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Retired, we finally got his PC back to work properly. At least it seems that way. It may have been just a virus we got rid of or there may be a root kit still hiding somewhere. We'll take...

We checked FF and it was set to use system proxy settings. The lan settings on IE was set to use a proxy server. We changed IE to automatically detect settings and now both browsers work and his...

Andy, thanks for those details!

Update
We booted his PC in normal mode to try some out some suggestions and his NOD32 antivirus lite up red saying there was a virus in RAM. So before doing anything else we ran another full scan...

The instructions do not mention safe mode. Since we are having problems running programs in normal mode will it still help us if we run them in safe mode when the virus/rootkit is not active?

Reporting back. We didn’t try everything mentioned but this is what happened. We ran SuperAntiSpyware in safe mode. It gave the message: Adware.Tracking Cookie 483 found. It quarantined those. ...

My son has a maleware bug in his PC. He gets frequent popups saying there is a virus and to click ok to run an antivirus program. No program name is mentioned. Luckily he didn't click Ok.

He...

Mercyh, I followed your suggestions and pinged my router with success. When I pinged 8.8.8.8 I got the message: destination net unreachable.

Retired, I followed your second method and logged...

Thanks for everyone's reply. My ultimate goal is for both PCs to have internet access. Let's put the wireless PC aside for the moment. I realize my title on my post was not entirely correct but my...

I checked the tcp/ip properties on the PC and it is set to obtain an IP address automatically.
The router setting shows Automatic Configuration - DHCP.
Cable from modem to router was plugged into...

I switched from a DSL provider to a new cable provider. I have one desktop connected directly to their modem that works for internet access. I want to set up my other desktop for wireless access. ...

I have XP SP2 on the PC now. Sounds like I should hold off running SP3 and reinstall IE7 just so I can uninstall it and it automatically install IE6. I'll give it a try. Thanks.

I had IE7 running on my XP system. I gave my PC to my wife to use for work which requires an application to use IE6 which is a little scary. I had to uninstall SP3 according to microsoft instructions...

SOLUTION:

Just in case anyone else finds this thread because of a similar problem... I had help finding the solution. My drive can run as SATA150 (1.5 gbs) interface or SATA300 (3.0 gbs). The...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

I went into the PC's BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected...

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID...

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID...

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID...