IE6 Fails to run; but, Mozilla Firefox works OK

[Guest]

Have a Dell Inspiron 1150. Was working OK; then, IE6 simply failed to load;
although, Task Manager reflects each instance of IE6 I try to load. It's
just that the browser never comes up. Also, CPU useage appears to be maxed
out.

Then, I download Mozilla Firefox as an alternative test and Firefox works
fine, no problems, not a glitch, but IE6 still fails.

Outlook Express still works fine, MSN works fine, But, no browsing via IE6
or Explorer.

Any ideas - Microsoft says to goto the Update Center; but, it's a catch-22;
as, without IE6 working, can't get to the update center.

Any ideas anyone?

 

[Charlie Tame]

Are you running any kind of security software that claims to have a
"Firewall". Not necessarily the cause but I have seen at least 2 instances
of faulty firewalls doing this recently.

Try tools>manage add-ons and disable everything in there, Google toolbar,
Yahoo, all of them. If that fixes it the isolate the offender by elimination
and uninstall using add/remove programs.

Charlie

 

[JoeM]

Download MSAS and ad-aware.
http://www.microsoft.com/spyware
http://www.lavasoft.com/

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Have a Dell Inspiron 1150. Was working OK; then, IE6 simply failed
to load; although, Task Manager reflects each instance of IE6 I try
to load. It's just that the browser never comes up. Also, CPU
useage appears to be maxed out.

Then, I download Mozilla Firefox as an alternative test and Firefox
works fine, no problems, not a glitch, but IE6 still fails.

Outlook Express still works fine, MSN works fine, But, no browsing
via IE6 or Explorer.

Any ideas - Microsoft says to goto the Update Center; but, it's a
catch-22; as, without IE6 working, can't get to the update center.

Any ideas anyone?

You might be infested with malware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
(http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm)
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Vanguard]

Have a Dell Inspiron 1150. Was working OK; then, IE6 simply failed to
load;
although, Task Manager reflects each instance of IE6 I try to load. It's
just that the browser never comes up. Also, CPU useage appears to be
maxed
out.

Same problem when you boot into Safe Mode?

CPU usage is maxed out ... by WHAT? You never mentioned WHICH process was
using most or all of the CPU's time.

 

[landwalk]

I'm having the same problem - IE6 won't connect but FireFox, Outlook, etc ok. Hijack logs & SilentRunner logs looked fine, IEFix, WinsockxpFix, and a bunch of dll re-registrations did not solve the prob. Tried disabling all add-ons, McAfee, firewalls... no dice. Booting into safe mode yeilds the same prob. Eldergeek's method II nearly crashed my system. Repair/Install from the XP pro CD (w/ sp2) also did not resolve the prob. Running out of ideas and really don't want to reinstall XP completely. Has anyone gotten this resolved yet?

 

[landwalk]

I solved my problem with this issue and thought it may help others. I had accidentally installed a download accellerator that didn't mesh well with IE as advertised. The complete history of my pain can be found on Cyber Tech Help forum : http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100449

Hope this helps others