Re: IE 6 freezes up while loading homepage set to www.msn.com

From: Mike Burgess (winhelp2002_at_spamthis.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:25:51 -0500

Bill,
How did you determine the culprit was ddraw.dll?
Does "dxdiag.exe" exist in your NT? (sorry I forget)
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-15-04]
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"BILL @ uct" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:bb2f01c40de3$40e9fbf0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> More to be revealed.
>
> I have narrowed this down now to ddraw.dll now.  But I
> don't see anything in those pasts you sent about this dll.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Bill,
> >See if this helps .......
> >http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?
> eventid=1000&source=Microsoft+Internet+Explorer
> >__________________________________________________________
> __
> >Mike Burgess  [MVP Windows Shell\User]
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
> >Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans,
> with a HOSTS file
> >http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-15-
> 04]
> >Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is
> invalid
> >--
> >
> >"Bill At UCT" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:1067e01c40dc1$b32fccc0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Ok,
> >>
> >> Here is the problem.
> >> We are running Winnt sp6a across the whole network.
> >> We run an updated virus program accross the network
> >> we run both ad aware6 and Spybot S&D updated
> >> I have uncheck load 3rd party apps from option in IE
> >> All the updates are also loaded from Microsofts web
> site.
> >> I have reinstalled IE 6 sp1 and Winnt SP 6a.
> >> It seems like the first time in the morning msn comes up
> >> just fine. (there also seems to be other websites that
> >> lock up too)  Plus i have two to three workstations
> >> erroring out each day.
> >>  But later in the day it freezes and of course it asks
> to
> >> send the error report;
> >> The description for Event ID ( 1000 ) in Source
> >> ( Microsoft Internet Explorer ) could not be found. It
> >> contains the following insertion string(s):
> iexplore.exe,
> >> 6.0.2800.1106, unknown, 0.0.0.0, 044676ba.
> >>   All the updates are also loaded from Microsofts web
> site.
> >>
> >> About ready to stand on my head  HELP?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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