Re: IE Locks in Hotmail

From: Jim Byrd (jrbyrd_at_spamlessadelphia.net)
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:29:54 -0800

Hi Adrian - One additional question - Are you using any cookie control
mechanism such as that in ZoneAlarmPro or other third party programs? If so
or not, have you made any recent changes in the cookie control area? 

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
In news:6D40292B-AD22-4BAB-B2F5-1009DB2A8C98@microsoft.com,
Adrian <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>    I am using Internet Explorer v6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_2_rtm.040803-2158
> on Windows XP Professional SP2.
>
>    When I go to the Hotmail website to read E-mail, IE locks-up.  I
> have to do the 3-finger salute (ctl/alt/del) to end the process and
> exit out of IE - none of the buttons work.  I have no other problems
> with IE navigating the web - it is just on Hotmail.
>
>    I also have the newest version of the Mozilla Suite installed, as
> well as Mozilla Firefox.  I have no difficulty navigating within
> Hotmail from either of these applications - it just happens with
> Internet Explorer.
>
>    Any idea what might be causing the problem?  I recently did a
> registry cleanup (big mistake!), but I un-did the changes and
> successfully merged the entries back into the registry.  Even
> following a re-start, IE is still acting-up.
>
>    Your professional assistance would be appreciated!
>
>                                              Adrian