I Have a virus

[The Bubba]

While I am heaping praises, my computer is still having trouble opening web pages in a timely manner. Sometimes it fails completely. I guess the chase is still on.

[evilfantasy]

Keep everything but Omniquad total security.

Do you have an XP CD?

If so, place it in your CD ROM drive and follow the instructions below:

• Click on Start > Run and type sfc /scannow then press Enter (note the space between scf and /scannow)
  • Let this run undisturbed until the window with the blue  progress bar goes away

SFC - Which stands for System File Checker, retrieves the correct version of the file from %Systemroot%\System32\Dllcache or the Windows installation source files, and then replaces the incorrect file.

If you want to see what was replaced, right-click My Computer and click on Manage.
In the new window that appears, expand the Event Viewer (by clicking on the + symbol next to it) and then click on System.


The rain finally stopped today. First night we were getting large golfball size hail and then heavy rain for what seemed like 48 hours. Could be another flood riddled season in the midwest. Hope not.....

[The Bubba]

Hmmm, the last time I was asked to place my XP cd in my drive, I accidentally reinstalled it and lost valuable personal files. Let's hope it doesn't happen again, it's a long drive to OK.

[evilfantasy]

That method won't delete anything. Just don't restart the computer with the CD in the drive and you won't chance loosing anything.

[The Bubba]

Mission accomplished but computer still sluggish. Some sites had to be refreshed to get them to load. I defraged today as well.

[evilfantasy]

Let's try a few things with dial a fix.

First

Please download Dial-a-Fix by djlizard, save it to the desktop then extract it to it's own folder.

• Open the folder and run Dial-a-fix.exe
• 2 windows will open. Close the one in the background labled Restrictive Policies
• On the main window, check the box in section 4, labled SSL/HTTPS/Cryptography. The 4 boxes under it should be pre-checked
• Check all boxes in Section 5, labled Registration Center.
• Click Go
• OK any error messages if received, but write them down and post them here.
• Restart the computer when done

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Next

Open Dial-a-fix and click the hammer icon. Select Flush DNS and click Go
When complete, select Repair Permissions and click Go
When complete, select Repair/reinstall IE and click Go

If at any time you are prompted for the XP cd, insert it
Make note of any error messages and post them here
Reboot when complete and let me know if there's any change

[The Bubba]

OK, but first I'm going to do some checks that dial-a-fix recommends first.

[The Bubba]

Just concluded Dial a fix and had no problems. Computer is still slightly sluggish and some pages still have to be refreshed. Even on my own website, things like chat room boxes and stat counters are way slow to load. Any other suggestions?

[The Bubba]

Just for grins, click on my website and scroll the whole page and time how long it takes. The last thing to load is the search engine boxes at the very bottom of the page. If your computer takes very long for it to load then I won't gripe but I know that in the past, mine use to load it in about 5 seconds.

[evilfantasy]

Pretty much instantly.

Do you think it is the browser or your connection?

[The Bubba]

It's possible, Insight has recently changed over to Comcast. As far as browsers, I've been using the same all a long. I installed Foxfire and tried it but it didn't do justice to some of the graphics on my site.

I really appreciate your help and even recommended the site on my site, thanks again.

[evilfantasy]

Could be the connection. You could try re-installing IE7.

• First go here to Download IE 7 to the desktop. (Don't install it yet)

• Uninstall the version of IE you have installed now, to do so follow these steps:
• Click Start
  
• Click Control Panel
  
• Double click Add or Remove Programs
  
• Scroll down until you find Internet Explore
  
• Then click Change/Remove, and follow the prompts.

• Note: If you are unable to see IE7 in Add or Remove Programs follow these steps:

• Click Start
  
• Click Run
  
• Type or copy and paste, into the text box:

• %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe

• Then Press Enter
  
• Restart your computer.
  • Install the fresh version of Internet Explorer 7.

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[The Bubba]

I downloaded, uninstalled and reinstalled IE7. I can't tell any difference so far. What is your opinion on the IE7 add ons that they offer?

[evilfantasy]

Which add-ons, and from where?

[The Bubba]

They are the addons that you can choose after installing IE7. They come with it, one of them is ispell. BTW, my computer is getting a bit perkier.