Need Help For My PC?

[RandyRhoads]

I don't know if anyone here knows how to fix my problem. I've looked all over the internet and even asked on PC forums, but still I have no solution.

Anyway, for some reason my PC has decided to stop letting me stream and download stuff. If I try to download an album or music track (yes, legally) it just stick on the downloading box but doesn't download the actual item. And, if I try to stream any videos or music on any site that has streaming videos/music including sites like Youtube aswell, it just simply won't stream them... there's just a blank white space where the sreaming video/music player should be (it doesn't even display ads either). Basically, my PC won't download/stream ANYTHING of any kind whatsoever! There's sufficient space on my PC but I just don't know what the problem is... it's never done this before!

Any help would be greatly appreciated because it's really testing my patience!

Thanks!

[fr0sty]

Is this via Internet Explorer?

[RandyRhoads]

Is this via Internet Explorer?

Yeah! I used to have Mozilla Firefox but I got rid of it because that was even worse!

[Newc]

Do you have Live One Care or another Firewall? It could be trying to throw up a message box but it's getting lost on the way.

Or you've got a trojan trying to contact HQ and getting hung up, thus hanging up your connection.

Or you've got something else hogging your bandwidth (like maybe you've exceeded your monthly plan transfer rate?)

[Spivonious]

Since the YouTube box doesn't even load, I'd say try reinstalling Adobe Flash, since that is what YouTube uses. Go here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/downl...h&promoid=BIOW

If that doesn't fix it, do you have any ad-blocking software installed? That could be interfering with it, so try disabling it and see if that helps.

[RandyRhoads]

Since the YouTube box doesn't even load, I'd say try reinstalling Adobe Flash, since that is what YouTube uses. Go here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/downl...h&promoid=BIOW

If that doesn't fix it, do you have any ad-blocking software installed? That could be interfering with it, so try disabling it and see if that helps.

Reinstalling Adobe Flash is one of the first things I tried but, like everything else, my computer won't download it and I can't seem to find any ad-blocking software installed on my PC!

[Spivonious]

Well, in that case it sounds like a major spyware infection. Reboot and hit F8 when the windows screen pops up. Choose "Safe Mode with Networking" and once Windows boots, go and download Spybot S&D (www.safer-networking.org), install it, get the latest updates, and scan your computer.

If that still doesn't find anything, then I'm running out of ideas Maybe a virus? It still sounds like something is blocking the streaming...Do you have anything by Symantec installed? If so, get rid of it. I've had Norton Antivirus/Internet Security screw up more machines than it's helped.

[OnlineStageGear]

If you have so much spyware that it is hogging up your connection, then you are going to need more than just 1 spyware program to get rid of them all. Adware, Spybot and then Trend Micro Housecall should do the trick. What one program misses, the others will catch.

Matt

[yard dawg]

GET A MAC DUDE AND BE DONE WITH ALL THE PC WINBLOWS SPYWARE CRAP.

[Spivonious]

If you have so much spyware that it is hogging up your connection, then you are going to need more than just 1 spyware program to get rid of them all. Adware, Spybot and then Trend Micro Housecall should do the trick. What one program misses, the others will catch.

Matt

Good call Matt.

Here are links to the above-mentioned programs:

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/