IE6 won't open - get Error in modname Msrating.dll

[Alan]

Internet Explorer 6 on XP Home (SP1) opens and then closes
with Error (send to Microsoft) in Modname msrating.dll -
Antivirus and anti-Spyware have been run with no results -
any ideas please ? Thank you - Alan

 

[H Leboeuf]

The file name exist, not sure if it needed for windows XP.

After Installing Internet Explorer
An error occurred loading "C:\<Windows>\<System>\msrating.dll".
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=179636 (i. e. 4, 5. W95/98 12/5/2003)
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Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

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p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

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