Computer problem

[BigAls87Z28]

Id unno what it is...but after spending some time on my computer, it starts to do weird things.

First off, the Yahoo toolbar that is on top disappears. Then shortly after that, I cannot click on links. I click on them, but nothing pops up. Its not the pop up blockers cause I turn that off to make sure. Still nothing.
Also, when I try to open up a new tab, it just freezes up and thats it. It doesnt leave a blank where I can type in a web address.
I also cannot copy and paste things, and unless I restart teh computer, it wont go away.
WTF?

[enRo]

What browser are you using? If your using IE, try using Firefox, or vice versa, just to see if it gives you the same problem, because that'll narrow it down to either being program related or windows related.

[Savage_Messiah]

too much pr0n

[jin1481]

check for a virus or spyware or adaware

[Saitin]

sounds like a virus/spyware download superantispyware v4.15 one of the best free anti spyware programs around.

[BigAls87Z28]

Im trying to download...,but it wont let me, cause I cant click on links. I clickon it, but no screens pop up.
Im using IE with Vista.

[enRo]

Im using IE with Vista.

Ya know Al, 2 wrongs dont make a right :lol:
Do you have another computer where you can download the anti-spyware given above from? Thats most likely your problem.

[BigAls87Z28]

I just restarted and am gunna dl now

[WildBillyT]

If you are using IE7, take a look at Tools-> Manage Add Ons.

See if there is anything out of the ordinary in there. If so, disable them. You can also use BHO Demon to look at your browser help objects to see what's up.

In some cases it's best to find the BHO and disable it rather than delete it using a spyware program. A lot of the spyware these days looks for itself in the system registry/DLL list and if it's not there it reinstalls itself. If it's there but disabled you should be fine.

[Kojak]

"DID YOU CHECK YOUR TCP-IP CONNECTION.!?"

[Jersyboyy]

I got a windows xp disc and key code you can just redo your system with. Vista for the lose!!!

[Tsar]

Vista for the lose!!!

Mine works just fine, most vista "problems" are dumb user related.


and as per thread, sounds like a trojan, my step dads laptop has the similar symphoms as you due to DLing questionable content.

[Saitin]

Mine works just fine, most vista "problems" are dumb user related.


LAWLS when half the components I use don't have drivers for vista I doubt it is user related not to mention it is proven fact to be buggy as hell.
all in all Linux FTMFW

[Tsar]

Most issues have been fixed with SP1. No other problems to report from 3 vista comps that me and my gf have, must be magic :dunno: The only "annoying" thing I have found is the UAC, but that has been disabled since day 2 of my laptop. But anyways this is not a Vista vs XP thread.




Late edit... here's why people hate Vista http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/141343.asp :lol:

[enRo]

http://members.fortunecity.com/pcmuseum/win31.jpg


That, is FTW

[Tsar]

http://members.fortunecity.com/pcmuseum/win31.jpg


That, is FTW
fail, newbert :lol:

[Jersyboyy]

not an xp vs vista thread, but still. Vista requires ton more cpu usage and ram compared to xp they both have media center and virtually all of xp's bugs are ironed out now. Xp on a new computer blows away vista. & they have vista emulators for xp. feels just like using vista with out bogging down your computer. I will personally stay with xp untill something alot better comes along or I get the money for a nice mac.

[Tsar]

not an xp vs vista thread, but still. Vista requires ton more cpu usage and ram compared to xp they both have media center and virtually all of xp's bugs are ironed out now. Xp on a new computer blows away vista. & they have vista emulators for xp. feels just like using vista with out bogging down your computer. I will personally stay with xp untill something alot better comes along or I get the money for a nice mac.
And a sports car requires a bigger investment, more gas, and insurance payments than honda civic, so we should all drive hondas. If you have a decent rig vista will run fine and dandy; that's my personal opinion because I have never seem to have bad luck with this horrible OS like the rest of the world. I should start playing lotto again :lol:

[shane27]

too much pr0n:nod::nod::nod:

[Jersyboyy]

We should all be driving honda's better on the enviroment and better fuel economy(which means more savings to fund our weekend gas guzzling v8s :) ) lol its all about personal preference man, thats why we live in America, I get to choose XP while you enjoy Vista! Hang 10 dude <--totally gay but perfect phrase to end on.

[Tsar]

We should all be driving honda's better on the enviroment and better fuel economy(which means more savings to fund our weekend gas guzzling v8s :) ) lol its all about personal preference man, thats why we live in America, I get to choose XP while you enjoy Vista! Hang 10 dude <--totally gay but perfect phrase to end on.
Its all good, i have both anyways :lol:

[NumberTwo]

LAWLS when half the components I use don't have drivers for vista I doubt it is user related not to mention it is proven fact to be buggy as hell.
all in all Linux FTMFW
Dude, stop. Vista works for 98% of the people using Windows. If Linux was FTW you would have been using it since its inception, and not since Vista (Please stop before you babble about how you used it when and where.).

Driver issues for the obscure products you use, and the fact you base your "Buggy" intiutions on older versions of Vista are moot. Just stop.

Vista is just fine for regular users. Al, try going to Trend Micro http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Run that program and see if it comes up with anything.

[Saitin]

Dude, stop. Vista works for 98% of the people using Windows. If Linux was FTW you would have been using it since its inception, and not since Vista (Please stop before you babble about how you used it when and where.).

Driver issues for the obscure products you use, and the fact you base your "Buggy" intiutions on older versions of Vista are moot. Just stop.

Vista is just fine for regular users. Al, try going to Trend Micro http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Run that program and see if it comes up with anything.

blah I don't give a rats ass I tryed vista a few months after it came out and have yet to touch it again and i've been playing with linux since windows 98

BTW on topic did you ever get your pc back to normal if all els fails just reformat that is unless your using vista hehe

[NumberTwo]

blah I don't give a rats ass I tryed vista a few months after it came out and have yet to touch it again and i've been playing with linux since windows 98

BTW on topic did you ever get your pc back to normal if all els fails just reformat that is unless your using vista hehe
Saitin, which Im going to assume you meant Satin. Your experience means nothing. You tested Vista in a beginning phase, and are now suggesting to people they need to switch. No SP patches, nothing. So your experience with Vista and its releases mean **** to this post.

And lmao at playing with Linux since 98. Welcome to anyone with a PC. Like 98 is a distant memory for all of us. When it comes to real matters, just shush, child.

[Slo86Bird]

sounds like an std. ur computer been having to much unprotected internet sex

[Knipps]

Most issues have been fixed with SP1. No other problems to report from 3 vista comps that me and my gf have, must be magic :dunno: The only "annoying" thing I have found is the UAC, but that has been disabled since day 2 of my laptop. But anyways this is not a Vista vs XP thread.




Late edit... here's why people hate Vista http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/141343.asp :lol:
:werd: no problems on my vista laptop..

[foff667]

To anyone running vista it sucks, obviously there will be some lucky ones however vista is the biggest pos IMO.

I had alot of issues initially with it on my home pc and had justin put xp on it in its place, I just got a new laptop via my job and it has vista business and I've had nothing but misc issues with it which IMO would be considered bugs some little like me being locked out of my own computer at the airport because I didn't have an internet connection, like me not being able to restore my computer to an earlier time because it always fails this process, like me not being able to access parts of the pc because of UAW or whatever the F its called.

Since Im basically forced to run vista on a daily basis it continues to leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I type this to you on my home pc running xp ;)

[Tsar]

I'm starting to notice a pattern here, not just from this board, but older people are having more problems with it, just like that guy in the link I provided who tryed to install XP drivers on Vista for his printer..

I still stick to my "user problem" comment not the OS, anymore. But I guess I'm the lucky one x 300%.

[BigAls87Z28]

Alright, well there a bunch of **** in this thread that does not pertain to me fixing my problem.
I downloaded superantispyware. Its just found a bunch of tracking cookies, nothing else.
I also have spybot that does a daily scan, and it tosses out the spyware as well.

[WildBillyT]

Alright, well there a bunch of **** in this thread that does not pertain to me fixing my problem.
I downloaded superantispyware. Its just found a bunch of tracking cookies, nothing else.
I also have spybot that does a daily scan, and it tosses out the spyware as well.

Al, did you take a look at your browser plug-ins?

[Knipps]

AVG Antivirus. www.download.com

[BigAls87Z28]

Yeah, I looked at it, but dunno what Im looking at.
I have a crap load of stuff in there. Lots of different programs running. I disabled anything that looked funny or wasnt verified

[shane27]

Alright, well there a bunch of **** in this thread that does not pertain to me fixing my problem.
I downloaded superantispyware. Its just found a bunch of tracking cookies, nothing else.
I also have spybot that does a daily scan, and it tosses out the spyware as well.i figured it wasnt spyware.... Try this, it might fix the problem:

open IE goto Internet Tools, Options, click the "Security" tab, then on the bottom click "default level" hit apply then restart the pc

[Jersyboyy]

Just reinstall windows. Ill give you my copy of xp. Everything will be better after that. Hell you can have a 5 gig harddrive i got with windows on it already and transfer your files over and call it a day!

[shane27]

Just reinstall windows. Ill give you my copy of xp. Everything will be better after that. Hell you can have a 5 gig harddrive i got with windows on it already and transfer your files over and call it a day! this was my other, slightly more extreme solution :lol:

[String]

New computer..FTW!! haha. now, can we get back to arguing about windowsXP and vista and all that. :popcorn:

[BigAls87Z28]

I downloaded the superantispyware and the ads stuff, and not I cannot get onto the internet. I can connect to my network, but when I try to connect on aim or ie, i get no connection found.
Im at work now...gunna hve to tinker with it.
BTW, I had to uninstall Norton from my lap top.

[shane27]

I downloaded the superantispyware and the ads stuff, and not I cannot get onto the internet. I can connect to my network, but when I try to connect on aim or ie, i get no connection found.
Im at work now...gunna hve to tinker with it.
BTW, I had to uninstall Norton from my lap top.did jew try what i said:?:

[foff667]

I'm starting to notice a pattern here, not just from this board, but older people are having more problems with it, just like that guy in the link I provided who tryed to install XP drivers on Vista for his printer..

I still stick to my "user problem" comment not the OS, anymore. But I guess I'm the lucky one x 300%.

Just because I'm more advanced in age than you just means I have more computer experience than you more than likely.

I will say my JOB is handling support issues for a software company so get emails all day regarding vista & the issues people see with it and am the one that answers said emails.

My conclusion in this aspect is that XP is far easier & more stable than vista & gives ME & our customers less issues.

As for that guy with the dell printer did you even read the article? It was a driver issue that dell eventually needed to make a patch for that because of the permissions issues with vista the drivers he needed to rid himself of couldn't be.

Im so glad you haven't had any issues with vista but it may simply be that you don't use it as often as I need to for my job or you just lucked out or maybe your just a genius...whatever the case may be my information still stands & I still proclaim vista to be a POS.

-Bill

[BigAls87Z28]

Ill give it a shot when I go home. Right now Im at work.

[shane27]

i think everyone and their mother's sister's second cousin's ex best friend knows that vista sucks teh big cack...ive read it on many fourms and frankly im kinda sick of hearing it :D

[BigAls87Z28]

Ok...well Im back on the internet from my laptop.
It seems when I uninstalled Norton to load AVS or wahtever was suggested, I could not connect to the internet.
I did a system restore to before i uninstalled norton, and tadaaaaaaaa

I dont know why it wouldnt let me on before...and I have yet to find any answer.

[ShitOnWheels]

Ok...well Im back on the internet from my laptop.
It seems when I uninstalled Norton to load AVS or wahtever was suggested, I could not connect to the internet.
I did a system restore to before i uninstalled norton, and tadaaaaaaaa

I dont know why it wouldnt let me on before...and I have yet to find any answer.

Probably because your comp is set up that Norton needs to be loaded before you can get on the internet. This happens to me when Norton freezes and I try to check my mail through Outlook Express, it won't read any mail until I reboot so Norton can restart. You probably need to completely uninstall Norton (just going to Remove Programs isn't enough, gotta go in the registry and delete any mention of it).