A user is Running Window XP Home Ed

[mikebach]

A user is Running Window XP Home Edition. When browsing with Internet Explorer 6, they itermitantly get the following pop up error window:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
Program C:\Program Files\notepad\notepad.exe
The application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the applications support team for more information

Any idea's ?

 

[manarth]

well, it's certainly an unusual problem - but anytime a browser is trying to launch something, spyware is always a suspect.

try a spyware scanner (more info on faq608-3482) and see if the problem goes away.

NB - notepad is often used for the "View Source" feature.
Also check if notepad.exe can be launched in the usual way.

<marc> i wonder what will happen if i press this...[ul][li]please give feedback on what works / what doesn't[/li][li]need some help? how to get a better answer: faq581-3339[/li][/ul]