RE: IE 6 and Taskbar Hang

From: Pdp313 (Pdp313_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/15/04


Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:29:01 -0700

ie6 locks upon clicking a link (sometimes...MOST of the time) the only way out is to end task! The taskbar becomes useless also. I am stumped on this one.. downloaded all the updates... Muysta been those 'windows updates' i did last weekend!

"mike" wrote:

> Hi- Recently my p4/XP Pro machine with IE6 began to hang.
> IE 6 will freeze (Not Responding) upon clicking a link,
> and the taskbar will freeze, too. Items on the desktop
> remain accessable. I can't call up the task manager
> with CTRL-ALT-DEL or via right-clicking the taskbar.
> The only "way out" is a hard reset.
>
> This problem has persisted through a reformat and clean
> install of Win XP. All hotfixes are downloaded, and I'm
> definitively virus/malware free.
>
> Any thoughts?
>



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