Hi there
I am new to this forum so therefore thanks in advance for the help. I am no technical expert so please excuse me if i dont use the correct technical terms.
My problem is that when i start my laptop none of my browsers(firefox and IE8) wont connect. When i click the launch icon nothing happened. Only the hourglass for a few seconds but nothing opens.I also discoverd that while my pc is in this state i cannot open "internet options" in the control panel nor can i use msconfic. If i click on either of the above the program freeze and i have to close it with the task manager. The icon with the 2 little screens(local area connection 2) also is gone. The only way i can get my browsers to open is when i open a program like Google Earth, wait for about 10 minutes, and then suddenly my browser open and everything is back to normal.
I use a USB modem to connect to the internet. The only program that function during this non responsive 10 minutes is Outlook. I can receive and download emails.
What have i done so far? I have unistalled IE8 and tried to use IE7. I try to use firefox. I did reset IE7. I scanned my pc with Superantispyware and removed what was found. I use Avast as my anti virus program. I did a clean boot. NOTHING SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
I think this problem started after i installed a game. My OS is windows XP pro SP2.
Sorry for the long post but i cant describe my problem in a shorter way.
I hope somebody can help me. Almost forgot. I also tried to ran a system restore but couldnt because it was turned off.
Many thanks for any help.
I am new to this forum so therefore thanks in advance for the help. I am no technical expert so please excuse me if i dont use the correct technical terms.
My problem is that when i start my laptop none of my browsers(firefox and IE8) wont connect. When i click the launch icon nothing happened. Only the hourglass for a few seconds but nothing opens.I also discoverd that while my pc is in this state i cannot open "internet options" in the control panel nor can i use msconfic. If i click on either of the above the program freeze and i have to close it with the task manager. The icon with the 2 little screens(local area connection 2) also is gone. The only way i can get my browsers to open is when i open a program like Google Earth, wait for about 10 minutes, and then suddenly my browser open and everything is back to normal.
I use a USB modem to connect to the internet. The only program that function during this non responsive 10 minutes is Outlook. I can receive and download emails.
What have i done so far? I have unistalled IE8 and tried to use IE7. I try to use firefox. I did reset IE7. I scanned my pc with Superantispyware and removed what was found. I use Avast as my anti virus program. I did a clean boot. NOTHING SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
I think this problem started after i installed a game. My OS is windows XP pro SP2.
Sorry for the long post but i cant describe my problem in a shorter way.
I hope somebody can help me. Almost forgot. I also tried to ran a system restore but couldnt because it was turned off.
Many thanks for any help.