URL not responding

[Guest]

When I type and address in the URL field and hit enter, nothing happens
except the hour glass and then it eventually times out. I have to go to task
manager to stop the task. Also when I click on the dropdown arrow on the URL
field to view the last pages I've visited, the hour glass comes on and sit
there and times out. This all started a few days ago. What can cause this?

 

[civicavenue]

did you downloaded any items from an unknown source. sometimes they
seem to distort the function of web browsers, especially internet
explorer. i wonder if the firefox is working ok in your case. please
let us know whether the problem got fix or not.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

When I type and address in the URL field and hit enter, nothing
happens except the hour glass and then it eventually times out. I
have to go to task manager to stop the task. Also when I click on
the dropdown arrow on the URL field to view the last pages I've
visited, the hour glass comes on and sit there and times out. This
all started a few days ago. What can cause this?

Problems in Windows Explorer/ Windows shell due to 908531
http://www.aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19125

Read the entire article. There are (user friendly) solutions which don't
involve editing the registry.

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[Guest]

Frank,
Thank you for telling me about 908531. I downloaded the new patch and it
works!!

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-015, v1.1 (15 Apr-06)
Vulnerability in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution (908531)
(Version 2.0 A/O 25 Apr-06)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-015.mspx