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> Hi, thank you for responding.
> You asked some very good questions about my system and I'll try to
> answer them. however, I included a link in my original post with a
> cross posting where I go into much more detail about my system and the
> measures I have take.
> I apologize if I didn't make that more evident.
>
> The status at present has not changed, except that I discovered that I
> can connect to the web using :
> 1) A mac I have on the same network
> 2) The same computer using an alternate boot
> 3) the same computer using a different "User"
> 4) the same computer in Safe Mode
>
> This tells me my http problems are not caused by my modem (a Comcast
> broadband Scientific Atlanta)
>
> In addition, I can do pretty much everything aside from connecting to
> web pages:
> 1) I can ftp
> 2) I can ping both using an IP address and a domain name (tried yahoo)
> 3) I can send and receive email
>
> I CANNOT:
> browse the web using either a
> 1) domain name
> 2) IP address
> 3) local IP address (apache server)
> 4) or using http://localhost
>
> I scanned for viruses using McAfee and I used the microsoft Antispyware
> program plus the usual adware and spyware utilities.
> I also used (in safe mode) several online port checkers and virus
> checkers.
>
> I'll respond in more detail in the body of the post, otherwise I invite
> everyone kind enough to want to help to click on the link in the OP to
> see more details that could be important.
> My hope is that someone that had the same problem or read about it can
> point me in the right direction.
>
> Thank you
>
> Answers to specific questions:
>
> Q=> See if you can ping using an IP name, like "ping www.yahoo.com".
> If it
>> reports that the host cannot be found, could be a DNS problem. Look at
>> your
>> LAN connectoid's TCP/IP properties in Network applet in Control Panel.
>
> ### Yes I can ping both Yahoo and its IP address successfully. Also my
> cable modem works in other configurations. it only craps out under a
> specific user
>
> Q=> What happens when you use an IP address in the URL to a site
> instead of an
>> IP name?
> ### The same happens. No joy.
>
> Q=> Are you using a NAT router?
> Frankly I am not aware if I do or don't. I have a Dlink wireless with
> the configuration you describe. I will look into it, but again, it
> works well if I login as administrator or I am in safe mode. It should
> not affect the router.
>
> Q=> Have you tried using msconfig.exe to disable startup programs,
> reboot, and
>> seeing what happens then? Have you tried rebooting into Safe Mode?
>
> No and Yes. Now that you mention it, a start up program may very well
> be the problem. I'll check. Safe mode works great. So that could be it.
> However, I have very few strt up programs (I like to invoke programs
> myself and keep hte start ups to a minimum. So I doubt it will be that.
>
> Q= > Have you done any tweaking of the TCP properties?
> No and I don't use accellerators
>
> Q=Have you totally disabled your anti-virus program?
> Yes, several times, as well as the firewall. No joy.
>
> Q=We
>> don't even know if you are using a wired or wireless network or combo of
>> both, and if you did the necessary security setup of wireless to prevent
>> an
>> outside from using, abusing, or altering your wireless network
>
> My computer is more secure than fort knox. I run all sorts of port
> tracers and went through the log of the firewall.
> This particolar boot that is having problems is my staging and
> production machine. In the other post I put all the specification, but
> I did forget to mention that I run a wireless router but I am plugged
> in.
>
>
> Thank you again for all the help.
>


It works in rebooting into Safe Mode. Okay, so to repeat from my post:

"Have you tried using msconfig.exe to disable startup programs, reboot, and
seeing what happens then?"

You are loading something on Windows startup (which actually appears
specific to the startup items for one account you login that has the ills)
that is causing the problem. Use msconfig to disable ALL startup programs
and reboot into normal mode to see if the problem goes away. If so,
reenable each startup item one at a time, do the reboot, and test again
until you reenable the one that causes the problem.

You might also want to check Task Scheduler for any events configured to run
on Windows startup or on login.

Check if the account under which you login that has the problem has a login
script defined for it. If so, see what is in the script.