Re: Virus ?
- From: "Norman L. DeForest" <af380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:31:10 -0400
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Buffalo wrote:
> "jessiejames" <jesiejames@tailgatecom> wrote in message
> news:11m32cn5dit6gba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Mozilla firefox
> > XP home sp2
> > P3 cpu 2.93 ghz
> > 504 mb ram
> > 160 mb Maxtor hdd
> > I can't download anything as the downloader drops to .1 a few seconds after
> > starting.The web pages get about 2/3rds done and stops.I have run
> > ADAware,Ccleaner,CWShredder,PConpoint,Spybot,
> > Spydoc,Stinger,Xoftspy & Trend all in safe mode then a second time & they
> > showed no bad stuff the second time.I have a backup hdd so I hooked it up &
> > it ran O.K I donot have the two hdd's connected at the same time so I guess
> > my question is what could make the main hdd do this ? Could it be a virus or
> > should I concetrate on something else
> > All help is much appreciated
>
> Try doing the same while using Internet Explorer instead of FireFox.
> If it now works, then it means a FireFox problem.
> I have had the same problems with FireFox and uninstalling and reinstalling
> FireFox seemed to help, although it still happens occasionally.
> Firefox has quite a few bugs in it, at least on my PC running Win98SE.
> However, I still use it as my primary, but when it can't properly see a webpage
> or download properly, I go back to IE.
<question type="possibly stupid">
Why not install Opera as a backup browser? It's now free.
</question>
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Clues. The market's too small to justify the effort."
-- Stuart Lamble in the scary devil monastery, Fri, 13 May 2005
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