IE 6 Crashes on Some Websites

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I have an intermittent problem with IE 6 crashing on certain websites.
It doesn't happen often, but its very irritating when it does. There
are no error messages when it happens, so I have no clue where to
begin troubleshooting. There is no spyware, adware, etc on my system,
and no viruses either. Sites that crash IE 6 work fine in Netscape.
I currently have XP SP2. Any suggestions?

Don
 
Don said:
I have an intermittent problem with IE 6 crashing on certain websites.
It doesn't happen often, but its very irritating when it does. There
are no error messages when it happens, so I have no clue where to
begin troubleshooting. There is no spyware, adware, etc on my system,
and no viruses either. Sites that crash IE 6 work fine in Netscape.
I currently have XP SP2. Any suggestions?

Don
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Do these sites always crash in IE or do they sometimes work?

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Don said:
The sites always crash.

Don
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It would be nice to know what programs you used to check for spyware.

1. You might want to refresh your scripting engine:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Sometimes there's a corrupt file in the cache and one must go to Tools |
Internet Options and click Delete Files.

2a. Start>Run>Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

2b. Start>Run>Regsvr32 jscript.dll

(WinXP users who have problems with 2a and 2b, see
http://www.mvps.org/archive/inetexplorer/answers_9.htm)

3. Re-register all DLLs listed in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

4. See also
Error Message When You Browse the Web: An Error Has Occurred in the Script
on This Page
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306831
Scripting Errors When You View Web Pages in Internet Explorer after
Installing Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822521

5a. IE Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Browsing>Enable third-party browser
extensions (uncheck & reboot).

5b. Find the hijacker that caused 5a to be checked (or if none were checked,
check for hijackware anyway):

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308260

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Thanks for the help. Item 5A on your list took care of the problem.

FYI, I check for spyware with Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spy Sweeper, and
Microsoft AntiSpyware. I run each of the four every week to make sure
my system is clean and have Spy Sweeper running in the background at
all times. I also run a weekly virus scan as well.

Again, thanks for the help.

Don
 
Don said:
Thanks for the help. Item 5A on your list took care of the problem.

FYI, I check for spyware with Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spy Sweeper, and
Microsoft AntiSpyware. I run each of the four every week to make sure
my system is clean and have Spy Sweeper running in the background at
all times. I also run a weekly virus scan as well.

Again, thanks for the help.

Don
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I'll assume you update each before running it.

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