As far as the data and programs, backup the hard drive to another one. You will keep everything on the HD as long as you back it up I agree with Jstear post above "I say to just reinstall and stop wasting time on it. More than likely it's messed up some things in your registry. Seen that, been there done that. Copy your data or image the drive so you can mount it later after a install to get your data back.
But sounds like the registry is messed up. Format and re-install. After you patch the PC and get everything current for security patching, image it so you have a restore CD to come back to. Then go from there. But agree with Jstear, you are only spinning your wheels in trying to figure out what is messed up in the registry. You'll save yourself lots of time and you'll know everything is healthy.
The first application you should install is antivirus. Try a restore point before the known infection if you can, it might work. One thing you probably already checked but I didn't see in your post is that you double-checked proxies. Lots of viruses install proxies. Yes, re-install would have been faster but as i posted, they had some programs that would be lost. Now it runs Firefox and MS securtiy essentials. The search and Windows update do not work from start menu but do work from drop down menus or IE going to the website.
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Sign in to vote. Both have. NET 3. The specific line of code that I'm having problem with is a DNS. GetHostEntry call. GetHostEntry " HostName ;. Also change the dns to open dns or google dns. It will fix the issue. Problem: Two computers on the same wireless network. One comp. The WIN 7 machine looses internet connectivity seemingly at random. The "Status" of the network on the WIN 7 system says everything is fine, but web pages will not load.
Running diagnosis using the diagnose button in the connection properties dialog produces the result that says there is a problem with the DNS server. But, that is not the case. Only the WIN 7 machine loses connectivity. The only thing that resolves the issue is a reboot of the system.
I am seeing the exact same symptoms as you! I'm reluctant to change the DNS servers to Cloudflare's or Google's because a Windows 10 laptop in my network isn't having this issue. Do you know if there's a reason why the Windows 7 machines need to be pointed to a third-party DNS server?
Thanks for the write-up as it helped me solve my problem where Win10 stopped resolving addresses but Mac had no problem. Nice article, but there are other fixes as well that help you to reset the DNS issues on Windows Your email address will not be published.
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