Unable to connect to Internet wireless or wired

True_Scotsman · 28 Apr 2009 at 13:52

So i have a laptop at home that i cannot connect to the internet with wireless or even the wired connection, but in safe mode using the Administrator account i can.

I have ran virus scanners etc and still nothing.

I did notice that when i type in (for example) www.google.co.uk i get the following in the address bar http:///? www.google.co.uk

Is this something people have seen before?

And any other options for me to try and get this connected?

Using XP Home SP3

True_Scotsman · 28 Apr 2009 at 18:40

anyone?

MarkW7 · 28 Apr 2009 at 19:04

I've got the exact same problem but mines in Vista.

J.B · 28 Apr 2009 at 19:06

Sounds like a virus, have you tried using different browsers?

can you ping www.google.co.uk?

radderfire · 28 Apr 2009 at 19:09

True_Scotsman said:
So i have a laptop at home that i cannot connect to the internet with wireless or even the wired connection, but in safe mode using the Administrator account i can.

So it has to be a software problem then, right?

Do you think it's possible that you could have picked up a virus?

Rgds

MarkW7 · 28 Apr 2009 at 20:10

/Sorry a little hijack - Yeah i can ping.
Possible virus [Friends Laptop and it had no security, i've scanned with Spybot, malwarebytes and avira and found nothing]

True_Scotsman · 29 Apr 2009 at 07:14

Also scanned using AVG and spyware found nothing :S

radderfire · 29 Apr 2009 at 22:41

True_Scotsman said:
I did notice that when i type in (for example) www.google.co.uk i get the following in the address bar http:///? www.google.co.uk

Check insertion of characters not related to broken keyboard.

Could be that a rewrite rule has been inserted into your hosts file???? Hosts file gets checked first locally to translate domain name to IP address. Could be a virus now rewrites the domains you are typing in somehow.

Try another antivirus programme. I recommend nod32.com. Not free though.

Rgds

J.B · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:10

Did you try with another browser?

Faulty keyboard is an interesting. the %20 character means its putting a space in. If you type the address in notepad then copy and paste it into the address bar does it happen? Its a bit of a long shot.

Id say its almost certainly a virus.

True_Scotsman · 30 Apr 2009 at 11:23

Tried with Firefox and nothing no connection, but does not do the same as it does in IE (the %20 thing).

Through the Command Promt i can ping google.co.uk and other addresses.