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| 884370 | 2010-05-12 11:50:00 | ID: 733 558 455 PW: 5210 |
lvlrhotshot (15773) | ||
| 884371 | 2010-05-12 11:51:00 | I find this interesing because I have had the same problems for 2 months and have been trying to sort it with MS Support by email exchange since 31 March. Many possible fixes have been suggested by MS, including one today, none of which have cured the problems. I have even gone as far as installing a Windows 7 Upgrade a couple of days ago but the problems remain the same. I suspected that the reason for this malfunction was damaged/corrupted files caused by a DNS Trojan, since removed but leaving behind residual damage. DNS has been flushed, stopped & restarted to no avail. I chose the Win7 Upgrade install in preference to a Fresh install to preserve all my folders, files & settings but the the problem has migrated from Vista To Win7 in the transfer. I also have a problem with web searches being redirected to unwanted sales ad sites whichever search engine I use. The only way I can get directly to a wanted website is to Copy & Paste the URL into the IE search box. I am sure that this is being caused by the same corruption as the MS Updates failure. There is no way I can download anything from Microsoft sites and always get error 404.0 "Not Found", nor can I install MSSE from CD copy. It,s almost as if a MS competitor has hijacked / sabotaged my system. I have run the usual AV scans, posted a HJT log and the system currently appears to be free from any Trojans, Syware etc., so I don't know where the answer lies and hope that continued investigation by Microsoft will succeed. With every email sent back to MS I have given full details of my actions with screenshots to help in their diagnosis. I have explored several tech forums but so far all of the suggested fixes have been tried in my correspondence with Microsoft. This problem must be shared by many other users, so if MS can't fix it, who the hell can? After all, Windows is their product and they must have an army of Diagnostic techs employed. Maybe I'll get lucky and find a solution via this thread. |
blanco (11336) | ||
| 884372 | 2010-05-12 11:54:00 | There now Lvl | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 884373 | 2010-05-12 12:13:00 | Trojans can also hit routers Blanco. if you think its a DNS trojan. Reset / then reconfigure the router. If you use one. This should fix the prob. And why what you've done so far hasnt fixed the prob. You need to reset / reconfigure the router itself | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 884374 | 2010-05-12 12:39:00 | Thanks Speedy, I had not considerd that, nor had my ISP or MS. I'll give it a try and let you know. |
blanco (11336) | ||
| 884375 | 2010-05-12 12:40:00 | same id... pw 1209 it picked up a couple of internet explorer restrictive policies but nothing to do with updates | lvlrhotshot (15773) | ||
| 884376 | 2010-05-12 12:53:00 | Speedy, were you refering to my Modem? I'm not network connected | blanco (11336) | ||
| 884377 | 2010-05-12 13:03:00 | Are you using a router tho? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 884378 | 2010-05-12 13:15:00 | Never used a router. Sorry for confusion, I have heard many people over here refer to a Modem as a Router but I would of course expect you to make the same mistake. I simply misread your post in a rush. I have a Modem connected to landline and nothing else but thanks for the suggestion which may have nailed my problem if I had been using a Router. I see that you are again working the nightshift. |
blanco (11336) | ||
| 884379 | 2010-05-12 13:31:00 | Hm so how are you connected then? Cable / dialup? I could check your system with teamviewer, as well if you want. Is windowsupdate the only thing thats not working? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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