Computer Gurus??

Pierce07 · 01-25-2010, 09:02 PM

Well my mom updated her computer to the new service pack 2 and it's the Vista operating system.

Now it says she is connected to the internet but when she opens up I/E it says she's not connected. I've system restored and it works for a day, restarted, disconnected and reconnected, and everything i can think of. I googled it and can't get any info on it.

Just seeing if anyone has had this problem and fixed it.

choppedliver · 01-25-2010, 09:05 PM

IE has an "offline mode" that it sometimes gets stuck in when the connection wasnt previously available. Try taking it out of "offline mode"

Reel Sick · 03-12-2010, 01:11 AM

open IE then go to tools, options, connection, then at the bottom left it will say lan setting click on that and make sure there is only a check mark in auto detect not any of the other boxes, rogue anti-virus programs change those all the time. Then download and run malwarebytes its free.Good Luck

Telum Pisces · 03-12-2010, 08:53 AM

If all else fails, simply remove IE and then re-install it.

01-25-2010, 09:02 PM	#1
Pierce07 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 617	Computer Gurus?? Well my mom updated her computer to the new service pack 2 and it's the Vista operating system. Now it says she is connected to the internet but when she opens up I/E it says she's not connected. I've system restored and it works for a day, restarted, disconnected and reconnected, and everything i can think of. I googled it and can't get any info on it. Just seeing if anyone has had this problem and fixed it. __________________ Diving is life, everything else is just a surface interval.

01-25-2010, 09:05 PM	#2
choppedliver Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,393	RE: Computer Gurus?? IE has an "offline mode" that it sometimes gets stuck in when the connection wasnt previously available. Try taking it out of "offline mode"

03-12-2010, 01:11 AM	#3
Reel Sick Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 124	RE: Computer Gurus?? open IE then go to tools, options, connection, then at the bottom left it will say lan setting click on that and make sure there is only a check mark in auto detect not any of the other boxes, rogue anti-virus programs change those all the time. Then download and run malwarebytes its free.Good Luck __________________ Brandon's Low Cost Computer Repair Free Diagnostics pctech4u01@yahoo.com 850-384-8863 or 850-384-TUNE http://computerrepairspensacola.com/

03-12-2010, 08:53 AM	#4
Telum Pisces Senior Member Blue Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,608	RE: Computer Gurus?? If all else fails, simply remove IE and then re-install it.

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