HTTP Trouble?

That should have fixed the winsock. Did you reboot after running the program?

http://www.rhodes.edu/

I can't open there site either. Wonder if their site is down?

Opened for me, I had to approve soem activex files but that was it

Well it doesn't for me The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings. ——————————————————————————– Please try the following: Click the Refresh button, or try again later. If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly. To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP). If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings. If you would like Windows to try and discover them, click Detect Network Settings Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed. If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0. Click the Back button to try another link. Cannot find server or DNS Error Internet Explorer

Hmmmm, worked in both IE & Firefox for me. Do you have a software firewall running LD & aselene?

Yes, I do. Sygate. Looks like something is stopping it.

Well LDTate,

WinsockXpFix.exe worked like a charm.
EXCEPT that it was unable to backup the registry.
I did an export to a folder of the entire registry.
But can now access the problematical web site.

Thanks to both of you for your help.

All three of us helped a young lady return to
college with a working laptop.

Thanks again,

-ASelene

Hello aselene,

Please try this:

Get a copy of winsockxpfix.exe You just run it and
things should work OK after it reboots your system.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

Great to hear Thanks to LD Is tha machine running ok now?

Yes it seems to be.

I've just re-installed SpySweeper and am running a
(carefully watched) sweep to get it on record.

Thanks again to you both and thanks for hangin in there
with me. You threw a bunch of utilities at me I probably
wouldn't have had the guts to try cold-turkey like that.

Good work lads…

-ASelene

Great to hear

Thanks to LD

Is tha machine running ok now?

If you dont have these three programs I would recommend that you get them. Spywareblaster, Spywareguard and IESPY AD. They will add 1000's of sites to your resticted zone and block some hijacks from happening. In my signature below is also a tutorial on how to harden IE, a good read and very helpful to stop these things in the future. I also have a FREE FIREWALL and FREE ANTI VIRUS if you need one.

It is critical to have both a firewall and anti virus to protect your system.

Keep your system up to date and run Adaware & Spybot, once a week works, and hopefully you will be ok from here on.

Safe Surfing.

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