Browser no longer searches, comes up with "Syntax Error" 1

[MALFIE]

A Win98SE system... although will call up favourites Ok it will not search in Google or Yahoo... It will not go to other pages within a website..

Would it be just reading from Cache or is there maybe some virus/malware that could be causing it...

Happened since memory was upgraded (coincidence.. ??)


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[aquias]

Start out by clearing all of your cached broswer files. Then check out your hosts file to make certain no entries have been made to it.

 

[stduc]

Where's the hosts file?

 

[LloydSev]

not sure in win98.. but in winxp it is in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\

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[LloydSev]

do a search for "HOSTS" on your system

there is no extension.

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[MALFIE]

Thanks fellas...have come across that "hosts" caper before... didnt make the connection... I think last time it was putting a url screen up on the desktop and I had to go into display and remove it in one of the apps in there..



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