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Weird vista problem
Matteh99:
My friend asked me to take a look at her vista computer because it would not connect to the Internet. After playing within
for a bit I found that it would go to google but no other websites. I tried yahoo.com firefox.com and a few random pages. The only antivirus software installed is AVG free.
As a test I tried pinging web pages and google was the only one to respond. Just for fun I did a tracert and found that it gets 10 to 15 hops and then times out.
I also installed firefox and it does the same thing.
It isn't an ISP problem because she also has a mac and it works fine.
Any ideas besides loading Linux or OSX on it?
Eric.
StaedlerMars:
Your friend's problem is that she has vista.
But seriously, that is weird. From what you've done I'm guessing you've already tried the true and tested 'restart' button?
How long has she had this computer? I mean, is this out of the box or has she had it for a bit. If the second, try running Ad-Aware on it.
EDIT: this guy seems to have a similar problem, try some of the things suggested there.
0bsessions:
--- Quote from: StaedlerMars on 03 May 2008, 11:40 ---Your friend's problem is that she has vista.
--- End quote ---
Utter misconception. I've had Vista for months and the only real problem with it is the sheer amount of putzes who install it on systems that aren't meant to handle it.
0bsessions:
Tommy's told me he has no problem with it either. The only real legitimate issue with Vista is that it's a new OS. How soon we forget, but XP was utter shit when it came out, too. As was Windows 98, as was Windows 95. Compared to XP's initial instances, Vista is a fucking godsend.
Siert:
--- Quote from: 0bsessions on 03 May 2008, 16:41 ---
--- Quote from: StaedlerMars on 03 May 2008, 11:40 ---Your friend's problem is that she has vista.
--- End quote ---
Utter misconception. I've had Vista for months and the only real problem with it is the sheer amount of putzes who install it on systems that aren't meant to handle it.
--- End quote ---
To continue this little bit. I have a friend who blames every single fault on Vista (He has a laptop with 512 RAm, its split into three partisans. (40 Gig each), and has a total of 572 megabytes of hard drive left free, and still blames vista... Thats ignoring all the illegal software, viruses, fault antivirus software. (Extension edit: I have Vista Premium on my computer I am running at the moment and I have to confess the only problem/nuisance/frustration, I have is the extra layer of security for running some programs, but I like it, just a little extra. But other than that I do enjoy Vista, well since I have the high-end computer that actually has the resources to make it work.)
But drifting on, theoretical Ideas. Maybe it is a hardware fault, might just be the modem has died, and that google is a designated "Offline browse site". You can sometimes get them you set some web-pages to appear offline. (Yes just that sample, not any updated ones.)
Another idea is that since no internet browser is working, just an idea on above. Is it a desktop or Laptop, has it got a built in wireless modem, is it hardwired. If it is a laptop, maybe the wireless button is switched to "Off" it took me about two months to figure that one out.
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