EDIT PP: Looks like MoralTerror beat me to the punch. You guys can ignore this post if you like. I'll leave it up in the event you want to try my suggestion.
Originally Posted by
ere8 
I downloaded the program you recommended, and unfortunately it did not restore my internet connection.
I greatly appreciate all the help I've been getting here at this website, but I'm starting to feel like I might just be wasting your time. If we keep trying different things and nothing works, I'll feel terrible about wasting all of your time and effort on this deadend project.
No worries there! I am happy to volunteer my free time to help you.
-- My main concern is that I don't step on MoralTerror's toes any more than I already have. Too many cooks spoil the broth, as they say....
I will say that your connectivity problems may not be due to malware and that there are a few more things we can try, if you are up to it. Obviously, it can be a hassle to work with no Internet available for the ill compy....
Here is a diagnostic step that might help isolate the problem:
-- Type the following
bold text to
notepad exactly as it is written and save it to the DeskTop as
TEST.bat. Or, you could copy&paste to notepad, save as directed, and then transfer Test.bat to the ill compy.
if exist %systemdrive%\look.txt del %systemdrive%\look.txt
ping www.google.com >> %systemdrive%\look.txt
notepad %systemdrive%\look.txt
del /q %systemdrive%\look.txt
-- DoubleClick on Test.bat and a log will pop up in notepad. Save and submit that for us.
Originally Posted by
ere8 At what point should I just consider wiping my entire system and reinstalling windows?
I think that would be a bit drastic at this time. I do understand,though, that forum messaging is not the most expedient way to fix a problem...
Originally Posted by
ere8 My only concern is that I backed up my data AFTER all these problems started happening, so I'm worried that I may have transferred viruses or trojans or whatever nasties are causing these issues onto the DVDs along with my data - so would it just be an exercise in futility?.....
Thanks again for all of your help (both of you).
We're happy to try to help
-- It depends on the nature of the saved data. Obviously, there is the chance for reinfection and I cannot comment with any certainty. But, if the data is stuff you downloaded from the Internet, the chances for reinfection are higher than if it is material you created yourself and uploaded to the machine (family pictures, word documents, work product, etc...)
Go ahead and ping Google as I suggested above and let us know the result.
Outside of this,I do want to stay out of MoralTerror's way, though. We may not be thinking along the same lines and it could be confusing.
Best Luck
PP
