[pchelpers] Re: Timeout using Firefox or IE

Scott McNay wrote:
> Hi Cy,
>
> Saturday, September 30, 2006, 8:29:47 PM, you wrote:
>
> CH> Hopefully short of becoming a big pain, I'm looking for any
> CH> additional information that might be available.
> CH> Is there an easy way to get a log or list of the files that are
> CH> opened during boot up?
> CH> Same system XP Home - Current conditions:
> CH> 1. If I boot up in Safe mode I can ping the Internet in a DOS
> CH> window and get a response.
> CH> 2. In Safe mode I can also Open Firefox or IE and access the
> CH> Internet.
> CH> 3. In normal mode, even when I disable all the items in startup
> CH> using msconfig, access to the Internet fails.
> CH> Prior to finding this out I tried a new Ethernet card to no avail.
> CH> Actually both cards work in safe mode.
> CH> Appreciate any further words of wisdom you might have
>
> Try this: Restart in Safe Mode with Networking. RIGHT-click on My
> Computer and select Manage. Click Services and Applications, then
> double-click Services. Make a note of the status of everything listed.
> Then restart in normal mode and change the status of each item to
> match, testing the connection after every change. Maybe this will help
> you isolate the problem.
>
>   
Thanks Scott,

    That is the kind of information I need. Will see what happens with 
it tomorrow.

       Cy



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