Explorer keeps shutting down

[Cec Specht]

After upgrading to IE6 and installing all upgrades. IE
shuts down for no apparent reason. The Active Desktop
also has to be reset after IE shuts down. It can be very
frustrating. It usually happens when filling in a form.
Any help would be appreciated

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

After upgrading to IE6 and installing all upgrades. IE
shuts down for no apparent reason. The Active Desktop
also has to be reset after IE shuts down. It can be very
frustrating. It usually happens when filling in a form.
Any help would be appreciated

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

 

[Cec Specht]

Thanks for the Reply Frank. I had already tried that and
it didn't resolve the problem. I also re installed IE6.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Thanks for the Reply Frank. I had already tried that and
it didn't resolve the problem. I also re installed IE6.

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