IE7 navigates to about:blank then closes?

[Gino]

I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 with latest updates.
I have my Homepage set as about:blank for an empty page.

When I open IE7, it loads a blank webpage: about:blank.
Upon navigating to a webpage, ie, www.microsoft.com, and after it finishes
loading the page, IE7 navigates to the homepage about:blank before closing.
This happens regardless of navigating to any websites. When I open IE7 and
it's at about:blank, during closing IE, the blank website tries to navigate
to about:blank as it shows in the bottom Status Bar (Waiting for
about:blank) then it closes.

Is this normal?
I have posted this earlier and yet no help. I was wondering if anyone forgot
about this problem.
When I originally installed IE7, everything was fine. after a few weeks of
use, IE7 navigates to about:blank then closes. I can even hear the
navigation clicks.

Please help me out. What can be done, as it takes a while for IE to close
when I have multiple tabs open, since they all have to navigate to
about:blank before closing.

PS. This happens with or without multiple tabs.

Thanks
Gino

 

[PA Bear]

If you uninstall IE7 (which automatically returns you to IE6), does this
behavior persist? If so...

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.

 

[Gino]

Re-installing didn't work. However I deleted Search items with HiJackThis
which were on the top when it scans. Can't remember which ones though. After
restarting it closes without navigating to about:blank.
Thanks

 

[PA Bear]

It would probably be best to post your HijackThis log to an appropriate
forum for review, Gino.