IE6 Locks on MFA XP

[mrashburn]

2 separate servers. MS Win 2k SP3, MFa FR3, each server has local user profiles. Running in published App mode.

Lately we have had both of the servers lock a session when a user opens IE6. At times it happens when they open Outlook (2000) as well. If you open IE from the console the same thing happens. The only other problem I can find is that when you click on add/remove programs nothing happens. After you click add/remove programs there maybe a file (mshta.exe) that doesn't close properly and can hang the system. MS had a fix to check stored protected windows file versions - this (sfc /purgecache & sfc /scannow - after putting the systems into install mode) does fix the problem for anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 hours. I have tried to reinstall IE6 and Office 2k with no change. Any ideas before I rebuild the boxes? Oh, I restored one server from a tape backup from 3 months ago- it did the same thing within 10 minutes.

Please give me any idesa you have!

 

[ascotta]

Why are you not using roaming profiles ?

Have you tried removing the profile of a user that gets the issue and trying that ?

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Cheers
Scott

 

[mrashburn]

We aren't using roaming profiles as an old holdover from the MF 1.8 days when our drives were remapped (M & N) no real reason other than that today I guess.

As to the users... it does it to everyone all the time (including admin @ the console).

 

[ascotta]

I read the last bit, I was trying not to advise a re-install. To be honest IE is such an integral part that if it don't work something bad is broke.

You could try ntfilmon and regmon from

http://www.sysinternals.com

to see what it is actually doing, or not doing as the case may be.

Profiles are not that important, but I do try very hard to limit the sizes for published apps, makes them load a damned sight quicker.

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Cheers
Scott