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THATJEFFGUY
09-21-2006, 08:26 PM
When I click on Internet Explorer, it goes to my home page for about 2 seconds, then goes right back to my desktop. WTF is that all about ? I had to download Mozilla to get on the internet. Any suggestions ?

Fire Angler
09-21-2006, 08:31 PM
Keep Mozilla. IE sucks.

Cheap Thrills
09-21-2006, 08:37 PM
Any suggestions ?
Yeah , Linux (http://dir.linuxforums.org/category/72/)
C.T. :wink:

Rexone
09-21-2006, 08:37 PM
Try rebooting. I've had similar things happen. Yes IE can suck sometimes.
If all else fails try uninstall and reinstall IE.
Of course you've run all the anti-sypware programs recently right? :wink:

C-2
09-21-2006, 08:47 PM
Mozilla is nice - I wish more sites supported it. Sometimes its frames/layout are all funky.
On the IE - try to find your old version and re-install it. Otherwise, I thibk MS will require your system is up to date with all recent service packets before you can download the most recent verson of IE (I found this out the hard way).

Richie Rich
09-21-2006, 08:51 PM
Sounds like your local host file may have gotten "high-jacked". Double check it. Your file should look like this:
# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost

Rexone
09-21-2006, 08:58 PM
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/732wtfmonkey-med.jpg
did he just say? :confused:

Richie Rich
09-21-2006, 09:05 PM
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/732wtfmonkey-med.jpg
did he just say? :confused:
LOL... I guess I opened my big fat mouth again. Anyway here's a hostfile explanation in a nutshell:
The "Hosts" file in Windows and other operating systems is used to associate host names with IP addresses. Host names are the www.yahoo.com addresses that you see every day. IP addresses are numbers that mean the same thing as the www words - the computers use the numbers to actually find the sites, but we have words like www.yahoo.com so humans do not need to remember the long strings of numbers when they want to visit a site.
For instance, the host name for Yahoo! is www.yahoo.com, while its IP address is 204.71.200.67 Either address will take you to Yahoo!'s site, but the www address will first have to be translated into the IP address. If you type in the IP address directly, your computer will not have to look it up.
A series of steps are used when searching for IP addresses that go with these host names. The first step, and the one that concerns us here, is the hosts file on your local computer. The Hosts file tells your computer what the name is in numbers so the computer can go find it. If the IP address is found in your Hosts file, the computer will stop looking and go to that site, but if it is not it will ask a DNS computer (domain name server) for the information. Since the search ends once a match is found, that provides us with a mechanism to block sites we have no interest in. You may block sites that serve advertisements, sites that serve objectionable content, or any other site that you choose to block.
We can put names and addresses into the Hosts file so your computer does not have to ask a DNS server to translate the domain name into an IP number. This speeds up access to the host site you want to see because your computer no longer has to query other systems on the Internet for the address translation. When you type in a web address like www.yahoo.com, the host name portion of the web address is translated into an IP address before the site is accessed. If you put Yahoo!'s host and IP settings into your Hosts file, it would load a little quicker because your computer doesn't have to ask another to translate where to look for Yahoo!
Computers have a host address of their own - it is known as the "localhost" address, with an IP address of 127.0.0.1 which it uses to refer to itself. If you associate another computer's host name with your localhost IP address, you have effectively blocked that host since all attempts to access it will lead back to you. That is how we will block sites using the Hosts file. We will tell our computer that the IP address of the site we want to block is our own address. That way, our computer will not ever leave and go looking for the site we are blocking - which keeps that site from appearing because the computer thinks it has found the site and displayed it already.
Many web sites have links to other servers for the retrieval of advertisements. In the case of those web servers, the browser will quickly fail to locate the requested data (scripts, images, etc.) from the advertising server because we told our computer to look for the information on itself - of course it won't find any of it and will quit looking for it - and will continue loading the pertinent portions of the page you want to see. This will keep your computer from even talking to the ad servers, and thus you won't see the ads, they can't put cookies on your hard drive, and you can't be profiled by them.
This may or may not be his IE issue but its another thing to look at maybe. I'm sure there are some PC guru's on HB that can chime in. I'm not a computer geek, I just play one at work. :) :)

Riverless
09-21-2006, 09:08 PM
When I click on Internet Explorer, it goes to my home page for about 2 seconds, then goes right back to my desktop. WTF is that all about ? I had to download Mozilla to get on the internet. Any suggestions ?
is IE actually shutting down or is it just minimizing down to the taskbar at the bottom of the screen?

Richie Rich
09-21-2006, 09:12 PM
is IE actually shutting down or is it just minimizing down to the taskbar at the bottom of the screen?
I win the idiot award for tonight. I completely read his post wrong. I got my wisdom teeth removed today so my mind is focused on the pain in my mouth. Sorry.
Thanks Riverless.....
Everybody else forget what I said in my earlier posts...

Riverless
09-21-2006, 09:24 PM
you're welcome, richie. hope you feel better, i had all four of mine pulled the same day. i was a zombie for about 3 days.
i'm still not sure if IE is just minimizing or if it is shutting down completely, hard to tell from the info given. :)

unleashed
09-21-2006, 09:29 PM
Ok, Mine is doing the same thing. When I go to open IE it goes to my main page for about a second than shuts down completely and goes back to my desktop??? Anyone know how to correct this?? I did a virus scan and it came up with nothing??
Deano
Unleashedclothing (http://www.unleashedclothing.com) :crossx:

unleashed
09-21-2006, 09:31 PM
Im accessing my internet through a second computer currently.
Deano
Unleashedclothing (http://www.unleashedclothing.com) :crossx:

Riverless
09-21-2006, 09:50 PM
it is probably a spyware infestation for both of you. if you have any anti-spyware programs already installed, run them, but make sure they are updated before you run them. most of them have an update option inside the program. also, make sure you have a popup blocker installed, either the one that comes with XP service pack 2 or the yahoo or google toolbar ones. good luck :)
fyi...if you have a recent version of the yahoo toolbar installed already it has an anti-spyware program built into the toolbar that you can try running.

Say10
09-22-2006, 07:40 AM
I had the same problem last night. My wife could not figure it out. Pissed her of so when I got into the shop this morning there was six post-its telling the guys at the shop to stay off the porn sites. She even named names. I ran my spy-ware and all is good this morning. :220v: :220v:

Beer-30
09-22-2006, 08:01 AM
I would go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and re-install IE.

Riverless
09-22-2006, 08:11 AM
I would go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and re-install IE.
IE is not listed with the rest of your programs in add/remove programs, and I do not recommend trying to uninstall IE as it plays an integral part in Windows. You are better off just running the anti-spy programs that others have mentioned. If you don't like IE just don't use it, and install something else, like Firefox, Mozilla, Opera etc...

Beer-30
09-22-2006, 08:22 AM
IE is not listed with the rest of your programs in add/remove programs, and I do not recommend trying to uninstall IE as it plays an integral part in Windows. You are better off just running the anti-spy programs that others have mentioned. If you don't like IE just don't use it, and install something else, like Firefox, Mozilla, Opera etc...
Correct, it is under the Windows components along the side. It won't uninstall, it just "fixes". It tends to go through the program and correct corrupted files.
Then, get AdAware or other anti-spy and run it.
Just running the anti-spy won't necessarily correct the problem. It may keep it from happening again, but what's done is done.

Riverless
09-22-2006, 08:23 AM
Correct, it is under the Windows components along the side. It won't uninstall, it just "fixes". It tends to go through the program and correct corrupted files.
Then, get AdAware or other anti-spy and run it.
Just running the anti-spy won't necessarily correct the problem. It may keep it from happening again, but what's done is done.
Yes, Beer, sometimes you are just better off formatting, but it's nice if you don't have to go through all that trouble. :rolleyes:

ROZ
09-22-2006, 08:28 AM
Too much porn... i switched to Firefox and haven't had a problem since :D

Richie Rich
09-22-2006, 08:43 AM
IE is not listed with the rest of your programs in add/remove programs, and I do not recommend trying to uninstall IE as it plays an integral part in Windows. You are better off just running the anti-spy programs that others have mentioned. If you don't like IE just don't use it, and install something else, like Firefox, Mozilla, Opera etc...
I totally agree unless they happen to be running IE 7. It installs as a separate application.
Just a thought: Has anyone with these IE issues tried checking task manager for processes running that don't belong? I'd just google the process name you might suspect or check it here: http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
If a bad process is located you should be able to turn off system restore on your computer, boot up in safe mode, and then delete the offending process from its file location. Reboot again and you should be good to go. May need some registy cleanup too.... Oh, and turn system restore back on.