Partially crashing windows XP

[sawxray]

IE6 opens up normally, and loads the first page I go to
without difficulty.

However, on some sites, notably ESPN and CNN, when I
select any link on the banner page, I get the following:

The Windows 'flag' in the upper right corner churns
without any throughput;

No other program can access the internet through my DSL
connection; that is, Outlook opens up the 'Send/Receive'
window, but can not connect with the server;

If I can close the IE window, I have various system
problems:
I can not open up Task Manager via alt-ctrl-delete
If I repeat this keystroke sequence I can not shut
down
If I click on 'Start', the start menu opens, but any
program I select will not open, and the Start menu
freezes open
If I try to open IE6 again from my quick launch
toolbar, the button freezes in the depressed position,
and nothing else in the toolbar will work
I can close and open my network connection, but can
get no throughput to my ISP server
Many other programs will work fine, I can open and
close folders on my desktop fine, videos and music work
fine through WMP or iTunes

I am running a Micron PC with 512 Mb RAM, 80 Gb HD,
Windows XP home.

I have tried fooling the registry into thinking IE is not
installed, then downloading IE again and 'reinstalling'.
No help. I have run system file checker. No help.

Any ideas?

sawxray "at"(this is a symbol) pacbell.net

 

[Mario]

Hi there,

It's not possible to fool the registry about Internet Explorer. IE is not
just a web browser, it's a set of components that are used by other programs
and windows itself. It is part of Windows XP and can not be uninstalled. You
can only hide the icons and shortcuts, but it should stay there.

Because IE is part of Windows XP, you should never download IE6 and install
it over Windows XP.
If your Internet Explored is corrupted or not working fine, then you may use
Windows repair tools (system restore or repair install).

I recommend you do a repair install. Boot your computer with Windows XP CD
on drive so that the setup starts (change BIOS boot sequence if needed), and
choose Repair install. After repair is done, be sure to install Service Pack
1 and other updates available.

Regards,
Mario

 

[Answerguy]

I believe he was referring to the KB article listed below
that outlines the way to repair install IE and OE...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;318378&Product=ie600

Before doing a repair install of the OS I would scan for
spyware..there are several utilities available that you
can use.
Even a casual look through the posts here will reveal
what a problem spyware is and will provide numerous
utilities that help to rid your system of spyware.

Another question I would ask is when did the problem
begin?
What changed?
Can you think of any newly installed applications?
Have you used msconfig to try to narrow down the problem?
What about a new user account?
Anyway a repair install or format and clean install
should be last resort efforts.

 

[Guest]

Thank you.

I ran AdAware and Spybot S&D. Got rid of several items
with AdAware, then Spybot ran clean. Problem still there.

What should I do with MSconfig?

I have installed Sun Java in the meantime, as I must have
eliminated any Java when I 'reinstalled' IE6. Everything
was fine with AdSubtract off, then the problem returned.

I have contacted AdSubtract, haven't heard back yet.
Currently the problem occurs again with AdSubtract on or
off.

Any ideas?

Scott