D DVarnau Jan 3, 2004 #2 Danny, This is probably being caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware, parasite) Download, install, *update* and run these two programs: Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/ Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items listed in red.) Additional information at: Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm (See security recommendations.) BHOs and Spyware http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/spyware.htm#BHOCOP Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm Search for common parasites at http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ It's also possible that repairing IE will help: 194177 - Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;194177 318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318378 Hope this helps, Don
Danny, This is probably being caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware, parasite) Download, install, *update* and run these two programs: Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/ Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items listed in red.) Additional information at: Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm (See security recommendations.) BHOs and Spyware http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/spyware.htm#BHOCOP Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm Search for common parasites at http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ It's also possible that repairing IE will help: 194177 - Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;194177 318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318378 Hope this helps, Don