can not get online

[CdLSRN]

I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450 ram,
Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got Avast. It
worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from going
online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to 66.135.200.145
(which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot', but I
remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad running, and
in
msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but I guess I
should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can get
e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to '66.135.200.145'
(it
shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my registry that is
causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I promise I
will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in advance.
Ginny

 

[philo]

"CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450
ram,
> Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
> of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got
Avast. It
> worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
> pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from
going
> online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to
66.135.200.145
> (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot',
but I
> remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad
running, and
> in
> msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but
I guess I
> should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can
get
> e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
'66.135.200.145'
> (it
> shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my
registry that is
> causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
promise I
> will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in
advance.
> Ginny
>
>


First off , it is very dangerous to delete applications
they must be properly uninstalled !

I'd reinstall Avast if possible as you will need a virus checker.

As to IE, try resetting your home page for starters

control panel, internet options


>

 

[CdLSRN]

I changed my home page from E-bay to Optonline.net. The numbers at the bottom changed
to 66.54.17.31. So I was mistaken, I guess as to what the numbers mean, however there
is a icon before the #s that looks like the Avast icon. I still have the downloaded
program in my computer. Should I re-run it to install Avast again? .....and then try
the clean boot uninstall again (stopping Explorer, and the 'run='s?

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:%23Zcy%23k6uIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> > I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450
> ram,
> > Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
> > of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got
> Avast. It
> > worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
> > pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from
> going
> > online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to
> 66.135.200.145
> > (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot',
> but I
> > remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad
> running, and
> > in
> > msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but
> I guess I
> > should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can
> get
> > e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
> '66.135.200.145'
> > (it
> > shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my
> registry that is
> > causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
> promise I
> > will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in
> advance.
> > Ginny
> >
> >
>
>
> First off , it is very dangerous to delete applications
> they must be properly uninstalled !
>
> I'd reinstall Avast if possible as you will need a virus checker.
>
> As to IE, try resetting your home page for starters
>
> control panel, internet options
>
>
> >
>
>

 

[glee]

Hi Ginny,

66.135.200.145 has nothing to do with Avast A-V.

66.135.200.145 is eBay:

http://www.who.is/whois-ip/ip-address/66.135.200.145/

http://whois.domaintools.com/ebay.com

http://uptime.pingdom.com/site/month_summary/site_name/www.ebay.com

What happens when you try to go to a site with Internet Explorer? Open the browser,
type www.google.com into the address bar in the browser, and press Enter. Do you
get an error message from the browser? "Page Cannot Be Displayed"? What happens?

Page cannot be displayed and similar errors
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html

Can you get online if you do a clean boot and try from there?

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=192926

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450 ram,
> Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
> of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got Avast. It
> worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
> pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from going
> online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to 66.135.200.145
> (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot', but I
> remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad running,
> and
> in
> msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but I guess
> I
> should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can get
> e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to '66.135.200.145'
> (it
> shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my registry that
> is
> causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I promise
> I
> will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in advance.
> Ginny
>
>
>

 

[glee]

Explorer is always running in a normal Windows installation....it is the shell. If
you do NOT see Explorer when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then your shell has crashed and
there will be no taskbar or desktop icons.....so, you want to see Explorer running.

I don't understand what you see as significant when you are referring to re: "run="
in msconfig. msconfig doesn't show you what is "running"....the Startup tab of
msconfig lists what is set to load at Windows startup. That does not necessarily
mean those programs are continuously running after startup. Please tell us exactly
where you are seeing these two apparently blank "run=" lines. The description
sounds like something in the "run=" lines of the Win.ini file....it should have
nothing to do with your problem getting to web pages.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:4834cc8d$0$15165$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>I changed my home page from E-bay to Optonline.net. The numbers at the bottom
>changed
> to 66.54.17.31. So I was mistaken, I guess as to what the numbers mean, however
> there
> is a icon before the #s that looks like the Avast icon. I still have the
> downloaded
> program in my computer. Should I re-run it to install Avast again? .....and then
> try
> the clean boot uninstall again (stopping Explorer, and the 'run='s?
>
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:%23Zcy%23k6uIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>> > I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450
>> ram,
>> > Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
>> > of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got
>> Avast. It
>> > worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
>> > pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from
>> going
>> > online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to
>> 66.135.200.145
>> > (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot',
>> but I
>> > remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad
>> running, and
>> > in
>> > msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but
>> I guess I
>> > should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can
>> get
>> > e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
>> '66.135.200.145'
>> > (it
>> > shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my
>> registry that is
>> > causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
>> promise I
>> > will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in
>> advance.
>> > Ginny
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> First off , it is very dangerous to delete applications
>> they must be properly uninstalled !
>>
>> I'd reinstall Avast if possible as you will need a virus checker.
>>
>> As to IE, try resetting your home page for starters
>>
>> control panel, internet options
>>
>>
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

 

[CdLSRN]

Sorry, I looked in msconfig, then went to the 'startup' tab. The last 2 items (and
the only ones that were left checked) were run= and run=.
On closer inspection they are harmless (hpfsched). They have been there as long as I
have had my computer. My printer is a HP and is running well. What is causing the
problem is the Avast icon in front of the destination #s on the bottom of the screen.
I checked with Comcast and all my settings in Internet Explorer are correct. They
gave me Avast's telephone in Russia!

What I was going to try was to reinstall Avast from the original download icon, do
the clean boot again and this time end task the Explorer from my ctl-alt-del. And
stop the run='s. And then try to uninstall again. But from what you say...that will
probably give me the black screen of death??? At least now I can access everything
that is on my computer to transfer it to a new one. Please tell me... should I not
try to do that?

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:urOuc66uIHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Explorer is always running in a normal Windows installation....it is the shell. If
> you do NOT see Explorer when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then your shell has crashed
and
> there will be no taskbar or desktop icons.....so, you want to see Explorer running.
>
> I don't understand what you see as significant when you are referring to re: "run="
> in msconfig. msconfig doesn't show you what is "running"....the Startup tab of
> msconfig lists what is set to load at Windows startup. That does not necessarily
> mean those programs are continuously running after startup. Please tell us exactly
> where you are seeing these two apparently blank "run=" lines. The description
> sounds like something in the "run=" lines of the Win.ini file....it should have
> nothing to do with your problem getting to web pages.
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
> http://dts-l.net/
> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4834cc8d$0$15165$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> >I changed my home page from E-bay to Optonline.net. The numbers at the bottom
> >changed
> > to 66.54.17.31. So I was mistaken, I guess as to what the numbers mean, however
> > there
> > is a icon before the #s that looks like the Avast icon. I still have the
> > downloaded
> > program in my computer. Should I re-run it to install Avast again? .....and then
> > try
> > the clean boot uninstall again (stopping Explorer, and the 'run='s?
> >
> > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > news:%23Zcy%23k6uIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> >> > I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450
> >> ram,
> >> > Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
> >> > of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got
> >> Avast. It
> >> > worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
> >> > pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from
> >> going
> >> > online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to
> >> 66.135.200.145
> >> > (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot',
> >> but I
> >> > remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad
> >> running, and
> >> > in
> >> > msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but
> >> I guess I
> >> > should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can
> >> get
> >> > e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
> >> '66.135.200.145'
> >> > (it
> >> > shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my
> >> registry that is
> >> > causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
> >> promise I
> >> > will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in
> >> advance.
> >> > Ginny
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> First off , it is very dangerous to delete applications
> >> they must be properly uninstalled !
> >>
> >> I'd reinstall Avast if possible as you will need a virus checker.
> >>
> >> As to IE, try resetting your home page for starters
> >>
> >> control panel, internet options
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

 

[CdLSRN]

I cannot click on any links as I can't get online! eBay was my home page but I have
changed it and the Avast icon at the bottom remains but the numbers change to the
site that I change to. I can't get to any of them. Are there any MVP's around. I need
help.

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:OQcDnz6uIHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi Ginny,
>
> 66.135.200.145 has nothing to do with Avast A-V.
>
> 66.135.200.145 is eBay:
>
> http://www.who.is/whois-ip/ip-address/66.135.200.145/
>
> http://whois.domaintools.com/ebay.com
>
> http://uptime.pingdom.com/site/month_summary/site_name/www.ebay.com
>
> What happens when you try to go to a site with Internet Explorer? Open the
browser,
> type www.google.com into the address bar in the browser, and press Enter. Do you
> get an error message from the browser? "Page Cannot Be Displayed"? What happens?
>
> Page cannot be displayed and similar errors
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html
>
> Can you get online if you do a clean boot and try from there?
>
> How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
> http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=192926
>
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
> http://dts-l.net/
> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> >I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450 ram,
> > Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
> > of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got Avast. It
> > worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
> > pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from going
> > online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to 66.135.200.145
> > (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot', but I
> > remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad running,
> > and
> > in
> > msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but I
guess
> > I
> > should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can get
> > e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
'66.135.200.145'
> > (it
> > shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my registry that
> > is
> > causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
promise
> > I
> > will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in advance.
> > Ginny
> >
> >
> >
>

 

[glee]

I'm an MS-MVP, but it doesn't matter whether an MVP is helping or not....there are
plenty of capable people on this group.

I asked you in my last reply to do some things and post back, but you have not given
the info I requested, so I will ask again, one step at a time:

What happens when you try to go to a site with Internet Explorer? Open the browser,
type www.google.com into the address bar in the browser, and press Enter. Do you
get an error message from the browser such as "Page Cannot Be Displayed"? What
happens?

Also, is Avast still installed? You stated you "deleted" it. Did you uninstall it
via Add/Remove Programs, or did you just delete files?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:4834de90$0$11607$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>I cannot click on any links as I can't get online! eBay was my home page but I have
> changed it and the Avast icon at the bottom remains but the numbers change to the
> site that I change to. I can't get to any of them. Are there any MVP's around. I
> need
> help.
>
> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:OQcDnz6uIHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Ginny,
>>
>> 66.135.200.145 has nothing to do with Avast A-V.
>>
>> 66.135.200.145 is eBay:
>>
>> http://www.who.is/whois-ip/ip-address/66.135.200.145/
>>
>> http://whois.domaintools.com/ebay.com
>>
>> http://uptime.pingdom.com/site/month_summary/site_name/www.ebay.com
>>
>> What happens when you try to go to a site with Internet Explorer? Open the
> browser,
>> type www.google.com into the address bar in the browser, and press Enter. Do you
>> get an error message from the browser? "Page Cannot Be Displayed"? What
>> happens?
>>
>> Page cannot be displayed and similar errors
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html
>>
>> Can you get online if you do a clean boot and try from there?
>>
>> How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
>> http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=192926
>>
>> --
>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
>> http://dts-l.net/
>> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>> >I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450 ram,
>> > Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
>> > of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got Avast.
>> > It
>> > worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
>> > pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from going
>> > online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to
>> > 66.135.200.145
>> > (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot', but I
>> > remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad running,
>> > and
>> > in
>> > msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but I
> guess
>> > I
>> > should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can get
>> > e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
> '66.135.200.145'
>> > (it
>> > shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my registry
>> > that
>> > is
>> > causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
> promise
>> > I
>> > will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in
>> > advance.
>> > Ginny
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

 

[CdLSRN]

Sorry for the delay...just got back from a 3 hour MRI.

Thank you soooo much Glen.......I am back online. You are a genius.
Now I need to buy a new desktop. Should I go with another Dell Dimension? I did a
test ride with a $2000 Apple. They thought they had transferred my files over to the
Apple, but when I looked, more than 1/2 were not copied. Also, I found the operating
system foreign, and I don't want to learn a new one at this point in my life. Will
any PC be able to transfer all my files including mail from my computer? My computer
does not have a rewritable disc. I have a zip drive and floppy.
Any suggestions as to the most trouble free operating system? and suggestions as to
Brand of PC (3 OR 4 gb.). and specs? I do a lot of pictures, write letters, research,
etc. (no gaming). I would like to get music and perhaps movies. Thank you.
"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:u$fw9v7uIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I'm an MS-MVP, but it doesn't matter whether an MVP is helping or not....there are
> plenty of capable people on this group.
>
> I asked you in my last reply to do some things and post back, but you have not
given
> the info I requested, so I will ask again, one step at a time:
>
> What happens when you try to go to a site with Internet Explorer? Open the
browser,
> type www.google.com into the address bar in the browser, and press Enter. Do you
> get an error message from the browser such as "Page Cannot Be Displayed"? What
> happens?
>
> Also, is Avast still installed? You stated you "deleted" it. Did you uninstall it
> via Add/Remove Programs, or did you just delete files?
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
> http://dts-l.net/
> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4834de90$0$11607$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> >I cannot click on any links as I can't get online! eBay was my home page but I
have
> > changed it and the Avast icon at the bottom remains but the numbers change to the
> > site that I change to. I can't get to any of them. Are there any MVP's around. I
> > need
> > help.
> >
> > "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:OQcDnz6uIHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi Ginny,
> >>
> >> 66.135.200.145 has nothing to do with Avast A-V.
> >>
> >> 66.135.200.145 is eBay:
> >>
> >> http://www.who.is/whois-ip/ip-address/66.135.200.145/
> >>
> >> http://whois.domaintools.com/ebay.com
> >>
> >> http://uptime.pingdom.com/site/month_summary/site_name/www.ebay.com
> >>
> >> What happens when you try to go to a site with Internet Explorer? Open the
> > browser,
> >> type www.google.com into the address bar in the browser, and press Enter. Do
you
> >> get an error message from the browser? "Page Cannot Be Displayed"? What
> >> happens?
> >>
> >> Page cannot be displayed and similar errors
> >> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html
> >>
> >> Can you get online if you do a clean boot and try from there?
> >>
> >> How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
> >> http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=192926
> >>
> >> --
> >> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
> >> http://dts-l.net/
> >> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4834c527$0$15158$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> >> >I have a cable connection to my Dell XPS T450 desktop, windows 98se, 450 ram,
> >> > Explorer 6.0. My virus scanner ran out
> >> > of life while I was in the hospital and rehab., so I deleted it and got Avast.
> >> > It
> >> > worked fine for a couple of days. I think I
> >> > pressed a button to have it scan while I was online. This stopped me from
going
> >> > online because every time I press Explorer it tries to connect to
> >> > 66.135.200.145
> >> > (which is Avast) if I remember correctly. I tried to do a 'clean boot', but I
> >> > remember that after I rebooted and pressed ctl alt del ...Explorer wad
running,
> >> > and
> >> > in
> >> > msconfig 'run=' and 'run=' were running (2 of them). I deleted Avast , but I
> > guess
> >> > I
> >> > should have stopped the Explorer and The 2 run='s because, although I can get
> >> > e-mail... I can not run Explorer (6). It just tries to connect to
> > '66.135.200.145'
> >> > (it
> >> > shows up at the bottom). Can you help me get rid of the line in my registry
> >> > that
> >> > is
> >> > causing this? Please. I have become disabled and I do everything online. I
> > promise
> >> > I
> >> > will buy a new computer but I need to have one running now. Thank you in
> >> > advance.
> >> > Ginny
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
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