IE Shuts Down

[Carol]

IE 6 is constantly shutting down when I try to access any
web site. It immediately hangs, and when I close it out,
I get the "program not responding" message. This happens
constantly. Any ideas?

 

[H Leboeuf]

Run MSCONFIG from the start/run applet
Under StartUp tab, disable all except Explorer and Systray.
Reboot if all is well then some program running is the culprit.

To find out about the various processes,
START-UP APPLICATIONS
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

Also, get any parasites out of the way.

IE 6.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm