don't know what else to do.
> Problem:
> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and
> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
programs
> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known to
> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
resolve.
> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the address
> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and
copy
> it in I.E, the page will come up.
> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's only
> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it freeze.
>
> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
>
>
>



Re: I.E by Noel

Noel
Sat Nov 13 13:51:16 CST 2004

simplest thing to do with the HOSTS file is to rename it - with Folder
Options set to show hidden files and System files, do a Search for files
named 'HOSTS' - there'll probably be two or three files found. The one
you're looking for has no extension. Simply add an .OLD extension, and
reboot - see if that helps.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:elRzx4ZyEHA.3624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> No, I haven't run HijackThis lately and I haven't checked the HOSTS file.
> Not sure what to do with the HOSTS file anyway... can you advise?
>
> "dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
>> however, I don't know what else to do.
>> Problem:
>> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
>> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and
>> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
> programs
>> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known
>> to
>> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
>> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
> resolve.
>> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the address
>> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and
> copy
>> it in I.E, the page will come up.
>> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's only
>> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it freeze.
>>
>> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
>



Re: I.E by dennis

dennis
Sat Nov 13 17:11:44 CST 2004

The were no "HOSTS" files that appeared void of an extension. The only one
that showed up was HOST.SAM


"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:OVIycsbyEHA.2200@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> simplest thing to do with the HOSTS file is to rename it - with Folder
> Options set to show hidden files and System files, do a Search for files
> named 'HOSTS' - there'll probably be two or three files found. The one
> you're looking for has no extension. Simply add an .OLD extension, and
> reboot - see if that helps.
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>
> "dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:elRzx4ZyEHA.3624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > No, I haven't run HijackThis lately and I haven't checked the HOSTS
file.
> > Not sure what to do with the HOSTS file anyway... can you advise?
> >
> > "dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
> >> however, I don't know what else to do.
> >> Problem:
> >> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
> >> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load
and
> >> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
> > programs
> >> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known
> >> to
> >> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
> >> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
> > resolve.
> >> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the
address
> >> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape and
> > copy
> >> it in I.E, the page will come up.
> >> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's
only
> >> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it
freeze.
> >>
> >> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>



Re: I.E by Noel

Noel
Sat Nov 13 17:29:45 CST 2004

ah - ignore that one, it's simply a demo file.

I'd give HiJackThis a run and see if it turns anything up.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:ec$FaXdyEHA.260@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The were no "HOSTS" files that appeared void of an extension. The only one
> that showed up was HOST.SAM
>
>
> "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:OVIycsbyEHA.2200@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> simplest thing to do with the HOSTS file is to rename it - with Folder
>> Options set to show hidden files and System files, do a Search for files
>> named 'HOSTS' - there'll probably be two or three files found. The one
>> you're looking for has no extension. Simply add an .OLD extension, and
>> reboot - see if that helps.
>>
>> --
>> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>>
>> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>>
>> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>>
>> "dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:elRzx4ZyEHA.3624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > No, I haven't run HijackThis lately and I haven't checked the HOSTS
> file.
>> > Not sure what to do with the HOSTS file anyway... can you advise?
>> >
>> > "dennis" <dennisdive@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> > news:upeMocRyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> >> Still trying to identify the I.E problem. Sorry for the second post,
>> >> however, I don't know what else to do.
>> >> Problem:
>> >> I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm
>> >> browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load
> and
>> >> then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove
>> > programs
>> >> to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program
>> >> known
>> >> to
>> >> mankind, also to no avail.. I found a Microsoft bulletin identifying a
>> >> similar problem and ran what I thought to be the fix, and still no
>> > resolve.
>> >> One thing I noticed that's interesting, if I drag the link to the
> address
>> >> window, the page will open, or, if I copy the address from Netscape
>> >> and
>> > copy
>> >> it in I.E, the page will come up.
>> >> In other words, I can start with any web page and it will open, it's
> only
>> >> when I try to click on a link from a particular web page does it
> freeze.
>> >>
>> >> Still looking for some answers.............Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>