I will be in the middle of something and then Internet Explorer comes up with this message of it having to end! So it closes what I am in the middle of..........the nerve!
so someone told me to go into my system and do start, run and type in sfc /scannow and that supposedly would clean out my IE! well I tried that and it kept asking for me to insert Service Pack 1 disc...............which I don't have and never even installed Service Pack 1! Is this accurate information? How can I keep from getting this IE message?
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Not a whole lot of information there, but sounds like IE turning flakier on you. Anything in perticular you're doing when it happens? Perticular sites?other things comming up? I trust based on previous posts you've had that you've scanned for spy-ware and similar. Could be a little of anything at this moment. From a setting wrong to a corrupt file. Right now I'd hope it's a fluke and figure on a reinstall. Basically hope for the best, expect the worst. Try and keep a close eye on when / how it's happening and see what we come up with, and hopefully we can avoid the reinstall. If worse comes to worse, perhaps a different browser could be a work-around Just some ideas Let's see what else shows up
I have an easier solution. Don't use IE. It has holes the size of the Grand Canyon. The only reason I keep it is for when I want to play a Flash game or something.
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Download both of these and run them. Then make sure IE is up to date, as well as your other software, and then download the latest service packs for the OS. Do this last.
But Mike has a point about using IE. I use Maxthon Beta as an alternative browser. I like it a lot better.
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Thanks guys! I have had this computer a year now and the Internet Explorer on it has been wonky since day 1! I get that message not too often but I do get it. It wasn't till I told a friend about it that he suggested that I do a IE repair by what I told you above! So I wanted your guys opinion. I have Norton Security anti-virus and Spyhunter anti-spyware that I run all the time. However, Norton says I have four spywares on my system that I just can't seem to get rid of. I have had Ad-aware and Spybot on my system as well and still can't get rid of these four spywares on my system! Now I am talking about something else, aren't I? Oops!
Curious as to what different browsers you all have on your systems.
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Mozilla! Firefox!
I jave Firefox on my Sun Solaris box, as well as it's what I use under XP. I just installed it on my main LFS build here and once I can get Thunderbird built I may completely migrate from the Mozilla 1.5a that I'm using now.
As far as Graphical browsers, there's my choice. I use Links as well, when I'm in console, but I wouldn't call it good for general use browsing. It's great for when I'm looking for something though...
Ohh, and I've got full support for Java apps and Flash in Mozilla and Firefox. All the in-browser support *I* need.
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QUOTE (CelticRose @ 24-Sep-2004, 02:43 PM)
I have Norton Security anti-virus and Spyhunter anti-spyware that I run all the time. However, Norton says I have four spywares on my system that I just can't seem to get rid of. I have had Ad-aware and Spybot on my system as well and still can't get rid of these four spywares on my system! Now I am talking about something else, aren't I? Oops!
Curious as to what different browsers you all have on your systems.
I use Maxthon as my browser. It has tabs across the top for all the windows I have open. My only complaint is that I can't ALT-tab between them, the way I can with other open windows/apps.
As far as not being able to get rid of the 4 spywares, try HijackThis. One of my programmers recommends it -- he says it's not very sophisticated/pretty, but it will help you identify those 4 items, and then delete them.
I may be too late for the issue at hand, but one of the ways to remove hard-to-remove spyware components is to do the scan in Safe Mode. Often, that's the only way to some of them.
Here's what I do, and it's a long process, but I've been able to remove pretty much anything I come across. First off, I go through Add/Remove Programs and uninstall anything I don't use. (Yes, Comet Cursor, and Smiley Central have spyware components and should be uninstalled, sorry.) Once that is done, I run an Ad-Aware scan normally with Ad-Aware. (Be sure to UPDATE Ad Aware before running it for maximum effectiveness.) I reboot the computer. Run the scan again, and make note of the troublesome spywares that were not removed. I then do the scan in Safe Mode. (I'll include instructions on how to boot into Safe Mode later.) I reboot and run the scan in normal mode again. At that point, if there are any clingers, I see if Ad-Aware has any plugins to remove specific spyware components for good. (Certain versions of VX2 are a particular pain in the butt.)
Finally, if that doesn't remove your problems, you CAN go into MSCONFIG (as long as you don't have Windows 2000) and manually change what is starting up. Start>Run...type msconfig into the box that pops up. Go to the Startup tab. Here, you can uncheck anything that shouldn't be starting up when your computer starts up. I would avoid using this unless you know what you're doing, though, as you can render programs inoperable if you're not careful.
To start up in Safe Mode, start up your computer. A BIOS loading screen should pop up. (It might have your computer manufacturer's logo on it or something like that. It might also run a memory check. AS SOON AS THAT SCREEN DISAPPEARS, start hitting F8 as fast as you can. Eventually, Windows will pop up a screen asking you how you want to start your computer. (With Windows XP, you'll get the option to start the computer in "Safe Mode with Networking". That is good if you need to update your Ad Aware, but if you've already updated, then just choose Safe Mode.) Windows 98 users should just choose Safe Mode.
Hope this helps anyone out there get rid of spyware. Of course, you could always avoid most of the problem by not using IE. I like Firefox, myself.
Hi Sir tal and deckers! Thanks so much for your help. I got directions from Norton security on how to remove the spyware, now I just have to do it. It also says to go into safe mode to remove these buggers!
I had downloaded Mozilla Firefox twice and keep having this problem with it. It won't let me use smilies in certain places and my computer kept crashing all day yesterday with it. I finally had to delete it. My hubby is not happy about this as he really likes the Mozilla Firefox. I can't understand why my computer keeps crashing with it installed though!
If your machine is only a year old, it should already have SP1 on it. So that'd just be asking for your XP CD.
Perhaps you should try Firefox after you clean out the spyware. Have you run a virus scan of late? Can't hurt. Firefox should DEFINITELY not be crashing on you.
Hi there Celtwolf! I run my Norton anti-virus and update it all the time. I have 3 anti-spyware programs on my computer because what one or two didn't find, the other did. I should be clean by now. I think what happened is that I downloaded a corrupt Firefox. I hear the latest version also has all kinds bugs in it, so looking into that as well.
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