IE locks up! (1 Viewer)

[tim55]

Help!!!
Whenever I try to start IE it locks up and I can't ctrl/alt/del out of it, I have to shut down and reboot. The same thing happpens when I go into control panel or any other explorer window.
Any ideas or suggestions on a fix?
I'm running XP Home on a Compaq P3 512mb laptop

 

[Rob Gillespie]

Has this started happening after changing any hardware?

First thing I'd check is the memory. Go to http://www.memtest86.com/ and run Memtest to see if you have any faults.

I'd probably try reinstalling Windows if you can't determine any hardware probs.

 

[Paul Bartlet]

well, I've run that memory test for another problem myself, it takes H O U R S to complete. I would suggest trying a different browser just to see if it really is just internet browsing. If a different browser works ok, then you know it's a problem with "IE".
While you do need to use Microsoft updates to fix security holes, they can muck things up from time to time.
My Father-in-Law had a simalar to this, it turned out to be "MSBlaster" virus.
I can tell you, when he opened "Control Panel", when it finally showed up, nothing was there, and, the "close" button was not spelled correctly. It was "Cl&ose".

What was the last thing you did that started this,
ie - new software, microsoft update,....

 

[tim55]

No new software .....maybe an update.