-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Losing Internet Connection on Cable Broadband
- From: "Ange" <locustchewed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:15:32 -0000
Sorry Jo Ann,
I never put Zone Alarm back on in the end as I had tried to remove it prior
to SP2 and had the devil's own job of getting rid. Sorry I'd forgotten that
so I've now mis-informed everyone ~ sorry folks ~ clueless strikes again.
Ange
a.k.a. Clueless of Doncaster
http://www.geocities.com/locustchewed/outanabout.html
~~~~~The Clueless Reply Separator~~~~~
Ange,
I had this same problem after I installed Zone Alarm. As soon as I would
turn off ZA I could load all pages. It's something about ZA. After trying to
adjust settings with no better results I uninstalled ZA. Downloaded Outpost
firewall and had no problems.
Jo Ann
-------Original Message-------
From: Ange
Ok Folks ~ here it is ~ the quandary of the clueless one. :o)
I need to go back some time here to November 2004 when I finally plucked up
the courage to install SP2 (spine chills at the memory).
I'd had the losing connection problem for a while anyway so I'd scanned
using McAfee Virusscan, Spybot~search and destroy and Ad~aware and used
Cleanup too. The machine was clean as a whistle and my Cisco tutor couldn't
find the prob so as he had made fun of the amount of programs on my computer
I'd decided to format the HDD and do a clean install of Windows XP Pro.
I had uptodate McAfee and Zone Alarm ready to put back on, SP2 on CD-ROM, I
checked the HP website for any info specific to my PC, backed up all my
files (that was fun ~ NOT) so I figured I was ready as I could be.
Anyway to cut a veeeery long story short. I formatted and partitioned my
HDD and installed XPPro & SP2. I kept the fuss down to a minimum and I
believe had put no other software on than my OS (+SP2), Virus software, Zone
Alarm and MSN Messenger. Was connected to the Internet but after 2 or 3
webpages it would come up with Can't find server or page or sommat. MSN
messenger would hold out a bit longer but IE /Avant or Outlook Express didn
t stand a chance. Had several lengthy convos with my ISP who kept saying
there was nowt wrong with my connection, that it must be something to do
with SP2 as I'd cleaned my machine inside out even since the install of SP2.
So off came SP2 ~ and ~ Service was resumed ~ but not for long. I get
varying amounts of webpages, sometimes a whole few hours without a break but
once one thing goes they all do and I have to reboot to get another bite of
the cherry so to speak. This afternoon I had to reboot 4 times in half an
hour and the machine i
s clean ~ having said that I've been on for 2 hours now. I'd like to
attempt to get SP2 on here when I very soon do another clean install.
(Glutton for punishment I know)
Anyway ~ details
HP Pavilion 452.uk Running Win XPPro without SP2.
Intel Celeron 1.8GHz, 256 MB DDR SDRAM, 40GB HDD
And having read your page about it Mike and having done all that maybe I
should call myself "confused of Doncaster"
Sorry this is so long
TIA
Ange
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