security issues after removing MSIE v7

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Niteowl

Hi,

I am working on a computer with XP Home, SP2, and Internet Explorer v7 was
inadvertantly installed when the owner failed to notice autoupdates was set
to Auto install. :(
..

so we removed v7 via the Add/Remove Programs, and since then there are a few
sites that will not allow connection. Currently running v6.0 SP2, cipher
strength 128bit

I have checked settings in the Advance tab of Internet Options.. checked
item "Use SSL2.0" which was not checked for some reason... that brought back
comcast.net, and a couple of others, but .....

sites I can't open are http://www.hotmail.com, local bank site
http://www.suntrust.com... it says the page isn't available or there's a
connection problem. ( I can get to the site on another computer on my LAN,
so it's not the site), I have checked the firewall (it's off) I have removed
a third party popup blocker, I have reset Security and Privacy to defaults.
I've done a "repair" on the tcp/ip,

What else would v7 have messed with??

I'm just about ready to just do a fresh install... this computer was working
prior to v7 being installed.

Any ideas of what to check or change?

thanks,
niteowl
 
If you don't get a good reply here don't forget to try one of the many
internet explorer newsgroups like
microsoft.public.windows.intetexplorer.ie6.setup

"Niteowl" <me@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:ur4FaC7YIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I am working on a computer with XP Home, SP2, and Internet Explorer v7 was
> inadvertantly installed when the owner failed to notice autoupdates was
> set to Auto install. :(
> .
>
> so we removed v7 via the Add/Remove Programs, and since then there are a
> few sites that will not allow connection. Currently running v6.0 SP2,
> cipher strength 128bit
>
> I have checked settings in the Advance tab of Internet Options.. checked
> item "Use SSL2.0" which was not checked for some reason... that brought
> back comcast.net, and a couple of others, but .....
>
> sites I can't open are http://www.hotmail.com, local bank site
> http://www.suntrust.com... it says the page isn't available or there's a
> connection problem. ( I can get to the site on another computer on my LAN,
> so it's not the site), I have checked the firewall (it's off) I have
> removed a third party popup blocker, I have reset Security and Privacy to
> defaults. I've done a "repair" on the tcp/ip,
>
> What else would v7 have messed with??
>
> I'm just about ready to just do a fresh install... this computer was
> working prior to v7 being installed.
>
> Any ideas of what to check or change?
>
> thanks,
> niteowl
>
>
>
 
Correction: "intetexplorer" sb "inetexplorer"

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:D968A86A-065E-4F26-A094-F04D495CB5CB@microsoft.com...
> If you don't get a good reply here don't forget to try one of the many
> internet explorer newsgroups like
> microsoft.public.windows.intetexplorer.ie6.setup
>
> "Niteowl" <me@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:ur4FaC7YIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am working on a computer with XP Home, SP2, and Internet Explorer v7
>> was inadvertantly installed when the owner failed to notice autoupdates
>> was set to Auto install. :(
>> .
>>
>> so we removed v7 via the Add/Remove Programs, and since then there are a
>> few sites that will not allow connection. Currently running v6.0 SP2,
>> cipher strength 128bit
>>
>> I have checked settings in the Advance tab of Internet Options.. checked
>> item "Use SSL2.0" which was not checked for some reason... that brought
>> back comcast.net, and a couple of others, but .....
>>
>> sites I can't open are http://www.hotmail.com, local bank site
>> http://www.suntrust.com... it says the page isn't available or there's a
>> connection problem. ( I can get to the site on another computer on my
>> LAN, so it's not the site), I have checked the firewall (it's off) I have
>> removed a third party popup blocker, I have reset Security and Privacy to
>> defaults. I've done a "repair" on the tcp/ip,
>>
>> What else would v7 have messed with??
>>
>> I'm just about ready to just do a fresh install... this computer was
>> working prior to v7 being installed.
>>
>> Any ideas of what to check or change?
>>
>> thanks,
>> niteowl
>>
>>
>>
>
 
Colin,

I looked at that group... only 47 entries since Nov 11, 2007... not a
great deal of help

I will try another brower group though... thanks,
gary

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:92F1796B-C0DE-4085-8902-DB860EAB131D@microsoft.com...
> Correction: "intetexplorer" sb "inetexplorer"
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:D968A86A-065E-4F26-A094-F04D495CB5CB@microsoft.com...
>> If you don't get a good reply here don't forget to try one of the many
>> internet explorer newsgroups like
>> microsoft.public.windows.intetexplorer.ie6.setup
>>
>> "Niteowl" <me@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:ur4FaC7YIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am working on a computer with XP Home, SP2, and Internet Explorer v7
>>> was inadvertantly installed when the owner failed to notice autoupdates
>>> was set to Auto install. :(
>>> .
>>>
>>> so we removed v7 via the Add/Remove Programs, and since then there are a
>>> few sites that will not allow connection. Currently running v6.0 SP2,
>>> cipher strength 128bit
>>>
>>> I have checked settings in the Advance tab of Internet Options.. checked
>>> item "Use SSL2.0" which was not checked for some reason... that brought
>>> back comcast.net, and a couple of others, but .....
>>>
>>> sites I can't open are http://www.hotmail.com, local bank site
>>> http://www.suntrust.com... it says the page isn't available or there's
>>> a connection problem. ( I can get to the site on another computer on my
>>> LAN, so it's not the site), I have checked the firewall (it's off) I
>>> have removed a third party popup blocker, I have reset Security and
>>> Privacy to defaults. I've done a "repair" on the tcp/ip,
>>>
>>> What else would v7 have messed with??
>>>
>>> I'm just about ready to just do a fresh install... this computer was
>>> working prior to v7 being installed.
>>>
>>> Any ideas of what to check or change?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> niteowl
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
 
You're welcome.

"Niteowl" <me@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:uJ2DLf7YIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Colin,
>
> I looked at that group... only 47 entries since Nov 11, 2007... not a
> great deal of help
>
> I will try another brower group though... thanks,
> gary
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:92F1796B-C0DE-4085-8902-DB860EAB131D@microsoft.com...
>> Correction: "intetexplorer" sb "inetexplorer"
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:D968A86A-065E-4F26-A094-F04D495CB5CB@microsoft.com...
>>> If you don't get a good reply here don't forget to try one of the many
>>> internet explorer newsgroups like
>>> microsoft.public.windows.intetexplorer.ie6.setup
>>>
>>> "Niteowl" <me@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ur4FaC7YIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am working on a computer with XP Home, SP2, and Internet Explorer v7
>>>> was inadvertantly installed when the owner failed to notice autoupdates
>>>> was set to Auto install. :(
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> so we removed v7 via the Add/Remove Programs, and since then there are
>>>> a few sites that will not allow connection. Currently running v6.0
>>>> SP2, cipher strength 128bit
>>>>
>>>> I have checked settings in the Advance tab of Internet Options..
>>>> checked item "Use SSL2.0" which was not checked for some reason... that
>>>> brought back comcast.net, and a couple of others, but .....
>>>>
>>>> sites I can't open are http://www.hotmail.com, local bank site
>>>> http://www.suntrust.com... it says the page isn't available or there's
>>>> a connection problem. ( I can get to the site on another computer on my
>>>> LAN, so it's not the site), I have checked the firewall (it's off) I
>>>> have removed a third party popup blocker, I have reset Security and
>>>> Privacy to defaults. I've done a "repair" on the tcp/ip,
>>>>
>>>> What else would v7 have messed with??
>>>>
>>>> I'm just about ready to just do a fresh install... this computer was
>>>> working prior to v7 being installed.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas of what to check or change?
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> niteowl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
 
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