Internet stops working even though bytes are getting through...

[kev269]

Hi,

Ever since I upgraded my computer parts and formatted, my broadband internet has stopped working properly and i keep getting 'Page Cannot Be Displayed' errors and nothing else seems to work either, not even msn messenger etc.

Sometimes if I refresh the page 3 or 4 times, then the page appears but usually in a different format like HTML in the Times New Roman font if you know what i mean.

The strange thing is that I am still receiving the bytes from my ISP as I can see in the connection status and there must be a connection as sometimes if I refresh the page then the site appears, so I'm thinking this could be something going on at my end.

I have no firewall running and I had Service Pack 2 installed, then i uninstalled it and put Service Pack 1, but the same thing keeps happening.

To fix the problem, I have to restart my computer but then the same problem happens afterwards. Just to add as well, after I tried installing firewall software, the computer crashed when I tried to connect to my broadband. I then uninstalled the firewall and it kept happening, so i had to do a system restore.

Thanks for your help
Kev

 

[IAM_7154]

maybe a virus/spyware problem

 

[kev269]

hi, i've checked and there doesnt seem to be anything like that.

 

[kev269]

hi, i've checked and there doesn't seem to be anything like that.

 

[IAM_7154]

did you reset your internet security to default and turn off any popup blockers?

 

[kev269]

i dont have any popup blockers and no firewall or anything.

 

[ShoobieRat]

You're still getting bytes? Upload or download stream?

 

[Roshi229]

is this XP SP2?
have you tried to recreate the connection... checked router settings, update drivers for network card?

wireles or no?
do you have a firewall enabled?
windows firewall that you may not know about?\m/

 

[kev269]

im on SP1.

I use a PCI broadband modem, not USB. Its not wireless or anything, its connected straight to my phone line and ive been doing this for the last couple of years.

i checked the windows firewall and its turned off and no other firewall running.

the thing is that my internet only starts getting messed up after using it for a short while maybe an hour or 2 and before its starts messing up, its perfectly fine and everything works. So i dont think its anything to do with a firewall or anything otherwise nothing would work from the moment i connect.

i am still receiving bytes download and upload.

thanks

 

[Quintox]

if you still have you installation CD run that sucker again, it might help (i had a similar problem, but it was w/ my router but i ran the cd again and it worked)