IE problems

Ok, been researching my problem. It appears that IE is
corrupted. I cannot use the IE search engine at all.
Some web pages do not load (ie blue or white pages only no
text or pictures) Most web pages load ok. Macromedia
does not load completley, and I cannot download from the
ms download page AT ALL. I've been able to download
Adaware and spyware blaster, no problem. Ran both,
nothing detected. I have been runing EZ AV and firewall.
Is my next step Hijack? Is there a way to access and
print your favorites before reinstalling IE??

In article , Pat says...

Ok, been researching my problem. It appears that IE is
corrupted. I cannot use the IE search engine at all.
Some web pages do not load (ie blue or white pages only no
text or pictures) Most web pages load ok. Macromedia
does not load completley, and I cannot download from the
ms download page AT ALL. I've been able to download
Adaware and spyware blaster, no problem. Ran both,
nothing detected. I have been runing EZ AV and firewall.
Is my next step Hijack? Is there a way to access and
print your favorites before reinstalling IE??

Do you disable your anti virus when installing from the MSFT sites? If not,
yes, you could have a corrupt installation. Anti virus on access scanners
generally look for attempts to change system files, and attempt to prevent
such alterations. Unfortunately, that means that their well-meaning efforts
to protect you against viral infection may also cause a legitimate
installation to be corrupted.

Next time you try and repair the MSIE installation, make sure you turn off
the anti virus on access scanner first.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

No one responded to my original question. That's why I
posted again. And I'm not talking about my double post
yesterday, that was a mistake, I meant to hit follow up.
I'm sorry if I've offended your sensabilities. I don't see
a "turn off" button for EZ virus. Just uninstall-- I'll
email them for help. What about my question about saving
favorites? Is there a file that I can print out with
favorites or do I have to write them all down??I'm
assuming that when I am able to repair/reinstall IE it
will overwrite favorites.

BTW MS should add a line on their download page about
disabling your AV program if it is a problem, don't you
think????

Thank you for your patience.


-----Original Message-----
In article , Pat
says...

Ok, been researching my problem. It appears that IE is
corrupted. I cannot use the IE search engine at all.
Some web pages do not load (ie blue or white pages only
no
text or pictures) Most web pages load ok. Macromedia
does not load completley, and I cannot download from
the
ms download page AT ALL. I've been able to download
Adaware and spyware blaster, no problem. Ran both,
nothing detected. I have been runing EZ AV and
firewall.
Is my next step Hijack? Is there a way to access and
print your favorites before reinstalling IE??

Do you disable your anti virus when installing from the
MSFT sites? If not,
yes, you could have a corrupt installation. Anti virus on
access scanners
generally look for attempts to change system files, and
attempt to prevent
such alterations. Unfortunately, that means that their
well-meaning efforts
to protect you against viral infection may also cause a
legitimate
installation to be corrupted.

Next time you try and repair the MSIE installation, make
sure you turn off
the anti virus on access scanner first.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint
.

BTW MS should add a line on their download page about
disabling your AV program if it is a problem, don't you
think????

It tends only to be Norton's seriously defective AV application that
causes such problems although there are some reports of McAfee users also
experiencing problems. I also use Computer Associate's eTrust or EZ AV
and have never needed to disable it when visiting the WU site. However to
disable real time scanning right click on the icon in your systray and
click Snooze Real-Time protection (I'm running v6.2). Earlier versions
have a similar option, if not there is a disable Real-Time Monitoring
option instead.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Pat wrote:

No one responded to my original question. That's why I
posted again. And I'm not talking about my double post
yesterday, that was a mistake, I meant to hit follow up.
I'm sorry if I've offended your sensabilities. I don't see
a "turn off" button for EZ virus. Just uninstall-- I'll
email them for help. What about my question about saving
favorites? Is there a file that I can print out with
favorites or do I have to write them all down??I'm
assuming that when I am able to repair/reinstall IE it
will overwrite favorites.

BTW MS should add a line on their download page about
disabling your AV program if it is a problem, don't you
think????

Thank you for your patience.

Thanks Mike, I didn't think about right clicking.

Pat

-----Original Message-----
BTW MS should add a line on their download page about
disabling your AV program if it is a problem, don't you
think????

It tends only to be Norton's seriously defective AV
application that
causes such problems although there are some reports of
McAfee users also
experiencing problems. I also use Computer Associate's
eTrust or EZ AV
and have never needed to disable it when visiting the WU
site. However to
disable real time scanning right click on the icon in
your systray and
click Snooze Real-Time protection (I'm running v6.2).
Earlier versions
have a similar option, if not there is a disable Real-
Time Monitoring
option instead.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Pat wrote:

No one responded to my original question. That's why I
posted again. And I'm not talking about my double post
yesterday, that was a mistake, I meant to hit follow up.
I'm sorry if I've offended your sensabilities. I don't
see
a "turn off" button for EZ virus. Just uninstall-- I'll
email them for help. What about my question about
saving
favorites? Is there a file that I can print out with
favorites or do I have to write them all down??I'm
assuming that when I am able to repair/reinstall IE it
will overwrite favorites.

BTW MS should add a line on their download page about
disabling your AV program if it is a problem, don't you
think????

Thank you for your patience.

.

Pat,

I see you also asked about saving your Favorites. This isn't a problem at
all. All you need do is locate the Favorites folder (by default
C:\Windows\Favorites although you may have moved it elsewhere) and copy it
somewhere "safe", each Favorite being a separate file which is an Internet
Shortcut to the site concerned. I copy my Favorites from PC to PC here
whenever I install a new machine or operating system.

Best of luck in repairing IE or whatever else is need to resolve your
problems.

Regards,
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Pat wrote:

Thanks Mike, I didn't think about right clicking.