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  1. eagleseye13 eagleseye13 is offline japanese pos

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 10:35pm)

    So my laptop got a virus and immediately shut off the wireless, ran the scans, and of course found things. I deleted them took care of it.

    But now my internet explorer is corrupt/not working properly. What do I need to do to get a correctly working IE?

    Any advice or suggestions are welcome and thank you in advance!
  2. stevel1017 stevel1017 is offline

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 10:51pm) in reply to eagleseye13

    1. Exit all programs, including Internet Explorer (if it is running).
    2. If you use Windows XP, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER: inetcpl.cpl
      If you use Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image


      . Type the following command in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER: inetcpl.cpl
      The Internet Options dialog box appears.
    3. Click the Advanced tab.
    4. Under Reset Internet Explorer settings, click Reset. Then click Reset again.
    5. When Internet Explorer finishes resetting the settings, click Close in the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box.
    6. Start Internet Explorer again.

    or

    Method 2: Reinstall Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8

    <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> loadTOCNode(3, 'moreinformation'); </SCRIPT>For Internet Explorer 7

    <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> loadTOCNode(4, 'moreinformation'); </SCRIPT>To download and reinstall Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP, visit the following Microsoft Download Center Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-081805B2F90B (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-081805B2F90B)
    For Internet Explorer 8

    <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> loadTOCNode(4, 'moreinformation'); </SCRIPT>To download and reinstall Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP, visit the following Microsoft Download Center Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/int...3-f581977282a8 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/int...3-f581977282a8)
  3. gillabong gillabong is offline

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 10:58pm) in reply to stevel1017

    COD tho?
  4. j_farah j_farah is offline

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 11:06pm) in reply to gillabong

    Step 1: Get Chrome or Firefox
    Step 2: See Step 1
  5. macleod51 macleod51 is offline

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 11:10pm) in reply to j_farah

    Chrome imo
  6. PoWdA PoWdA is offline Waco nuthugger

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 11:22pm) in reply to gillabong

     
    Originally Posted by gillabong View Post

    COD tho?


    So this
  7. mackieinva mackieinva is online now

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 11:23pm) in reply to j_farah

     
    Originally Posted by j_farah View Post

    Step 1: Get Chrome or Firefox
    Step 2: See Step 1

    this
  8. PoWdA PoWdA is offline Waco nuthugger

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 11:35pm) in reply to mackieinva

    Firefox. Not close.
  9. nastysmell nastysmell is offline

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    Jun 3rd, 2010 (6/3/2010 11:57pm) in reply to PoWdA

    Firefox just took the training wheels off of your I.E. FWIW,you still have the pinwheels and tassels on the handle bars ,cards stuck in the spokes and a pink Barbie themed paint job. but,run what ya brung.

    Edit:in an effort to make this post more informative as to my personal preference rather than a cheap shot at a product which i do not care for,i will say this. as for myself,the dog and the toad that lives on the ramp under the air conditioner,we enjoy the exclusive use of Google Chrome and keep a back up of I.E. installed for instances when a separate browser is needed. All Hail Zule
    Edited By: nastysmell Jun 4th, 2010 at 12:01 AM
  10. Mr. Blonde Mr. Blonde is offline Supreme Moderator

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 12:01am) in reply to nastysmell

    you might have missed the poll i ran 3 weeks ago asking OT what browser they use. FF lead with about 60% of the votes with IE and Chrome tied for 2nd with about 20% each.
     
  11. nastysmell nastysmell is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 12:20am) in reply to Mr. Blonde

     
    Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde View Post

    you might have missed the poll i ran 3 weeks ago asking OT what browser they use. FF lead with about 60% of the votes with IE and Chrome tied for 2nd with about 20% each.

    as usual,Blonde is on top of my erroneous ways. i took a few minutes and researched this a little further. i think i have found the conclusive evidence that Firefox,while getting the job done and being a Quaint item to have lying around the desktop,stands no real chance when compared to Chrome. I present my evidence-

    Firefox



    Chrome

  12. freeworld777 freeworld777 is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 12:51am) in reply to nastysmell

    Chrome is miles better than the rest, it just hasn't been marketed very well.... I used IE exclusively for years before using FF exclusively for years, and now I'm doing the same with Chrome. I think if all the folks who said FF is better tried Chrome for a full week they'd soon change their minds
  13. Basics Basics is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 12:56am) in reply to freeworld777

    IE "Welcome to 1996!"

    Firefox "Welcome to 2004!"

    Chrome "Welcome to 2010!"
    Edited By: Basics Jun 4th, 2010 at 12:57 AM
  14. feedthemfish feedthemfish is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 2:47am) in reply to Basics

     
    Originally Posted by Basics View Post

    IE "Welcome to 1996!"

    Firefox "Welcome to 2004!"

    Chrome "Welcome to 2010!"

    QFT
  15. qwik2pwn qwik2pwn is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 2:50pm) in reply to Basics

     
    Originally Posted by Basics View Post

    IE "Welcome to 1996!"

    Firefox "Welcome to 2004!"

    Chrome "Welcome to 2010!"

    You're an idiot. Chrome has had a lot of issues lately. It's still buggy as fuck, for example when I was signing up on some sites yesterday, you have to "Agree" to their terms and conditions. Except with Chrome I could never see the checkbox or radio button to Agree to them. Had to go to Firefox each time and register. That's fucking ridiculous. I prefer Firefox, but Opera has became a latter part of my likings lately too. I don't hate Chrome, it's got a ways to go in the browser game to catch up to Firefox though.

    To the OP:

    1) Download Firefox

    2) Right click > Delete IE shortcut from your desktop

    3) Stop looking at shitty porn sites

    4) Get better virus protection if you are going to use the same sites.
  16. rykchuk rykchuk is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 5:26pm) in reply to qwik2pwn

    this should fix it. open open IE, goto tools, options, connections tab, click the LAN settings button. then make sure 2 uncheck the proxy server checkbox. then Ie should work again.
  17. aj_law aj_law is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 6:46pm) in reply to rykchuk

    In the last week, I had browser issues as well. Assumed it was a hijacker/malware of some sort as I was getting redirected after clicking on google search links; losing internet connection on restart; etc. Turns out it was a nasty virus (Alureon.H or some such shit).

    Anyway, I went to www.security-forums.com and one of their "experts" walked me through the appropriate fixes.

    I'd highly recommend using them to anyone with PC, browser, virus issues. Just make sure to be as detailed as possible and post your problem in the right forum.
  18. AbnormalQ AbnormalQ is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2010 (6/4/2010 9:59pm) in reply to j_farah

     
    Originally Posted by j_farah View Post

    Step 1: Get Chrome or Firefox
    Step 2: See Step 1


    exactly this

    preferably chrome...I started using it 2-3 months ago and would never change browswers. its awesome
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