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northwest stew
April 18th, 2006, 04:15 PM
please can someone help me ?my browser is messed up

lifehacker
April 18th, 2006, 05:21 PM
Can you give more info on how your browser is messed up? We really cant help you if you dont explain your problem.

davetheman
April 18th, 2006, 06:44 PM
Try deleting your profile....see if that helps

northwest stew
April 18th, 2006, 07:59 PM
Can you give more info on how your browser is messed up? We really cant help you if you dont explain your problem. OK the scroll bar is not there ,it wont show any pictures on any website and the words on some websites are melded together

shawners
April 18th, 2006, 08:09 PM
A fresh install or update should do the trick. Save your BOOKMARKS= 0)

northwest stew
April 18th, 2006, 08:21 PM
Thanks Shawners that was the first thing I did, uninstall and reinstall ,and update then reboot and nothing ,it looks like I have a virus so I ran avg nothing ,then ad aware and spybot search and destroy nothing so im stumped.

multi
April 19th, 2006, 02:39 AM
if you are still sure its virus malware spyware related
try posting a hijack this log
someone might see something in that

you could give opera browser a go and see if that plays up as well

do you have zone alarm or some security type app blocking pics maybe?

check firefox options
content->load images
is checked

lifehacker
April 19th, 2006, 08:33 AM
Did you use a registry cleaner/uninstaller after you uninstalled firefox to make sure that you really deleted everything?

cpugeniusmv
April 19th, 2006, 12:02 PM
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\lksjflkasdjflsadjf

Replace random homerow bits with other random bits that actually exist. That is your Firefox profile. Move that directory somewhere else or delete (BACK UP YOUR BOOKMARKS) after you uninstall. Then reinstall.

multi
April 19th, 2006, 01:54 PM
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\lksjflkasdjflsadjf

Replace random homerow bits with other random bits that actually exist. That is your Firefox profile. Move that directory somewhere else or delete (BACK UP YOUR BOOKMARKS) after you uninstall. Then reinstall.

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\
if you get to that folder but don't see the Application Data folder
you need to go to:
windows explorer>tools>folder options ^view tab >show hidden files and folders


usually the first thing people fix up in windows..but you never know
:)