Fresh load of windows xp will not load microsoft.com or windows update
Recently reloaded windows xp home sp3 onto my asus EEE 105hab netbook. I renamed the docs folder first to save pictures and such. After the reloading the os, I can used 99.9% of the internet just fine. The only site not usable is microsoft.com. I have checked the hosts file, I have used net stop DNSCACHE, I have tried spyware removal; Spybot S&D, Malwarebytes, Norton AV all in vain. I have tried "winsock fix" and "dial a fix." It still doesn't work. Any suggestions?
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Mez, I have tried that, forgot to put it in my question. Thanks for the quick response though.
Is this a valid installation, or from a torrent or 3rd party utility that spoofs Microsoft serial numbers?
Check Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> Lan Settings and make sure the use proxy check box is empty (unless you are actually using a proxy).
Also check your network adaptors and make sure there isn't one set up that you don't recognize.
(I have only seen this once)
Also check your network adaptors and make sure there isn't one set up that you don't recognize.
(I have only seen this once)
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It is a legitimate load, with a valid product key. There are no proxy setups, also there are no unknown network adapters. I have also tried new drivers for the adapters.
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I can also ping microsoft.com with no problems; IE, firefox, and chrome just "Cannot display the webpage."
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There were a multitude of replicating viruses in the users old documents, thanks for the help storm.
For IE:
1) click Tools-Internet Options
2) click Privacy tab and then click Sites.
3) search managed sites for any URL with microsoft in it and delete if found.