IE 6 will not launch

[Guest]

IE 6 launch never opens a window ...bombs with typical error message:
"Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are
sorry for the inconvenience."

I'm using XP Home ( SP2) and IE6 v6.0.2900.2180 ....error details always
indicate failure is in module advapi32.dll

Note that connection is fine ( email is unaffected ), malware reports are
clean, and interestingly enough, Firefox bombs with the same problem *most*
of the time ...but eventually launches after quite a few tries...!

Thanks for any help

 

[PA Bear]

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**

 

[Guest]

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**

Adding to PA Bear advice;
ADVAPI32.dll: Advanced Windows 32 Base API DLL and can be found in this
path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Also if you have mistyped the Name and it was ADVAPI.DLL then it is a Virus
and you need to scan for Viruses.
How to impersonate a user from Active Server Pages
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/248187

How to modify the default Web browser and e-mail client programmatically in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299853

How To Set or Retrieve the Authentication Level of a DCOM Client
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/268884

Try the AutoRun and see what runing in the background
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
HTH.
nass