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Old 01-26-2004, 08:47 PM
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Default My computer is messed up.
I can't order nothing on line, I get KaZaa anymore, and sometimes its slow and I have broadband. Can anyone help me or do I have to call Compaq? I am really trying to prevent from calling them.
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Old 01-26-2004, 08:48 PM
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If you use IE, try downloading and using Netscape. Let us know if that'* better. Then we can figger it out further.
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Old 01-26-2004, 09:04 PM
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Could be a virus or spyware.

Go to www.trend.com to do a free online scan.

Also go to www.lavasoftusa.com to download AdAware 6.0 to scan for spyware.
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I would try downloading Spybot Search and Destroy....and Adaware also
run them both to start...it will clean any spyware crap i can promise you have running in
the background on your PC

Spybot Download

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It is spyware. Netscape seems to be working so far. i am on it now. I liked IE. Everytime I would log in my CD would open up. I
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I use both of those programs for spyware. But you have something else freaky going on. Time to increase your security settings in IE. And if you're not running Zonealarm, get it, too. The free version.
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This is what I get when I log on:

http://www.syspage.com/ads/homepagesai.php?id=start6
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Did you run Trend?

It'* totally free, and finds all viruses. You still may have one. If not, then cool, you know for sure now.
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how do I get trend?
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Tried downloading Kazaa agan through Netscape and still got the same thing as if it was IE. It said An error was encounterred.
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