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Computer experts - help!?

Up until last Fri everything was fine with my Yahoo! Mail Classic (hate the Beta version). Then on Sat. I couldn't open any of my attachments, not even the old ones. Usually, when I click Download Attachment, a question will pop up Do you wish to open or save this attachment? Now I don't even get this question! At the bar at the bottom of the screen, it says "Connecting to site 202.156.9.3" and then nothing happens. I'm using IE 7, but I tried changing browser to Firefox. It still doesn't work. What is this site 202.156.9.3 that I get re-directed to? I've been doing full system anti-virus scans so that's not the problem. All the attachments say No virus threats detected. I'm getting desperate! Someone pls help! Thanks.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    202.156.9.3 resolves to a site called maxonline.com.sg (from Singapore). I'm not quite sure what it is but you should run a good anti-spyware application like Spybot S&D from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html (it's free). See what that throws up.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dear Sandy..

    I really dont know this would work or not.. but just try..

    first navigate to here

    C drive

    WINDOWS folder

    SYSTEM 32 folder

    DRIVERS folder

    etc folder

    and

    you will see < hosts >

    and open HOSTS file with note pad..... ( just click that .. it will ask which to open ... select note pad from list )

    now in that you will something like this written..

    like this

    **********************************************************************

    # Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.

    #

    # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.

    #

    # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

    # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

    # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.

    # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

    # space.

    #

    # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual

    # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

    #

    # For example:

    #

    # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server

    # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

    127.0.0.1 localhost

    **********************************************************************

    well now if you see this some thing then i cant help......

    else if ypu see the so called IP address 202.156.9.3 or some thing else .. just select all and delete all and copy the above part between star line and save.. and close..

    now just try again...

    reply if its ok

    luv

    SK

    Source(s): funmansk(at)yahoo.com
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • de4th
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Something may be blocking it. Try this:

    1) Start

    2) Run

    3) type "msconfig"

    4) go to "Startup"

    5) click "Disable all"

    6) click "apply"

    7) restart your PC

    8) try again

  • 1 decade ago

    dear friend,

    please remove the anti-virus software and restart the machine after that again install the anti-virus software than start the internet

  • 1 decade ago

    I would go and rerun my computer from an earlier day or back to factory and start fresh.

  • 1 decade ago

    Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could offer at least something... but my computer aren't friends

    but its really great to see how so very smart some of those that own computers .. and replied to your note..

    OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    you wish to keep on searching the right engineer to solve this problem.tnx.

  • 1 decade ago

    its easy solution, as time passes the problem will be automatically solved. nothing to worry much.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hi sandy, i really dont understand your question, can you again help me in my accounting question plz. The first question- thx.

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