IE6 Having Trouble Closing

[Guest]

Hi, everytime I'm on IE6 and then try to get off, IE6 Always goes Not
Responding. Im wondering if anyone else is having this problem, and if so,
how did you fix this annoying problem. Thanx in advance for any help given

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE]

Hi, everytime I'm on IE6 and then try to get off, IE6 Always goes Not
Responding. Im wondering if anyone else is having this problem, and
if so, how did you fix this annoying problem. Thanx in advance for
any help given

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stact. Before
you try to remove spyware using any of these programs , download a copy of
LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows
versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

See this link for information about malware:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Guest]

Hi guys,

I'm having the same problem - over the last 2 weeks all of a sudden I can't
open any programme after I close IE6 (sometimes it freezes too and I have to
shut down the whole computer just to get it up and running again) so I press
ctrl-alt-del and have to tell it to end task - sometimes this doesn't work
and I have to restart the computer.

It's driving me mad and I don't have the technical knowledge to understand
all the stuff you are telling the person below to do - I think I have hijack
this as I was once talked through getting it to analyse a problem before -
can anyone advise me in fairly simple terms?

I would be so grateful.

Cheers
Aitch