IE 6 wont' start up

IE 6 won't start up properly, it takes many tries, yet each try is listed in 
running program list in task manager programs. Running Windows XP Pro. Dialog 
box comes up ststing each IE6 try, is not responding, so must manually end 
each IE6 program when shutting down. May have been caused by multiple windows 
of IE6 running, when had to reboot hard with reset power button after getting 
caught in web sites that wont close out.
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What did you think of IE7 compared to IE6? Would you recommend downloading 
IE7 to try to fix my problem with IE6?
-- 
AO


"Trapper" wrote:

> Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, the last windows update for XP did me in.
I 
> cant run IE7 or IE8 Beta and had to reinstall Netscape and that doesn't
work 
> properly either and I'm up to date on Windows Defender and Norton
Antivirus. 
> I've come to the conclusion that the Windows Update that was downloaded 
> 4-10-08 is the culprit. Tried to system restore 7-8 different saves dating

> back almost a week and it keeps telling me nothing has changed. What's 
> really perplexing about this is trying to get back on MS website to see if

> there's a fix in for this. What MS should do if they weren't so paranoid 
> about people running illegal copies of windows is to post a binary fix in 
> the newsgroups, as it stands right now I'm screwed unless I do a full 
> install of the OS and that reformats my HD. MS must have hired some lamer 
> for that last update.
> 
> 
> "alternateone" <alternateone@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message 
> news:0AAB1E3E-7CDA-4DA9-9712-CBF1FADD44CD@microsoft.com...
> > IE 6 won't start up properly, it takes many tries, yet each try is
listed 
> > in
> > running program list in task manager programs. Running Windows XP Pro.

> > Dialog
> > box comes up ststing each IE6 try, is not responding, so must manually
end
> > each IE6 program when shutting down. May have been caused by multiple

> > windows
> > of IE6 running, when had to reboot hard with reset power button after

> > getting
> > caught in web sites that wont close out.
> > -- 
> > AO 
> 
> 

"alternateone" <alternateone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message 
news:0AAB1E3E-7CDA-4DA9-9712-CBF1FADD44CD@microsoft.com...
> IE 6 won't start up properly, it takes many tries, yet each try is listed 
> in
> running program list in task manager programs. Running Windows XP Pro. 
> Dialog
> box comes up ststing each IE6 try, is not responding, so must manually end
> each IE6 program when shutting down. May have been caused by multiple 
> windows
> of IE6 running, when had to reboot hard with reset power button after 
> getting
> caught in web sites that wont close out.
> -- 
> AO

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these 
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All  MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus, 
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince 
you that you owe it to the author.  See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything.  Always choose Custom
and see 
what else is being carried along.  Don't install any extras you're not sure 
of.

-- 
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, the last windows update for XP did me in. I 
cant run IE7 or IE8 Beta and had to reinstall Netscape and that doesn't work 
properly either and I'm up to date on Windows Defender and Norton Antivirus. 
I've come to the conclusion that the Windows Update that was downloaded 
4-10-08 is the culprit. Tried to system restore 7-8 different saves dating 
back almost a week and it keeps telling me nothing has changed. What's 
really perplexing about this is trying to get back on MS website to see if 
there's a fix in for this. What MS should do if they weren't so paranoid 
about people running illegal copies of windows is to post a binary fix in 
the newsgroups, as it stands right now I'm screwed unless I do a full 
install of the OS and that reformats my HD. MS must have hired some lamer 
for that last update.


"alternateone" <alternateone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message 
news:0AAB1E3E-7CDA-4DA9-9712-CBF1FADD44CD@microsoft.com...
> IE 6 won't start up properly, it takes many tries, yet each try is listed 
> in
> running program list in task manager programs. Running Windows XP Pro. 
> Dialog
> box comes up ststing each IE6 try, is not responding, so must manually end
> each IE6 program when shutting down. May have been caused by multiple 
> windows
> of IE6 running, when had to reboot hard with reset power button after 
> getting
> caught in web sites that wont close out.
> -- 
> AO 

"alternateone" <alternateone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
news:0AAB1E3E-7CDA-4DA9-9712-CBF1FADD44CD@microsoft.com...
> IE 6 won't start up properly, it takes many tries, yet each try is listed
in
> running program list in task manager programs.


Be more precise?   What exactly are you seeing in  Task Manager?
E.g. just  iexplore.exe  (with different PID) in the Processes tab?
Or  actual items in the Applications  tab?   If so, what do you see
if you right-click those?   Then do you also see at least one IE icon in the
Task bar?
And if so, right-click them too.   The menu items you see that way
give you clues about what you can do to change your symptom.


> Running Windows XP Pro. Dialog
> box comes up ststing each IE6 try, is not responding, so must manually end
> each IE6 program when shutting down. May have been caused by multiple
windows
> of IE6 running, when had to reboot hard with reset power button after
getting
> caught in web sites that wont close out.


A more likely explanation is that you have incompatible third-party programs
which are interfering.   Start  Internet Properties  (e.g. Run...)   control 
inetcpl.cpl
and uncheck  (in Advanced tab, Browsing section):
    Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)

Then  Run...   iexplore.exe  -nohome
What do you see?

Unfortunately, some interferers can not be stopped by that option
so it may also be necessary to prevent other programs from starting.
A simple way to do that without having to be able to identify other
active programs or know how they got started,  would be to boot
in safe mode.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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