deleting multiple files breaks windows explorer if IE6 installed

[Panikos]

Windows98Se clean install
IE6 installed over IE5.5
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If I delete a large folder full of subfolders and files on my hard drive
then the following occurs.

The progress box pops up, the files are deleted promptly and the box goes
again. However the desktop is locked up for a further 1-3 minutes. There is
no drive activity at this time.

Once this has happened then until such time as the PC is restarted all
accesses like move/copy/delete will take an additional 1-3 minutes before
they return control. Even creating a new empty folder gives you time to make
a cup of tea while you are waiting.

Scandisk reports no problem with the drive itself (this happens on either
one) and restarting the PC clears the problem until a new large 'delete
files' occurs.

If having restarted the PC you do 'repair IE6' then it does so promptly and
smoothly - reporting no errors. If however you cause the bug to occur and
then do repair IE it locks up and Ctrl-Alt-Del shows this.

Grpconv (not responding)
Grpconv (not responding)
Grpconv (not responding)
Grpconv (not responding)
Grpconv (not responding)

Not sure why it's even using grpconv since I thought that was leftover from
windows 3.1 or win95. This was a clean install of Windows 98se.

Finally while uninstalling IE6 (back to IE5.5) cures the problem completely,
reinstalling IE6 brings it back again. It's always possible to reproduce the
problem.

I've about given up on IE6, but maybe this is a problem everyone knows about
but me. Thanks in advance for any comments/suggestions.

 

[Panikos]

Btw that's IE6 SP1

 

[H Leboeuf]

Some reading on Grpconv.exe

How to Restore, Convert, Troubleshoot Folders in Windows 95/98/Me
To facilitate the upgrade from Windows to Windows 95/98/Me, an executable
file named GRPCONV.EXE is included with Windows 95/98/Me. This file provides
the translation of groups and group items to folders and links from windows
3.xx
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=119941 (W95/98/se/ME 7/6/2001)

Upgrading IBM ThinkPad 701c to Windows 95/98
When you try to install Windows 95 or Windows 98 on your IBM ThinkPad 701c
computer, you may receive the following error message: GRPCONV has performed
an illegal Operation.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192157 (W95/98 2/18/2002)
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Yes IE 6 has problem with deleting large files/folders.

Next time I suggest you boot to DOS mode and use the DOS command DELTREE.
http://home7.inet.tele.dk/batfiles/msdos7/
It's a powerful tool so be careful using it.

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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[Panikos]

Thanks for the feedback and the links. It's a relief to hear that it's known
and not just me it happens to.
I think if there's no fix for it yet I will stick to IE5.5 for the time
being. Presumably it will be corrected in some future release.
Good advice about Deltree. I'd got out of the habit of using DOS so it
didn't occur to me.

Panikos
http://www.hard-facts.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi