PreviousFriday 31 October 2003, 6:37 PM
Killed my Win98SE IP connections
I upgraded to NIS from AntiVirus 2003 and found some spyware. I blocked Internet traffic, deleted the spyware and rebooted. NIS refused to start after reboot. After following all steps on Symantec's Web site and after spending about an hour with paid phone support, the tech said I simply have to format my drive and reinstall 98 or upgrade to XP. I don't believe its a 98 issue, though, because all of my other software works fine and, in fact, I can ping IP addresses anywhere. I just can't get names resolved from my ISP's DNS (other machines are working fine from the same connection), nor can I get any http or ftp. The only good thing I can say about this experience is that the tech did not charge me for the call, since he couldn't fix the problem. Despite deleting all Symantec files and editing the registry, NIS has still left something on my computer that is blocking Internet traffic.
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