IE 6 Won't run after Incredifind

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Linda

I've recently discovered soemthing called www.incredifind
on my ME OS that was responsible (or at least party
responsible) for slowing down (basically crippling) my
computer. I deleted the folders I found on the hard drive
and have also ran Ad-Aware Pro. Now I cannot run IE6 or
Outlook Express 6 and I'm at a loss as to what to do. The
good news is (I think) is that this computer is networked
in my house so I can upload files and execute them on this
machine. I also restored all quarrantined files from Ad-
aware (in case I deleted a file inadvertently. I'm not
sure if I should remove IE6 and Outlook Express 6 and re-
install them (I don't have a disk) or is there some tool
that I can run remotely (from the other machine) to see if
there is a file missing that I can re-install remotely. I
really don't want to lose all my favorites and Outlook
Express 6 settings. Any advice is appreciated.
 
Sometimes when you remove an adware file, it breaks your connection. Here
is how to reset it.

Winsock Fix
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?act=ST&f=24&t=4243&s=8ed2c1c7b0e654
1c84d8c20f40bb9a29

Open Network settings
1.) Remove all protocols EXCEPT the Network Interface card.
2.) Click Apply & Close the Properties box, but on reboot notice, hit
Cancel...do not reboot!
3.) Open Regedit and delete these keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VXD\Dhcp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VXD\Dhcpoptions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VXD\MSTCP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VXD\Winsock2

also ..scroll down delete

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2

close regedit

4.) Open Network Properties again, and Click ADD - PROTOCOL -
MicroSoft/TCPIP(should Add Client for MS Networks Automatically)

have your windows CD ready or the CAB files,
Reboot and Should be good.

NOTE: Simply removing the Protocols in Network settings will not work
because those registry entries stay, even if you have no network at all.
Once deleted, putting the TCP/IP protocol back in , basically rebuilds the
TCP from scratch, it is the same as when Windows was first installed clean.
also any speed patches to TcpRWin values & MTU will be reset back to Windows
defaults.
 
Linda said:
I've recently discovered soemthing called www.incredifind
on my ME OS that was responsible (or at least party
responsible) for slowing down (basically crippling) my
computer. I deleted the folders I found on the hard drive
and have also ran Ad-Aware Pro. Now I cannot run IE6 or
Outlook Express 6 and I'm at a loss as to what to do. The
good news is (I think) is that this computer is networked
in my house so I can upload files and execute them on this
machine. I also restored all quarrantined files from Ad-
aware (in case I deleted a file inadvertently. I'm not
sure if I should remove IE6 and Outlook Express 6 and re-
install them (I don't have a disk) or is there some tool
that I can run remotely (from the other machine) to see if
there is a file missing that I can re-install remotely. I
really don't want to lose all my favorites and Outlook
Express 6 settings. Any advice is appreciated.
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Run LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
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