Re: unable to open websites in browser(s)

family.sens@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

hi.

i am unable to view most webpages - have tried with Firefox, Opera 8
and IE.

i AM able to ping most of them and they are not timing out.

this is an old win98 system.

any viruses that cause such selective blocking ?

switched off the firewall to see if that was the issue (BlackIce).

have run a winsock reinstall but i hardly think thats the problem cos
im able to see some websites .....

could this somehow be an ISP issue?


There are many viruses and malware that can cause problems with
connectivity. Since you haven't told us what security you've set up
such as antivirus, firewall, antispyware, etc. all I can suggest is
that you go through these malware removal steps systematically:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

I would do that first. If the machine comes out clean, then you can
proceed to the next step of troubleshooting which would be to check
your hardware and also call the ISP to confirm that there are no DNS
issues on their end.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
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