Internet Explorer Freezes Up Or Refuses To Open

[bohemianangel]

My browser keeps on freezing or refuses to open up..Now if i reboot my pc it will work ok for 5 minutes then the same annoying issue reappears!!!

any help would be appreciated!

Thanx Angel

My browser:internet explorer v6 service pack 2, win XP pro

 

[electronicsfreak]

Download hijackthis from another computer then put it on your computer. Extract to desktop or prefered folder then open it , choose do a system scan and save a logfile. Then post the logfile on here and unless your sure of what your doing dont attempt to fix anything as most items are legit.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

Also run a full system scan in safe mode with this

http://www.ewido.net/en/

 

[linney]

Internet Explorer Fix

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFIX.htm

Removing adware & spyware
Before Posting a Hi-jack log file - Best Practices
FAQ608-4650

Make sure your options in IE/ Tools/ Internet Options/ Advanced are correct.

Uncheck the boxes for "Install on Demand" for IE and Other programs (two boxes).

Try running temporarily with the third box "Enable Third Party Browser Extensions" unchecked and see how this goes.

"This specifies that you want to disable features you installed for use with Internet Explorer that may have been created by companies other than Microsoft.
If you encounter problems with Internet Explorer that you cannot resolve, you can use this option to help determine if third-party features are causing the problems without uninstalling the feature. You must restart Internet Explorer after turning this option on or off."


If that stops your errors, you will know where the trouble is.


Some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem with Internet Explorer.

Try Safe Mode (Do you have this problem in Safe Mode?).

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.