EXPLORER BUG?

[Krista]

I am so frustrated with my Internet Explorer. I have no
idea what is wrong with it...it will only function for
about 2 minutes then it freezes. Sometimes it freezes as
soon as you open it. We tried to uninstall and re install
it about 3 times now and even tried to get 5.5.
Everything else is working fine on this computer and this
only started about 2 weeks ago. Can anyone give me some
kind of explanation or help?
Thanks!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I am so frustrated with my Internet Explorer. I have no
idea what is wrong with it...it will only function for
about 2 minutes then it freezes. Sometimes it freezes as
soon as you open it. We tried to uninstall and re install
it about 3 times now and even tried to get 5.5.
Everything else is working fine on this computer and this
only started about 2 weeks ago. Can anyone give me some
kind of explanation or help?
Thanks!

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

B. 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

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