Browsers freeze up when web page File Browse button is used.

[bill allemann]

WinXP Pro SP2
IE7 is installed
When a browse button on a web page is clicked (like to upload a picture
file), browser freezes up. This happens with IE7 or with Firefox, so I'm
thinking there is something up with WinXP itself. By stripping out
running processes, I can sometimes get it to work again, but not always.

This is a fairly fresh format/reinstall of Windows on a Dell laptop.

Windows and IE quality seem to be in a freefall.

Is it possible to remove IE7 and install IE6?

Any ideas?

Thanks, Bill

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
If both IE and Fx are affected, I would look to a third-party program as the
cause. May not be the exact name, but I remember hearing that Yahoo image
manager/Yahoo download manager has caused this.

Disabling add-ons from IE> Tools> Manage add-ons would be a good place to
start. Or the troublesome program may not show up as an add-on. Blocking
unnecessary programs from MSCONFIG> Startup might reveal the guilty party.

When disabling programs, be sure to turn on the Windows Firewall from
Control Panel> Windows Firewall before disabling a third-party firewall.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[bill allemann]

I had Yahoo Online Protection on the machine, and uninstalling it seems to
have fixed the problem.
Thanks, Bill

 

[Guest]

Not actually a reply but can't get a new question box to pop up. I'm having
a similar problem. Been years since I've worked with web sites and I wanted
to use the built-in ftp programs. Windows XP - as well as the HP Share to
WEB both cause my computer to freeze up.

 

[Tom]

Not sure if this will help, but is Java installed on your computer?
Sometimes you need Java to use such things.
I am in agreement about the freefall