Re: Laptop/Internet connection problem

you really need to reinstall if you do not have the cd i would
install from the partion on your hard drive. and start over after
you have done this and are back online than i would go to
answersthatwork.com and download spybot and adware and of cousre
reinstall your norton.

--- In simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com">simplycomputers2yahoogroups.com, foncee_personne
<no_reply...> wrote:
&gt;
> I have an older laptop(2003 or so),HP Pavilion 5300 series.. i
seem to
> have contracted some sort of virus or malware that gives it
serious
> fits when trying to connect to the internet.. it used to bombard
me
> with popup windows or re-direct me to some other website whenever
i try
> to visit virtually any site i typed in.. short of re-installing
Windows
> XP(which is what's on the hard drive), what sort of solutions
might
> there be.. i've removed most of the unnecessary programs from the
> computer, and before that, had run a verious number of anti-
&gt; virus/spyware programs to no avail.. and with it unable to connect
to
> internet, cant download updates for the Norton that's installed..
>
> any help would be appreciated.. do not have the original XP disk
that
> came with the laptop, even tho it is an authorized version on the
drive
> now..
&gt;
> thanks...
>

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norton is probably whats causing the issue

champlaingirl < champlaingirl%40yahoo.com">champlaingirlyahoo.com> wrote: you really need to reinstall if you do not have the cd i would
install from the partion on your hard drive. and start over after
you have done this and are back online than i would go to
answersthatwork.com and download spybot and adware and of cousre
reinstall your norton.

--- In simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com">simplycomputers2yahoogroups.com, foncee_personne
<no_reply...> wrote:
>
> I have an older laptop(2003 or so),HP Pavilion 5300 series.. i
seem to
> have contracted some sort of virus or malware that gives it
serious
> fits when trying to connect to the internet.. it used to bombard
me
> with popup windows or re-direct me to some other website whenever
i try
> to visit virtually any site i typed in.. short of re-installing
Windows
> XP(which is what's on the hard drive), what sort of solutions
might
> there be.. i've removed most of the unnecessary programs from the
> computer, and before that, had run a verious number of anti-
> virus/spyware programs to no avail.. and with it unable to connect
to
> internet, cant download updates for the Norton that's installed..
>
> any help would be appreciated.. do not have the original XP disk
that
> came with the laptop, even tho it is an authorized version on the
drive
> now..
>
> thanks...
>





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