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All three browsers affected. Firefox, Internet explorer and Chrome......JEEZ!!!
Published on February 16, 2012 By Uvah In Personal Computing

     Yesterday it was an issue with Windows update. I thought it was solved. It started out with two of my browsers not loading correctly. Today however its something more serious. IE, Chrome and FF are all being redirected to the Comcast billing site. No matter what link I click on or site in my speed dial they all go to Comcast. I believe it started when I opened yahoo. There was an ad on the page for comcast that didn't fully load. When I clicked on mail it started. I ran all of my utilities thinking I caught a bug but neither of them found anything. I opened MalwareBytes to run that one and as usual it needed to update its virus definitions, no problem as I've done that many times before. This time though an error message came up saying that there are files missing or corrupt. So In uninstalled MalwareBytes hoping to go for a fresh install. No go.

     I used the system restore and took my laptop back to the 13th. thinking whatever is on it would be gone. Nope! Its still there and when I tried to open Windows update another error message saying it cannot access any updates. Windows update is not working, browsers are being redirected, uninstalling FF and rolling back to a previous version didn't work. Right now I can't use my laptop at all on the net. Is anyone else having this issue with browsers being redirected or is it a bug on my system. The only thing I can think of to do is use my rescue disk and pray it works. 


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on Feb 17, 2012

Rule #1:

whatever you do you MUST follow yrag's advice.

Rule #2: See rule #1

on Feb 17, 2012

I thought all the most common drivers came with the OS.

They do...

Control Panel/ Device Manager/ Network Adapter - is there a yellow exclamation point or a red 'X' next to it? (My guess is 'no')

If not, it's working. Set up the network/Wi-Fi settings in 'Network and Sharing Center. (make sure Wi-Fi is enabled and the light is 'on')

If there is, right click: Properties/ Driver/ Update Driver/ Browse my computer for driver/ Let me pick from list......

 

Find your adapter. 

on Feb 17, 2012

Stop downloading and installing shit.
I wish you were not so subtle.  Can you just tell Uvah what he should or shouldn't do instead of all these hints?

on Feb 17, 2012

Wizard1956
Rule #1:

Quoting Jafo, reply 30whatever you do you MUST follow yrag's advice.

Rule #2: See rule #1

 

I'm still unsure why Yrag told me to turn off system restore, but he did, and I did.

 

Despite being scary, ugly, smartassed, and all around obnoxious, I love the guy. He knows his shit.

on Feb 17, 2012

Why do you think I listen to him. There's a yellow exclamation point next to it.

on Feb 17, 2012

Is the Wi-fi light on?  (enable via button or FN​+F8)

 

There's a yellow exclamation point next to it.

 

Click Drivers tab......what does it say? 

 

 

on Feb 17, 2012

Downloading drivers. Net speed is so slow.

'sigh'

on Feb 17, 2012

Provider unknown, Date and ersion N/A, Not signed. Oh and the driver is not a valid win32 application. That's what I got when I clicked on it.

on Feb 17, 2012

Well, i have speak about it in the previous page, reply 14...

There's a yellow exclamation point next to it.

In your case, it is maybe the cause of your problem... but a yellow exclamation point don't always mean a problem... for example, in my case, i have 2 ! :

- PS/2 Compatible Mouse -> ACPI\PNP0F13\5&6B1A51C&0 -> This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed.

Well, i have a PS/2 port ( round connector ) but i use a USB mouse... not really a problem...

- RAID Controller -> PCI\VEN_9005&DEV_041F&SUBSYS_818015D9&REV_09\5&79943F7&0&100318 -> The drivers for this device are not installed.

In this case, i have a hardware raid who is configured in the bios... if i use the windows driver, it mess up everything and ignore all my ext3 partition, same if the ext3 driver for windows is installed...

Net speed is so slow.

What is really slow is that you need so much time for solve your problem... remote diagnostic via a forum is not the more easy and faster way...

Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_viewer ... it is a very usefull little software... use it for diagnostic and repair computer that i have installed without the need to visit my customer... a lot of my customer don't make any upgrade too, one conection by month and i install remotly all the update ( windows, java, flash, etc )... the tool allow somebody to take control of your computer and make the job for you... beware, to use only with somebody that you trust completely, like yrag by example...

A short video who show how to use it for remote support :

 

on Feb 17, 2012

Provider unknown, Date and ersion N/A, Not signed. Oh and the driver is not a valid win32 application. That's what I got when I clicked on it.

Provider unknow, ... , not signed = no problem ... certify a driver via microsoft cost money... a lot of hardware fabricant don't certify driver for win7...

As for the "not valid win32 application"... is your instalation of Win7 a 32bit or a 64 bit instalation ? Look like you have instal win7 32 bit and download the win7 64 bit driver...

Edit ; http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000726.htm , see cause number 2

on Feb 17, 2012

What's the model number on this Toshiba and what flavor of Win 7 pro is installed?

 

Is the Wi-fi light on? (enable via button or FN​+F8)

The questions don't get any easier than that......

yes or no?

on Feb 17, 2012

Toshiba Satellite C675 S7200. Win 7 Pro 64 bit. It doesn't give a bild number.

on Feb 17, 2012

The questions don't get any easier than that......
yes or no?

Hello....anybody home??!!

on Feb 17, 2012

While you're scratching your head for that, look in Device Manager/ Network Adapter: Intel or Atheros?

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