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Internet goes back to desk top
Name: BillyM2104 Date: July 28, 2006 at 20:35:57 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 253/424
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Hello everyone. When I try to get onto the itnernet, the page comes up for a few seconds (partially loaded) and it's gone and all I have is my desktop. I changed home page but that didn't help. I put up a blank home page and that loads OK but when I try to put in a web address (even when clicking on Favorites) I'm back to my desk top. I ran a full virus scan and everything came up clean and I also did a defrag. Now what? Thanks for any help.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 29, 2006 at 14:38:09 Pacific
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Does it do this for all profiles? What browser are you using? Have you tried another one?
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.
Response Number 2
Name: BillyM2104 Date: July 29, 2006 at 15:12:42 Pacific
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Jennifer: it's doing it for all the web pages I have tried. Using IE. Which one do you think might work better?
Thanks in advance.
Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 29, 2006 at 18:26:24 Pacific
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You could try Firefox, but does this happen with all profiles, or just the one you normally use as login?
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.
Response Number 4
Name: BillyM2104 Date: July 29, 2006 at 19:16:13 Pacific
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It seems that no matter what web site I click on, it starts to load and then it disappears and all I am left with is the desktop. Probably if I click on the site to download Firefox, I won't be able to get on it. (p.s.--I'm using a friend's computer to be able to do this) I have heard that Firefox is good.
Response Number 5
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 31, 2006 at 04:51:41 Pacific
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You still haven't answered my question; does this behavior recur on ALL profiles?
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.
Response Number 6
Name: ccfrank Date: August 1, 2006 at 07:57:09 Pacific
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run a spyware and trojan scan.
best of luck Frank :
Response Number 7
Name: BillyM2104 Date: August 2, 2006 at 20:28:18 Pacific
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Thanks everyone. I ran a scan and installed Firefox. Everything seems to be fine now. :)
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