IE 6 WONT SHUT DOWN

[Duke]

So.... all of a sudden IE6 won't shut down without
opening Task Manager and doing it that way.

Went so far as to go into Registry, make it IE =No & re-
installed. Same thing, no change. Still won't close
without task manager.

Unless this is some sort of malicious virus specifically
about IE6, I am at a loss as to what it is. I am running
Norton Anti-Virus updated all the time. I run SpyBot &
AdAware regularly.

All this stuff about spybot & Ad aware is ok to a point
but doesn't seem germaine to this discussion.

NEED HELP

BTW... switched to Mozilla which is fine, but, of course,
won't work on Microsoft Gaming Zone..... Imagine that!

 

[Nick]

I am having the exact same problem, which makes me kind
of worried that it is a virus. I have an HP Pavilion
169n, do you have a similar model. It could be a model
error (somehow?). I also run Norton Anti-virus and it has
found nothing. If anyone can help with this problem,
which appears might be common, help would be greatly
appreciated.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

So.... all of a sudden IE6 won't shut down without
opening Task Manager and doing it that way.

Went so far as to go into Registry, make it IE =No & re-
installed. Same thing, no change. Still won't close
without task manager.

Unless this is some sort of malicious virus specifically
about IE6, I am at a loss as to what it is. I am running
Norton Anti-Virus updated all the time. I run SpyBot &
AdAware regularly.

All this stuff about spybot & Ad aware is ok to a point
but doesn't seem germaine to this discussion.

NEED HELP

BTW... switched to Mozilla which is fine, but, of course,
won't work on Microsoft Gaming Zone..... Imagine that!

Do you update Ad-Aware and Spybot S & D before scanning with them?

Go to: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware]

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.

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