My ISP is Orange and I use their 8mb Broadband package. It has worked okay recently until yesterday afternoon. Now Firefox brings up "Server not found". If I try IE it comes up "The page is unable to be displayed". I tried using "Restore" same result. I then 'phoned Orange and their helpline took me through checking the conections. The computer is conecting to the Livebox. They gave me the numbers 209.85.135.147 to type in the IE address bar which brings up Google. But if I use Google to search the links have the same result as above. I tried the computer on dial up and it goes on line and works okay. I conected a spare computer which has WIN98 installed and that went on line with Broadband okay. I have run CCleaner in both cleaning and Registry checking modes. Also run the security below in Safe Mode. Nothing found. I tried going on line closing one security program at a time. Still same result. Tried briefly turning off all the security (including Firewall) and trying Broadband, still no use.'Phone calls to Orange have just put up the 'phone bill and resulted in going through the same actions four times, including rebooting the Livebox. They say they are checking the line and I will hear from them within 5 working days. Meanwhile I have noticed that at the bottom of IE it says "DNSERROR". I went into Control panel, Admin, Tools, Service Shortcuts, DNS Client. It was turned off so I tried turning it on. But this has made no difference.
Should I leave the DNS ON or OFF? AUTO or MANUAL?
Any suggestions what to try please?
Reinstall Windows?
See if the Foriegn Legion is Recruiting?
Disappear into a bottle of JD?
My ignorance is showing, help please!!
I have:
WIN XP Pro
Firefox
Thunderbird
AVG free Anti Virus
AVG Anti Spyware
Online Armour free Firewall
Win Patrol
Threatfire
Spyware Guard
Spyware Blaster
RemoveIt anti virus
A Squared anti maleware
Advanced Windows Care
I check for updates on the above daily.
PS Just using the WIN 98 computer is not an option. It is not mine and just on loan.
