Cannot load certain web pages

jtuttle · 05-01-2008, 06:14 PM

So I've been having a strange problem in the past 24 hours. Whenever I try to load certain web pages, I just get a "Waiting for <website>..." message in the lower left corner of the browser, and it doesn't do anything else... In specific, I've been able to get to google.com, but not execute certain searches (i.e. "bacon" and "final" work fine, for example, but "hats" and "support" do not); also, I can't access and part of Facebook save for www.facebook.com/home.php? (but the Facebook chat module fails to load). I've also been unable to access my Yahoo email, with my.yahoo.com loading sometimes, and other times just giving me the continuous "waiting" message.

The same problems also occur when using Internet Explorer. I have the latest version of both browsers, and just a few hours ago did a Spyware Doctor scan-and-clean, but to no avail.

Any help?

prestons · 05-01-2008, 06:25 PM

Go into safe mode with networking. If you can view pages ok there, then I would say there is something running in the background causing the problems. Perhaps run a full spyware/antivirus scan in safe mode too. hope this helps!!

jtuttle · 05-01-2008, 07:03 PM

Well, that worked! Now, I suppose it's just a process of elimination...

prestons · 05-01-2008, 07:51 PM

To help with the process of elimination there is a 5 step process that has been put together to get you going in the right direction: IMPORTANT - Read This Before Posting For Malware Removal Help

Post back if you have any more questions!! Good Luck!

05-01-2008, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
jtuttle Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Cannot load certain web pages So I've been having a strange problem in the past 24 hours. Whenever I try to load certain web pages, I just get a "Waiting for <website>..." message in the lower left corner of the browser, and it doesn't do anything else... In specific, I've been able to get to google.com, but not execute certain searches (i.e. "bacon" and "final" work fine, for example, but "hats" and "support" do not); also, I can't access and part of Facebook save for www.facebook.com/home.php? (but the Facebook chat module fails to load). I've also been unable to access my Yahoo email, with my.yahoo.com loading sometimes, and other times just giving me the continuous "waiting" message. The same problems also occur when using Internet Explorer. I have the latest version of both browsers, and just a few hours ago did a Spyware Doctor scan-and-clean, but to no avail. Any help?

05-01-2008, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
prestons Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 53 OS: Xp Pro Sp2 & MacOS X My System	Re: Cannot load certain web pages Go into safe mode with networking. If you can view pages ok there, then I would say there is something running in the background causing the problems. Perhaps run a full spyware/antivirus scan in safe mode too. hope this helps!! __________________ "The failure rate of hard drives is 100% — so it's not if your hard drive will fail, but when..."

05-01-2008, 07:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
jtuttle Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: Cannot load certain web pages Well, that worked! Now, I suppose it's just a process of elimination...

05-01-2008, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
prestons Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 53 OS: Xp Pro Sp2 & MacOS X My System	Re: Cannot load certain web pages To help with the process of elimination there is a 5 step process that has been put together to get you going in the right direction: IMPORTANT - Read This Before Posting For Malware Removal Help Post back if you have any more questions!! Good Luck! __________________ "The failure rate of hard drives is 100% — so it's not if your hard drive will fail, but when..."