Computer help !!! its driving me crazy

Question

my pc is not working properly so a friend who is really good with computers came and had a look at it, even he couldn,t find the problem. it lets me go into some sites and not others. he says 1 is telling me i can and another says i can,t (windows xp) do i need my pc wiping? everything else has been tried.

Answer 1

can we see the error message/s you are getting ? then maybe someone can figure out the offending program that's running amuck!

Answer 2

If EVERYTHING has been tried then I guess so, just back everything up and reinstall. But make sure you've checked your DNS settings on your browser (try switching to opendns.com) and clear your hosts file (check google on how to do that). They're just a couple of things i've found when I've had problems like that!

Answer 3

Re boot Windows and when it's running, turn off (disable) the anti virus program, disconnect from the internet, then place your XP CD in the drive.

This will re-install Windows but keep your files and folders untouched.

Answer 4

Maybe you have locked your Cookie allowance as some site stick cookies on you, so they know your information (harmless)

Go on your Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > and drop your setting to the lowest.

If nothing improves then raise them up again to Medium

Or ask this question again with more details with what message come up or anything that may help, quite a lot can be wrong with your PC

Answer 5

Try a system restore, resets the system to when the file system/ computer was operating normally.

Answer 6

I don't really know what to say except back up all your files to a back-up and then just totally start from scratch on your computer again.

Answer 7

I would try rebooting, tap the F8 key to get to the SAFE mode menu.  Then select the Last Known Good configuration choice and see if that takes care of this problem.