It ain't fun no more WTF!!!
All three browsers affected. Firefox, Internet explorer and Chrome......JEEZ!!!
Thursday, February 16, 2012 by Uvah | Discussion: 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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Reply #23 Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:58 PM
Christ...enough already!!
Stop downloading and installing shit.
Windows 7 will install all the drivers you need....run the fuckin' update.................
Reply #24 Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:04 PM
I did that and it tells me it can't find any besides I didn't install it yet. One of the drivers I need is for the network adapter. Once I get that and I'm able to get online I can do it all on theToshiba. Right now I'm using the acer.
Reply #25 Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:10 PM
... I downloaded an app I found with Google. It'll tell me which drivers I need ...
Well, you need all drivers found the "download" webpage for your laptop... not some mystic application found via Google...
Since, you have speak about Acer and Toshiba, use the following link :
- http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp?nav=Download
- http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/downloads.html
As for the graphic card, always use the last version found on the website of the brand ( nvidia, ATI, Intel, etc )... they are usually more up-to-date that on the site from the brand who have build the laptop...
Reply #26 Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:36 PM
That makes absolutely no sense....
What have you done so far to what? Keep it simple....like is Win 7 installed on the Toshiba (or whatever machine it's going on)?
Reply #27 Friday, February 17, 2012 7:12 AM
Win7 is installed on the Toshiba. I thought all the most common drivers came with the OS.
Reply #28 Friday, February 17, 2012 7:45 AM
The OS comes with enough to get you up and running. You still need to to go to Toshiba Support, enter in your model number and download the original drivers specific to that laptop. Also get any updates listed.
Reply #29 Friday, February 17, 2012 7:55 AM
Thanks Wiz ....... and yrag too. Going to see if I can get them now.
Reply #30 Friday, February 17, 2012 8:04 AM
Uvah....whatever you do you MUST follow yrag's advice.
Failure to do so will see you being ridiculed relentlessly and called all sorts of horrible names.
I know.
I have been there....[sob] ....
Reply #31 Friday, February 17, 2012 8:09 AM
Reply #32 Friday, February 17, 2012 8:28 AM
Found this on yahoo. http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-could-down-internet-millions-march-8-181807521.html
Reply #33 Friday, February 17, 2012 11:57 AM
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.
Reply #35 Friday, February 17, 2012 12:15 PM
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.
Reply #36 Friday, February 17, 2012 1:42 PM
Why do you think I listen to him. There's a yellow exclamation point next to it.
Reply #39 Friday, February 17, 2012 3:45 PM
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.
Reply #40 Friday, February 17, 2012 3:57 PM
Well, i have speak about it in the previous page, reply 14...
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...
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 :
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Reply #21 Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:45 PM
This is not a rescue disk and the OS is not OEM. It was bought separately. Its the same one I installed on the laptop that was stolen. At any rate its a driver issue. All I need do is download the correct drivers and I should be good to go. Ironic now that I think about it. I was toying with the idea of installing the pro version on the Toshiba. Maybe this is Kismet. I downloaded an app I found with Google. It'll tell me which drivers I need though asking 'it' to go for them costs money. All I need it to do is tell me which ones. I'd lke to get my hands on the dude who sent this gremlin out there. I'd have fun introducing him/her/it to a whole new meaning to the word pain.