Heres the answer I got from microsoft help. I completed step 1 and it solved
the problem on my machine. I will do a scan later.
Peter D
The issue can be caused by spyware and incompatible third party plug-ins. I
suggest you perform the following steps to troubleshoot the issue.
Step 1: Reload IE settings:
1. Open IE, click Tools and click Internet Options.
2. Click "Delete Files" and click OK when prompted to confirm.
3. Click "Settings", and then click "View Files". Delete all files in this
folder.
4. In the Settings window, click "View Objects". Delete all the objects in
this folder. If some objects cannot be deleted, please restart the computer
and try again.
5. Switch to the Advanced tab, click the "Restore Defaults" button and then
deselect "Enable third-party browser extensions".
Then click OK to quit.
Step 2: Use Ad-Aware to clean up spyware from your system:
a. Download and install Ad-Aware from the following page:
http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/
b. Click Start -> All Programs -> "Lavasoft Ad-aware SE Personal" ->
"Ad-Aware SE Personal" to start Ad-Aware.
(Note: If there is a popup box asking whether or not to check for definition
updates, please click OK and click Connect. Click OK to download and install
the latest definition, and then click Finish.)
c. Click the Start button in the Ad-Aware window, and then click Next to
start the scan.
d. After the scan is finished, click Next, click the check boxes on the
"Critical Objects" tab to select them, click Next, and the click OK to
confirm the removal. This will remove all found spyware objects. Restart your
computer. Does IE crash now?