dial up works, pings too, can't browse

[Kevin]

I have a Windows Me machine which was at almost a stand
still from viruses and spyware. After much pain all have
been cleaned up and the machine appears very happy with
one exception. I can't use any browser with a dial up
connection.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled DUN, I make a
connection happily to several different ISPs. I can open
an MS DOS window and ping any machine on the web
happily. I can't use IE, says it can't find the pages.
Just for kicks downloaded Opera, same problem.

Trying to avoid a complete WinMe install, is there a
repair install of some sort ? Figuring I'd have options
I put the OS disk in but it wanted to just crusise
through and install in again which I am trying to avoid.

Suggestions ? any are appreciated.

[Noel Paton]

run the LSPFix from here
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

see if that helps

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp

"Kevin" > wrote in message
...
>
> I have a Windows Me machine which was at almost a stand
> still from viruses and spyware. After much pain all have
> been cleaned up and the machine appears very happy with
> one exception. I can't use any browser with a dial up
> connection.
>
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled DUN, I make a
> connection happily to several different ISPs. I can open
> an MS DOS window and ping any machine on the web
> happily. I can't use IE, says it can't find the pages.
> Just for kicks downloaded Opera, same problem.
>
> Trying to avoid a complete WinMe install, is there a
> repair install of some sort ? Figuring I'd have options
> I put the OS disk in but it wanted to just crusise
> through and install in again which I am trying to avoid.
>
> Suggestions ? any are appreciated.

does email work? it appears newsgroups work :-)


"Noel Paton" > wrote in message
...
> run the LSPFix from here
> http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>
> see if that helps
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
> or
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp
>
> "Kevin" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I have a Windows Me machine which was at almost a stand
> > still from viruses and spyware. After much pain all have
> > been cleaned up and the machine appears very happy with
> > one exception. I can't use any browser with a dial up
> > connection.
> >
> > I have uninstalled and reinstalled DUN, I make a
> > connection happily to several different ISPs. I can open
> > an MS DOS window and ping any machine on the web
> > happily. I can't use IE, says it can't find the pages.
> > Just for kicks downloaded Opera, same problem.
> >
> > Trying to avoid a complete WinMe install, is there a
> > repair install of some sort ? Figuring I'd have options
> > I put the OS disk in but it wanted to just crusise
> > through and install in again which I am trying to avoid.
> >
> > Suggestions ? any are appreciated.
>
>