Dns issues windows xp

Instead of being just a NetBIOS name, now we also add the domain information to the name structure as well. Although most computers have a single IP address, and a single default Gateway, notice that on the IP Settings tab we can configure multiple addresses and gateways. Here we can edit DNS settings for our computer. Of course, the primary DNS server needs to be placed first on the list. Another thing that we can do here is to to append additional suffixes. Here we can also add, remove, and control the order of our WINS servers.

Once again, we have to put our primary WINS server at the top of the list. NetBIOS names are simple names, and can contain only 15 characters. If we ping the name of the computer, and get an error, we know that we have problem with our name service. Another thing we can do is to try and re-register with our DNS server. We can have multiple DNS servers defined. The primary DNS server needs to be placed first on the list. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

Learn how your comment data is processed. Prerequisites: no prerequisites. There is no guarantee that removing the virus will fix the problem. Again, go back to the basics. I say to just reinstall and stop wasting time on it. That way you know everything is done right and nothing is laying around waiting to break something. I think you missed the part "And of course they have some program on this machine that can not be reinstaled and data recovered".

Even if you get the DNS fixed, when a PC gets filled with that much junk, it will usually be in your best interests to reinstall. Otherwise you're likely to run into more lingering problems. A program that can't be reinstalled and cannot have it's data backed up or recovered in any way..

As far as the data and programs, backup the hard drive to another one. You will keep everything on the HD as long as you back it up I agree with Jstear post above "I say to just reinstall and stop wasting time on it. More than likely it's messed up some things in your registry. Seen that, been there done that. Copy your data or image the drive so you can mount it later after a install to get your data back. But sounds like the registry is messed up.

Format and re-install. After you patch the PC and get everything current for security patching, image it so you have a restore CD to come back to.

Then go from there. But agree with Jstear, you are only spinning your wheels in trying to figure out what is messed up in the registry.

You'll save yourself lots of time and you'll know everything is healthy. The first application you should install is antivirus. Try a restore point before the known infection if you can, it might work. One thing you probably already checked but I didn't see in your post is that you double-checked proxies.

Using the Ping command with the name of the website gives us the IP address. The "Reply from The first step would be to check your DNS server settings. If you find that it has a hard-coded specific IP address in your settings, try changing it to Obtain DNS server addresses automatically.

After applying the change, see if your Internet web browsing works properly now. If that did not work, you may want to try to specify a different DNS server or servers.

There are also some popular free DNS servers available on the web. If you are still not able to view web pages, it may be a problem with the DNS Resolver on your computer. If you were able to run the ping command on a specific website and received Reply from The majority of home users do not use proxy servers.

Sometimes spyware or malware may put server settings in there that can cause problems. If you are using Internet Explorer, inside of Internet Explorer:. Normally, no boxes need to be checked on this screen, including any setting to use a proxy server. If this was checked and you unchecked it and applied the change, odds are your Internet browsing will work properly now.

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