IE Search Error

[Ron B]

Hi All,

Whenever I click the Search icon on the IE toolbar in Win
XP, I get the message "Internet Explorer has encountered
a problem and needs to close." A box comes up for sending
the error report to MS. I close the box and my browser
closes. Normally I use Google for search and have had a
problem with it recently. The first time I click a link
for it in my Favorties I get only a blank browser window
showing the address to the last web page and I have to
repeat clicking on the Google link for it to load. Any
help appreciated. TIA

Ron B.

 

[Smile Extender]

Get spyware scanner like Ad-Aware or spybot. Also check for viruses.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Hi All,

Whenever I click the Search icon on the IE toolbar in Win
XP, I get the message "Internet Explorer has encountered
a problem and needs to close." A box comes up for sending
the error report to MS. I close the box and my browser
closes. Normally I use Google for search and have had a
problem with it recently. The first time I click a link
for it in my Favorties I get only a blank browser window
showing the address to the last web page and I have to
repeat clicking on the Google link for it to load. Any
help appreciated. TIA

Ron B.

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

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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