Windows XP fault when trying to activatedownloaded files

[Maurice]

XP Professional with SP2 installed (not downloaded). Windows Repair facility
has been tried to no avail.

When carrying out some searches, IE6 shuts down for no apparent reason.

Similarly in Windows Explorer when trying to activate 'set up' for a
downloaded file, the set up screen appears briefly and then disappears
(before I have time to activate it). This happens also when trying to
activate a program from disc.

Since Windows has just been installed, I suspect there is a setting
somewhere which needs 'tweaking', but I do not know where to look.

Please can anyone help?

 

[Malke]

XP Professional with SP2 installed (not downloaded). Windows Repair
facility has been tried to no avail.

There was no need to post this twice. I answered the post you made this
morning at 8:41 AM. Please read my answer to you in that thread and
continue in that thread. I won't be monitoring this one.

Malke

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Since Windows has just been installed...

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