IE proxy setting

Ok here's the deal. I'm running XP home edition on a
Compaq w/ a 2.2G P4. I downloaded the SP2 for windows 2
days ago and as soon as I did everything went to hell.
(I'm afraid now that it may have been a beta version even
though the claimed it wasn't.
http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?i...&category=main.
This is the site it came from. Anyway I deleted it because
I couldn't get my broadband to connect. The problem is now
eerytime I go into a site with SSL encryption it says that
my proxy settings are incorrect blah blah blah. But I can
get to most normal sites and most importantly I'm NOT set
up through a proxy server at all and I didn't have this
problem before. I went into IE and re-setup my connections
and I do have the proxy box unchecked. I'm at a complete
loss at what to do about this, so if you guys could pleae
*dumb* this down for me I would be very greatfull!! Sorry
for the long post. Thanks in advance for your help.

Apparently that's what you get for downloading an illegal build. You should
get the proper drivers from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/br...DLoadMain.mspx Use
a Restore Point in System Restore to roll back before installing that
software, then update with the proper Microsoft release.
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Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Jeremy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:511401c4807d$f1717b30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ok here's the deal. I'm running XP home edition on a
> Compaq w/ a 2.2G P4. I downloaded the SP2 for windows 2
> days ago and as soon as I did everything went to hell.
> (I'm afraid now that it may have been a beta version even
> though the claimed it wasn't.
> http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?i...&category=main.
> This is the site it came from. Anyway I deleted it because
> I couldn't get my broadband to connect. The problem is now
> eerytime I go into a site with SSL encryption it says that
> my proxy settings are incorrect blah blah blah. But I can
> get to most normal sites and most importantly I'm NOT set
> up through a proxy server at all and I didn't have this
> problem before. I went into IE and re-setup my connections
> and I do have the proxy box unchecked. I'm at a complete
> loss at what to do about this, so if you guys could pleae
> *dumb* this down for me I would be very greatfull!! Sorry
> for the long post. Thanks in advance for your help.

Thanks for the help Chris. I'll try that out and post back
after I get it to work again.
>-----Original Message-----
>Apparently that's what you get for downloading an illegal
build. You should
>get the proper drivers from here:
>http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/br...etworking/10_D
LoadMain.mspx Use
>a Restore Point in System Restore to roll back before
installing that
>software, then update with the proper Microsoft release.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
>"Jeremy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:511401c4807d$f1717b30$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Ok here's the deal. I'm running XP home edition on a
>> Compaq w/ a 2.2G P4. I downloaded the SP2 for windows 2
>> days ago and as soon as I did everything went to hell.
>> (I'm afraid now that it may have been a beta version
even
>> though the claimed it wasn't.
>> http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?
id=23145&category=main.
>> This is the site it came from. Anyway I deleted it
because
>> I couldn't get my broadband to connect. The problem is
now
>> eerytime I go into a site with SSL encryption it says
that
>> my proxy settings are incorrect blah blah blah. But I
can
>> get to most normal sites and most importantly I'm NOT
set
>> up through a proxy server at all and I didn't have this
>> problem before. I went into IE and re-setup my
connections
>> and I do have the proxy box unchecked. I'm at a complete
>> loss at what to do about this, so if you guys could
pleae
>> *dumb* this down for me I would be very greatfull!!
Sorry
>> for the long post. Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>
>.
>

The best thing to do, given the uncertain nature of the update you
downloaded is to format and start again. If you can't do that,
uninstall it and at the very least should run a virus scanner and
spyware scanner if you downloaded from any place other than Microsoft.

Sites like neowin or any of the hacker downloads they posted and
claimed were "download mirrors" are not authorized to distribute SP2.

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:06:28 -0700, "Jeremy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Ok here's the deal. I'm running XP home edition on a
>Compaq w/ a 2.2G P4. I downloaded the SP2 for windows 2
>days ago and as soon as I did everything went to hell.
>(I'm afraid now that it may have been a beta version even
>though the claimed it wasn't.
>http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?i...&category=main.
>This is the site it came from. Anyway I deleted it because
>I couldn't get my broadband to connect. The problem is now
>eerytime I go into a site with SSL encryption it says that
>my proxy settings are incorrect blah blah blah. But I can
>get to most normal sites and most importantly I'm NOT set
>up through a proxy server at all and I didn't have this
>problem before. I went into IE and re-setup my connections
>and I do have the proxy box unchecked. I'm at a complete
>loss at what to do about this, so if you guys could pleae
>*dumb* this down for me I would be very greatfull!! Sorry
>for the long post. Thanks in advance for your help.

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MS-MVP (Windows)