-=PCTechTalk=- Can't access websites

Hi all, well it's the same old story, since July 3rd I've been unable to
access various websites, among them the only ones I really use regularly.
I'm still getting my mail from NY Times and Webshots, except I can't "get"
the mail because the links don't work.  Also can only intermittently get
'google'--out of 10 attempts over a period of days, I might get it once.
I've had my new cable modem connection since June 17th and this problem
started on July 3rd.  I've been in touch with Tech Support and they say
there is a problem in the route at AT&T.  I've done several traces myself
and at&t is involved in all of them. Cable has sent a service rep to my
house to be sure it's not my connection (they've had this complaint from
others as well, so duh.)  The guy told me everything is ok here, so it's not
the cable company's problem!  So I'm wondering whose problem it is, must be
mine since I'm paying $30/mo and not getting any sites I'm interested in!
Anyway, he went down the street to someone else's house and tried my website
addresses and they worked, then he came back here and tried  again--no go.
In the meantime, I came across this from Langa:  "WinSockFix" works to
rebuild/repair part of the Internet connection plumbing that can be damaged
if Internet-enabled software is incorrectly or incompletely removed. These
days, the damage seems to happen most often when people use various
spyware-remover tools to rip out malware such as NewDotNet, WebHancer and
CommonName. More info: http://www.google.com/search?q=WinsockFix%2Ezip
After reading this, I checked this list's archives and saw my letter of 7/5
regarding the attempted configuration and subsequent removal of
Spybot--could this be the problem still, even though I've reformatted my hd
since then?  And the problem started on 7/3, that was the reason for my
downloading Spybot in the first place, because all of a sudden I couldn't
get those websites.  I s/h kept my dialup I guess, but too late now, I've
had the phone line removed and replaced by this superfast connection to
nothing.  Sorry for the long post, but does anyone have any ideas on this?
I'm at my wits end (also can not get google to read more about Winsock
Fix). --Glo



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