Problem with Internet Explorer

I cannot log into any online e-mail sites. This includes Sympatico, Hotmail and Yahoo and when I press smilie shortcut buttons on boards, they don't put the smilie onto my messege. When I open Internet Options, there is no Advanced tab present anymore.

Also (unrelated to IE) when I open Control Panel, all the icons are all shifted to the left in another window. When I open Add/Remove Programs, the box is litterally empty except for the grey border on the side and the caption on the top.

Thanks for your help

 

What version of IE?
Did you downloaded/install/uninstall anything recently?
Have you done a full virus scan?

Housecall

 

I think it's IE6 (the one the comes standard with Windows 2000)
I did a full virus scan 2 days ago with Panda Antivirus and I recently uninstalled Norton 2004. The Advanced tab in the Internet Options has been gone for a while though. And I just figured out that it's not just the smilies, I can't press any board buttons at all.

 

Please use a meaningful thread title as Rule #3 states.

 

Do you use Spybot and AdAware? If not, download them both and after installing (reboot after each install) update their files. (I've found it necessary to close Spybot after d/l updates then reopen for them to install, though I can't say you will have to) Run spybot first. Delete all they find.
Should probably also run CWShredder. The d/l link is near the bottom of the page.

 

Thanks the CWShredder fixed up the Advanced tab but I still can't access online e-mail sites or get any of the board butons to work.

 

Did you by chance use the immunize feature in Spybot? If so, turn it off.
What Operating System do you have?

 

Windows 2000

 

OK, totally disregard my question about spybots immunize. My mind was on something else.

Regedit
HKCU\Software\ Policies\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Restrictions

If there is an entry 'NoNavButtons' change it's value to '0'

 

Nope, no option on that. As much as I know, I can't run any java scripts.

 

In tools>options>advanced what Java are you using? And under security>custom what permissions?

 

can you use the javascript links at the top right of this page ?
Norton internet security 004 ?

Did you install update and scan with Spybot and AdAware?

You might try these sites to test the browser,, please tell us of any problems
Jason Levine's Toolbox Browser Security Tests: http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
Welcome to the BrowserTune2000 (BT2K) Site_ (Fred Langa): http://www.browsertune.com/bt2kfast/


Lonny

 

I'm kinda embarassed to say this but all I had to do was to run Scan Disk Well everything's alright now.

Thanks for your help though, you were all really helpful