Can not connect to DNS Server

> Three questions:
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> 1) Exactly what was the infection? (and why did you connect a machine to
> the internet that didn't have the Windows firewall (or an adequate
> substitute), Windows Defender (or an adequate substitute), and up-to-date
> antivirus software properly configured and running?)
>
> 2) Before you reinstalled, did you wipe the drive (a low level reformat is a
> sure bet)? If you simply reinstalled over the existing installation, there's
> a possibility that some operational parts of the trojan or the package that
> it carried are still running.
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> 3) If you did do an absolutely clean reinstallation, what exactly (and in
> detail) is your network configuration?
>
> NOTE: Optimally configuring Vista is not a task that a layman can perform,
> and out-of-the-box installations are never even close to optimal.
>
> --
> David Dickinson
> eveningstar at die-spammer-die dash mvps dot org
>
>
> "David E." <David E.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3DC82282-8DD8-4B91-BB1C-6064530E1FAB@microsoft.com...

> >I have a desktop with Vista Home Premium. It connected properly to Internet
> > until I had to reinstall Windows and Drivers because of a Trojan. Since
> > then,
> > the connection is very slow and when I run the Diagnostic I get a message
> > saying that I can not connect to the DNS Server.
> > I hooked my laptop (with Windows XP) to the same Ethernet cable and I am
> > able to connect and surf through the web w/o any problem. Any
> > recomendation?

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