Re: can not get online
Sorry, I looked in msconfig, then went to the 'startup' tab. The last 2 items (and
the only ones that were left checked) were run= and run=.
On closer inspection they are harmless (hpfsched). They have been there as long as I
have had my computer. My printer is a HP and is running well. What is causing the
problem is the Avast icon in front of the destination #s on the bottom of the screen.
I checked with Comcast and all my settings in Internet Explorer are correct. They
gave me Avast's telephone in Russia!
What I was going to try was to reinstall Avast from the original download icon, do
the clean boot again and this time end task the Explorer from my ctl-alt-del. And
stop the run='s. And then try to uninstall again. But from what you say...that will
probably give me the black screen of death??? At least now I can access everything
that is on my computer to transfer it to a new one. Please tell me... should I not
try to do that?
"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:urOuc66uIHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Explorer is always running in a normal Windows installation....it is the shell. If
> you do NOT see Explorer when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then your shell has crashed
and
> there will be no taskbar or desktop icons.....so, you want to see Explorer running.
>
> I don't understand what you see as significant when you are referring to re: "run="
> in msconfig. msconfig doesn't show you what is "running"....the Startup tab of
> msconfig lists what is set to load at Windows startup. That does not necessarily
> mean those programs are continuously running after startup. Please tell us exactly
> where you are seeing these two apparently blank "run=" lines. The description
> sounds like something in the "run=" lines of the Win.ini file....it should have
> nothing to do with your problem getting to web pages.
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
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>
> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4834cc8d$0$15165$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> >I changed my home page from E-bay to Optonline.net. The numbers at the bottom
> >changed
> > to 66.54.17.31. So I was mistaken, I guess as to what the numbers mean, however
> > there
> > is a icon before the #s that looks like the Avast icon. I still have the
> > downloaded
> > program in my computer. Should I re-run it to install Avast again? .....and then
> > try
> > the clean boot uninstall again (stopping Explorer, and the 'run='s?
> >
> > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > news:%23Zcy%23k6uIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> >> > I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450
> >> ram,
> >> > Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
> >> > of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got
> >> Avast. It
> >> > worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
> >> > pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from
> >> going
> >> > online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to
> >> 66.135.200.145
> >> > (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot',
> >> but I
> >> > remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad
> >> running, and
> >> > in
> >> > msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but
> >> I guess I
> >> > should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can
> >> get
> >> > e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
> >> '66.135.200.145'
> >> > (it
> >> > shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my
> >> registry that is
> >> > causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
> >> promise I
> >> > will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in
> >> advance.
> >> > Ginny
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> First off , it is very dangerous to delete applications
> >> they must be properly uninstalled !
> >>
> >> I'd reinstall Avast if possible as you will need a virus checker.
> >>
> >> As to IE, try resetting your home page for starters
> >>
> >> control panel, internet options
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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