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    Re: My ISP redirects requests

    A better fix turned out to be using an alternate DNS server. in TCP/IP properties I changed ISP DNS server to free public server...no more spinning hourglass.

    Yipee~!! Thanks for the great forum...
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    Re: My ISP redirects requests

    Problem solved by using a proxy. Now I can actually go directly to a site such as Java and download the software.!!!

    No more watching the hourglass while my ISP strangles the connection...LOL ...
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    Re: My ISP redirects requests

    O.K. It's up to its old tricks again. Malwarebytes is running.

    I want to go to NASA URL deleted.



    The connection has timed out

    The server at NASA URL deleted is taking too long to...
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    Re: My ISP redirects requests

    It's not only Graboid, it's lots of other sites also including some youtube sites,Graboid was a bad choice, I wont go near it again.For certain sites I have to use a proxy to get there because of...
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    My ISP redirects requests

    Sometimes when I want to go to a site, my ISP (AtlanticBB) redirects the request to a site owned by AtlanticBB. (redirects to Atlantic Financial)

    For instance today I wanted to see a movie, so I...
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    Re: "My Computer" hangs for 1-2 minutes

    I solved the same problem on my computer by unplugging the HP Scanner.

    HP Precision scan LTX 1.0

    KT4V MS6712 Mobo
  7. Re: I connect to router but dont get a network address till I reconnect.

    Thanks for the reply Janos. I have copied and pasted your advice into wordpad and saved it to D drive.Let me tell you what I have just done and give me your opinion O.K.?

    I set my firewall to...
  8. Re: I connect to router but dont get a network address till I reconnect.

    I can't find anything like that in device manager NIC properties. thanks.

    I did find this in event viewer but I'm not sure what was happening when this was generated. I will check on next bootup...
  9. Re: I connect to router but dont get a network address till I reconnect.

    "You can use the 198.6.1.1 as your DNS by changing your TCP/IP properties and test again, should work"

    Could you please be more specific about what I should do, I am not familiar with this...
  10. Re: How to fix bad sectors or clusters on hard drive ?

    Thanks to TechArena both of my problems are solved.

    The first problem the hanging "my computer" was caused by a HP Scanjet 4300C scanner. The cause was found because someone posted a link to a...
  11. I connect to router but dont get a network address till I reconnect.

    when I boot up the computer the machine converses with the router but I cannot get on to the internet because the router does not give my adapter a network address.
    I have to disable the connection...
  12. Re: How to fix bad sectors or clusters on hard drive ?

    I had a HDD at the time that would not boot up. I didn't have any instructions with the Spinrite.

    I only remember a lot of intimidating red black and blue and white DOS screens with martian words...
  13. Re: How to fix bad sectors or clusters on hard drive ?

    Thanks for the info Dono. I had spinrite once from Steves site and could not make heads or tails out of it.
    Is there any instructions available anywhere on how to actually use it?? Thanks. :) :)
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