cannot download files

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You should use http://www.lavasoft.com for removing adware. Try to restore it
to the state it was in Norton if it has that kind of option, otherwise do it
in XP.
run this command:
start>run>cmd> sfc/scannow

"andre" wrote:

> i am using XP with sp2- i have just run windows update
> and installed the updates, also i have run norton
> antivirus and deleted 2 adwares. since then i cannot
> download any files correctly -the downloads always
> end/complete prematurely. while using klite k++ also the
> download rates are unreasonably high for my dial up
> connection (two files at 9kb/s each)then telling me that
> the files are complete but on opening them are useless.
> has anyone else come across this or know of any fixes?
>