Leo

Of course you are downloading from the internet. When you visit a web site
you are downloading all the code for that page which can contain Trojans,
tracking cookies, active X scripts and even a virus.

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Leo

Those that beat guns into plows will
plow for those that don't.


"C." <C@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6354F6F6-8B89-44A9-A543-90D3BB4702BC@microsoft.com...
>I apologize. I will sign onto messenger, try to open a web page, and then
>if
> i attempt to move to the next page, for example, the wireless will
> suddenly
> go completely out or will say "Connected with limited access". Then I
> will
> click on the icon near the clock that indicates connectivity and click on
> network and sharing center. There i will click on "View status" and then
> on
> "Diagnose". The message then reads "Your modem or router cannot be found"
> and lists a few options, one of which is to disconnect the router and
> reset
> it, another is to find IP addresses, and the last is usually to reset the
> network adapter. I then click on the last option, it will either read "no
> problem was found" or it will read "problem has been resolved", either way
> i
> am again able to connect, sometimes for the rest of the session, all too
> often for another 3 to five minutes. The computer remains plugged into a
> power source for the duration, and the disconnection is not due to moving
> either the router or the computer.
>
> In "network and sharing center" i have seen messages about making sure
> that
> my firewall settings match the suggested settings, but i find that if i
> have
> a firewall turned on AT ALL, the computer simply will not connect. I do
> not
> have an antivirus program installed, but i do not download things, so I
> shouldn't have a virus. Is that all the info you need?
>
> "Mick" wrote:
>
>> At least give people here a fighting chance to help you!
>>
>> What EXACTLY are you doing, what EXACTLY is the operating system doing,
>> and
>> what are the ERROR messages that you get?