Internet Explorer Freezes when using Address Bar

[Witold Merkis]

Whenever I enter an address into the Address Bar, Internet
Explorer freezes and I then have to End Task.

There is not much else to say other than this problem
started happening a week ago and there is no obvious
explanation for it. It also doesn't matter if the address
I am entering is a valid or invalid address.

At one point, I removed the Address Bar, closed IE and
then re-opened it. I then added the Address Bar back. It
worked sporadically during the day but it is now back to
not working at all even if I repeat removing and re-adding
the Address Bar.

I am running IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 with XP
Professional.

IE still operates normally otherwise and I can get to any
web site using Google or favourites or any Link button.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Regards,

Witold Merkis ...

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Whenever I enter an address into the Address Bar, Internet
Explorer freezes and I then have to End Task.

There is not much else to say other than this problem
started happening a week ago and there is no obvious
explanation for it. It also doesn't matter if the address
I am entering is a valid or invalid address.

At one point, I removed the Address Bar, closed IE and
then re-opened it. I then added the Address Bar back. It
worked sporadically during the day but it is now back to
not working at all even if I repeat removing and re-adding
the Address Bar.

I am running IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 with XP
Professional.

IE still operates normally otherwise and I can get to any
web site using Google or favourites or any Link button.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Regards,

Witold Merkis ...

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

OR

2. You may need new video drivers. Check the site for your video board
manufacturer. Meanwhile you can do the following:
1. Use the default mouse pointers.
2. Turn down your color depth. (Right click the desktop and choose
Properties | Appearance | Settings) Some people find that increasing color
depth helps.
3. Turn down your graphics hardware acceleration. (For Win 98, Start |
Settings | Control Panel | System | Performance | Graphics button) You will
see little, if any, performance degradation.
4. Turn off your desktop wallpaper.

If these make the problem go away you need new video drivers.

If you have an ATI video board, try adding these lines to System.ini

[display]
DevBMP=0 <--- That's a zero