Can't download updates

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

A computer that I cleaned up, after it was virus-infected, seems to have all
programs working now, except that none of the instant messenger programs
will connect, and updates for AVG, Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware won't work.
For some reason Norton will do its updates.

The computer was originally Windows 98 second edition - upgraded to XP. I
tried reinstalling XP, but that didn't help.

I don't know if its an XP problem or not, but that's the o/s its using now.

Bobbie

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Look in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc for a file name hosts (no extension,
just plain hosts). If you see one, delete it.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp|


"Bobbie" <bobbie2836@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eA2UTx1eEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>A computer that I cleaned up, after it was virus-infected, seems to have
>all
> programs working now, except that none of the instant messenger programs
> will connect, and updates for AVG, Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware won't
> work.
> For some reason Norton will do its updates.
>
> The computer was originally Windows 98 second edition - upgraded to XP. I
> tried reinstalling XP, but that didn't help.
>
> I don't know if its an XP problem or not, but that's the o/s its using
> now.
>
> Bobbie
>
>