Error 102 (Cannot Connect To Internet With Any Browser)

This has me confused so I am going back to basics. When you are pinging are you connected wirelessly or are you hard wired?

 

wirelessly pinging.

 

Hi, along with Dragnet and everyone else I suspect there must be something active either in start up or otherwise that is not active in safe mode.

You mentioned the system had an out of date Norton antivirus and you removed it. Norton is an extremely difficult program to fully get rid of so can you tell us what you used to remove it please. That may give us a clue as to what bits might still be left that can be causing this issue.

I also have recently seen an instance where similar problems of no connectivity were due to the AVG antivirus and firewall being the cause, is there any sign of AVG being on the computer or evidence that it once was?

Also any evidence of other antivirus or firewall software present?

Nev.

 

If this be the case, an for that fact even if it isn't I would suggest that one obtain an install Revo uninstaller an use the strongest removal option that program has to offer. Even when one thinks they have uninstalled something a whole bunch of junk can still be left behind.

Thanks
Wildman

 

The only real way ti be sure that you are fully uninstalling Norton is to use their own removal tool HERE . Make certain that you look at all the options in orange and select the radio button that matches your version of Norton. Revo is good but if the Norton uninstaller is not present or does not do the whole job it will not work all that well. The removal tool should work even if you did a partial uninstall in the past.

 

I agree with BeeCeeBee Norton an in fact any other virus protection program can be found to leave things behind that can be real fun trying to get rid of. With them it is always best to look for the authors removal an uninstall tool if they provide one. My suggestion for Revo is for all the other type programs and if the virus protection program only provides a basic uninstaller.

Thnaks
Wildman

 

i just used the run of the mill microsoft uninstall feature. there are still remnents of NAV on the computer without question. when i open something it still gives that anti virus alert asking if im sure i want to open it. just doing a search for nortan anti virus pops up with reinstall options and things of that nature.

how do i go about completely getting rid of it?

 

See BeeCeeBee's post #46 above an use the uninstaller (removal tool) that applies to the version you had on the machine. Also make sure that there is only one virus program installed on your machine.

Thanks
Wildman

 

So did ya get your problem(s) solved?

Thanks
Wildman

 

PROBLEM SOLVED!! ran the full uninstall from the website in safe mode, did a restart and boom. internet works perfectly.

thank you so much everyone, i was really getting to the point of doing a wipe and fresh install of windows as my sister desperatly needs this laptop back.

Works perfectly. Thank you for all of your help!!

 

Glead ot hear you got this sorted! Don't be a stranger!