IE6 hangs on startup

[uncleangus]

I'm having a maddening problem where ie6 hangs on start up. I can
browse web w/ firefox, as well as retreive mail. When I try to open an
html email however, outlook 2003 hangs. MSN 7 hangs while trying to
populate the tabs on the left (web call to MS?), and I can't run any
HTML help apps.

It seems as if any http access invloked by windows results in hangapp.

I noticed dr. watson in task mamanger (dwwin.exe then drwtsn32.exe)
when this occurs. I have to kill the hung process to shut down the
hung app.

I do a daily virus scan (norton) and spyware (ad-aware). Neither
reveal anythign interesting.

It really feels like a browser hijack, but I've been unable to detect
anything out of the ordinary.

Any suggestions b4 I have go nuclear and resinstall?

Desperate.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I'm having a maddening problem where ie6 hangs on start up. I can
browse web w/ firefox, as well as retreive mail. When I try to open an
html email however, outlook 2003 hangs. MSN 7 hangs while trying to
populate the tabs on the left (web call to MS?), and I can't run any
HTML help apps.

It seems as if any http access invloked by windows results in hangapp.

I noticed dr. watson in task mamanger (dwwin.exe then drwtsn32.exe)
when this occurs. I have to kill the hung process to shut down the
hung app.

I do a daily virus scan (norton) and spyware (ad-aware). Neither
reveal anythign interesting.

It really feels like a browser hijack, but I've been unable to detect
anything out of the ordinary.

Any suggestions b4 I have go nuclear and resinstall?

Desperate.

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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