IE problem

[BA93]

For some reason Internet Explorer stopped working on my XP machine today. It runs but it appears like I'm not connected to the internet. My DSL connection is fine and I have no problem surfing with Mozilla Firefox but not with IE. IE justs shows no page found for every web site. I can't even get to my firewall page. I've tried rebooting my PC and router, but same problem.

Any idea why this could be happening? And I know some people prefer Firefox, but I don't like it when something is broken so I want to fix it.

Thanks.

 

[zzzz]

I'd look under

Tools>Internet Options>Connections

Sometimes those settings get changed.

 

[BA93]

that was it. Somehow a proxy server IP and port had been entered. Removed them and it worked.

Who needs to call support when you have Hornfans.

 

[idigTexas]

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[Hayden_Horn]

spyware.

 

[BA93]

It was pointed to port 6502 on my local PC, so I don't know what could have happened. My setup is pretty secure with a router and firewall software. Still I don't know what happened there.

 

[hollisdude]

Firewalls and Router security won't stop spyware at all. Spyware gets installed by you (inadvertently of course) so the firewall never has a shot.

Port 6502 really sounds like a random setting. I would be concerned. If you have spyware scanning software - you should run it.

 

[VacantlyOccupied]

Since you've already got Firefox, you might as well set all of your IE security settings to high and stop using it. Voila - no more spyware.

 

[schnarkle]

IE = Problem
Firefox = Solution