Browser won't open

[gary]

I'm at a total loss so I thought I would try this.
Hopefully somebody out there can understand the problem.
All of a sudden my browser won't open from the icon page.
(I can only open it when I go to the program
list..internet explorer and click on it from there).
When I try to open in normal fashion this is the error I
get.
If anyone has any ideas, I would sure appreciate it.
ERROR MESSAGE-------
Windows 98 Version 4.10.2222
IEXPLORE caused a general protection fault
in module <unknown> at 0000:0000093b.
Registers:
EAX=00000028 CS=04a7 EIP=0000093b EFLGS=00000246
EBX=00000000 SS=048f ESP=00000040 EBP=00000006
ECX=0000048f DS=2217 ESI=00010300 FS=0000
EDX=04a70934 ES=20c7 EDI=00000000 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8a 1e 2e 8b 04 9d 00 01 00 00 26 89 07 46 83 c7
Stack dump:
00000000 c9ee4507 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 31304c53 000236c8 00000001 16a7044a
13f617b7 00000020 0000001c 40000000


Thanks.

 

[Tuomas]

I don't know what is happening there. All I know you can
try creating new icon because the program still works.

Go to My Computer > Local Disc > Program Files > Internet
Explorer

Then try clickin the Internet Explorer icon (in my
computer it says 'iexplore' in that icon). If it works and
the program opens without any problem then right click the
same icon again. Then click the 'Create Shortcut' from the
opening tab.

After clicking it Windows creates new Shortcut icon to the
Internet Explorer folder. You can cut and paste that icon
where you want it to be (for example to desktop). The old
icon (which gives you the error message) you can delete.

- Tuomas (Finland)

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

All of a sudden my browser won't open from the icon page.

What does right-click of that icon show you?

Try an IE Repair (MSKB 194177) to repair the associations.
If that doesn't help suspect interference from malware.
E.g. use SpyBot to detect and remove.