Having real problems with Explorer, both taking ages to start up and open
the first browser window ( sometimes over a minute), but worse constant
'Explorer has encountered a
problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience' messages!! Macafee
keeps finding potentially unwanted programs which we delete and our settings
empty the temporary internet files folder on exit. Any tips on any problem
files we should be looking for or pointers to a site which may assist. Would
reinstalling explorer help?
Cheers

Hi there,

Please try the below work around:

1. Click Start, run, type "inetcpl.cpl" (with out quotation marks) and click
OK.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Under Browsing, uncheck the "Enable third-party browser extensions
(requires restart)" check box.
4. Click OK.

You may now scan your computer using the award winning Lavasoft Adaware
software, please download from here (direct link):
http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm

After successfully installing the Ad-aware, please follow the steps below:

1. Double click the Ad-Aware icon on desktop.
2. Click "Check for Updates", "Connect" and download the latest pattern file
if available. and click Finish
3. Click "Start" and then "Next"
4. After the scan is finished, click "Next"
5. Select all the items (checkboxes) or
(Right click on any object in the "Scan result" list and choose 'Select
all objects')
6. Click Next and click OK to confirm removal.

--
HTH
Venkatesh
"lee elston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:BE8AAFCF.1C03%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Having real problems with Explorer, both taking ages to start up and open
> the first browser window ( sometimes over a minute), but worse constant
> 'Explorer has encountered a
> problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience' messages!!
Macafee
> keeps finding potentially unwanted programs which we delete and our
settings
> empty the temporary internet files folder on exit. Any tips on any problem
> files we should be looking for or pointers to a site which may assist.
Would
> reinstalling explorer help?
> Cheers
>

Reinstalling Internet Explorer won't help if Windows is infected with
hijackware.

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

lee elston wrote:
> Having real problems with Explorer, both taking ages to start up and open
> the first browser window ( sometimes over a minute), but worse constant
> 'Explorer has encountered a
> problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience' messages!!
> Macafee
> keeps finding potentially unwanted programs which we delete and our
> settings
> empty the temporary internet files folder on exit. Any tips on any problem
> files we should be looking for or pointers to a site which may assist.
> Would
> reinstalling explorer help?
> Cheers

If your system is clean of malware/spyware per PA Bear's post, and you are
still getting that error message:
There are several articles that deal with this error.
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=888092
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293623
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316085
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321923
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813181
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831432

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826718


If the error message also states "If you were in the middle of
something...", and it has "To see what data this error report contains click
here", see this site for how to report that additional error info here:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_8.htm#ert
--

Jon R. Kennedy
Charlotte, NC, USA
(E-Mail Removed)

"lee elston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:BE8AAFCF.1C03%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Having real problems with Explorer, both taking ages to start up and open
> the first browser window ( sometimes over a minute), but worse constant
> 'Explorer has encountered a
> problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience' messages!!
> Macafee
> keeps finding potentially unwanted programs which we delete and our
> settings
> empty the temporary internet files folder on exit. Any tips on any problem
> files we should be looking for or pointers to a site which may assist.
> Would
> reinstalling explorer help?
> Cheers
>