Paypal Users - Paypal Site Down?

[hech54]

Has anyone been able to get to Paypal in the last day or so?

[pacmania_2001]

Working fine for me.

[hech54]

I still can't get there. Just tried. Even the guy I bought something from can't get there either....Hmm.

[Baldrick]

Works fine for me.

[BJ_M]

check your hosts file to see if you have been hit by that virus


do a search on your system and see if you have more than 1 hosts file and and open them in notepad ..... there should only be one entry (normally - though you can add more in there yourself)

there should only be one hosts file in the /etc directory

[hech54]

I read on Ebay's community Bulletin Board that Paypal changed something in their security settings or something. I have everything that the message from Paypal said (IE 6 or higher and 128bit encryption) but still can't get there.
I'm getting REAL sick of these a$$holes.

[hech54]

check your hosts file to see if you have been hit by that virus


do a search on your system and see if you have more than 1 hosts file and and open them in notepad ..... there should only be one entry (normally - though you can add more in there yourself)

there should only be one hosts file in the /etc directory

Just did a Live Update and ran Norton.....nothing found.

[pacmania_2001]

In my experience Norton wouldn't locate a problem like this.

Whenever something messes with my hosts file I find that a scan with Spybot Search and Destroy as well as a sweep of my files by a program called Privacy Outpost will usually solve all problems.

So you might want to give that a go (all programs listed above are shareware I believe) and then see whether you can reach PayPal.

You might also want to a Windows Update to see if you need any updates from their.

[hech54]

Anyone know how to get XP to start up in Safe Mode? I tried the F8 key repeatedly and (so far) it hasn't worked.
I was attempting to download a Windows Update when I had to cancel it. It was downloading the English version and my computer is HERE is German....OLD habits die HARD.
I need to set it back one day to try to undo the bad update if possible. The computer starts up...Windows "tune" plays...I see my desktop for a brief moment and then the blue screen of death.

Any suggestions?

Thanks guys
hech

[BJ_M]

if you cant hit f8 at the right moment (you dont have a big window there to hit it)

put a floppy disk in and change the bios so it boots off the floppy first .. it will stop there and then you can remove floppy and hit f8

[hech54]

OK.....I'm on Safe Mode. The "set back"option won't work in Safe Mode though. Hmmmm