System hangs when closing IE window

[Guest]

My system frequently hangs when I close an IE window which was opened by
clicking a link from another window. The entire system, not just IE hangs and
I can't even do ctrl-alt-del to bring up the Task Manager. I end up having to
do a hard shut down. I'm using Windows XP and IE 6.0.

 

[Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]]

Hi there,

Please try the below work around:

1. Click Start, run, type "inetcpl.cpl" (with out quotation marks) and click
OK.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Under Browsing, uncheck the "Enable third-party browser extensions
(requires restart)" check box.
4. Click OK.

You may now scan your computer using the award winning Lavasoft Adaware
software, please download from here (direct link):
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After successfully installing the Ad-aware, please follow the steps below:

1. Double click the Ad-Aware icon on desktop.
2. Click "Check for Updates", "Connect" and download the latest pattern file
if available. and click Finish
3. Click "Start" and then "Next"
4. After the scan is finished, click "Next"
5. Select all the items (checkboxes) or
(Right click on any object in the "Scan result" list and choose 'Select
all objects')
6. Click Next and click OK to confirm removal.