internet problem

[petemac]

i tried to update to ie8 xp on my lap top thought i had downloaded it .then went to go back on internet  my laptop was showing great signal but i could not access any tool bar so i used my main computer and a key to download another toolbar still showing good signal but still showing no toolbar .i was told could be a registry problem so i downloaded registry tool ran it still the same i have tried system restore and running through troubleshooter still unable to access internet dont know what i have done .drivers our there no update required and everythink else is working

[Broni]

1. Click Start>Run (Start>"Start search" in Vista).

2. Type in (or copy and paste):

          cmd /c ping google.com>%temp%\$.$&notepad %temp%\$.$

      and press Enter.

3. Notepad will open.

4. Copy all text in Notepad ([Ctrl-A], then [Ctrl-C]), and then post it (paste = [Ctrl-V]) in your next reply.