I have a toshiba laptop with windows xp home edition. I THINK I may have a virus or some malware due to SEVERAL things. When i LOAD internet explorer pages only part of the page will load(icons, text boxes, etc remain blank). When I search for something on a search engine the page comes up completely blank. Mozilla Firefox works fine. Also all basic programs run slow and freeze on a regular basis. I have windows live onecare and it can not find any viruses or spyware. Any advice on what the problem might be?What information should I add when submitting a question?The problem has been occurring for several WEEKS. It has been getting worse. First, it was just slow, then the internet pages started not loading, then search engines stopped working. I have service pack two installed but not 3 because my computer would not start with it installed. There are 64 gb on my computer with 16 used. IM using IE 7.Close IE.
Go Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools, click on Internet Explorer (no add-ons)
Will it work OK?nope. same thing.In IE, go Tools>Internet Options>Advanced tab, and click on Reset button. Restart computer.still nothing. thanks for the advice though. i think i might uninstall windows live onecare and use Avast. If you didn't install SP3 yet, you may uninstall IE7. It'll go back to IE6. See, if that work.
Did you try Firefox?firefox works fine. the problem w/ service pack 3 is that when i install it my computer won't turn on. i'll try ie 6.