User running W2K SP4 with IE6 SP1, leaves computer on overnight, and in morning can't use IE. No changes were made to the machine, and negative for viri, adware, trojans etc.
On launch, IE stops with frame drawn, including title bar with default site name, URL and body fields still transparent, and no menus, toolbars, etc. yet written. Process iexplore is using 99% CPU. Status bar shows program is getting first resource, C:\WINNT\System32\br-- (the remainder hidden past the end of the status box). Killing iexplore is the only way out.
Considered possibility that one of the br*.dll files had gone bad. Of these, only browser.dll could be swapped out with a fresh copy from another W2K system; others are locked by OS. Problem not fixed by: Add/Remove Programs IE repair tool; reinstallation of IE--because files aren't replaced?--per Microsoft KB; fresh copy of browser.dll. Would like to do clean reinstall of IE, but Microsoft desire to not have IE removed prevents it.
There's probably a way to clean install IE, or maybe someone has seen this kind of thing before and can make a suggested change. Any help highly appreciated!
--WMSTECH
On launch, IE stops with frame drawn, including title bar with default site name, URL and body fields still transparent, and no menus, toolbars, etc. yet written. Process iexplore is using 99% CPU. Status bar shows program is getting first resource, C:\WINNT\System32\br-- (the remainder hidden past the end of the status box). Killing iexplore is the only way out.
Considered possibility that one of the br*.dll files had gone bad. Of these, only browser.dll could be swapped out with a fresh copy from another W2K system; others are locked by OS. Problem not fixed by: Add/Remove Programs IE repair tool; reinstallation of IE--because files aren't replaced?--per Microsoft KB; fresh copy of browser.dll. Would like to do clean reinstall of IE, but Microsoft desire to not have IE removed prevents it.
There's probably a way to clean install IE, or maybe someone has seen this kind of thing before and can make a suggested change. Any help highly appreciated!
--WMSTECH