This problem existed on a Compaq Presario 1500 Laptop running XP and I
believe IE 6 for some time. Had a newer and faster desktop so had let it go
for some time. A co-worker suggested uninstalling IE and then reinstalling
it. While trying to figure out how to uninstall in add and remove programs,
found Yahoo toolbar and uninstalled it as a trial. Bingo!! That took care
of it. Thanks for responding!