Re: IE does not close

Galen wrote on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:27:24 -0500:

> In news:%23S49GeAAGHA.1268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Daniel Crichton <msnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> Galen wrote on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:18:10 -0500:
>>
>>> In news:uc$dW%23v$FHA.2708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>> Daniel Crichton <msnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>>>
>>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>>
>>>> Galen wrote on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:54:06 -0500:
>>>>
>>>>> In news:42DE9722-8951-4A4D-8A8F-03EE00FE0996@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>>>> BobE <BobE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>>>>>
>>>>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>>>>
>>>>>> IE will not always close. Task Manager will show many instances
>>>>>> of the 'iexplore' running. Have to manually end processes for IE
>>>>>> to close. Event viewer also shows multiple entries as this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hanging application iexplore.exe, version 6.0.2900.2180, hang
>>>>>> module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How do I fix this? Running XP SP2 with all updates.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmm... XP Pro SP2 shows - on the processes tab - (regardless of the
>>>>> number of IE windows open) a single instance of iexplore.exe though
>>>>> with additional applications it's eating a lot more RAM and CPU
>>>>> cycles will fluxuate according to usage or dynamic/active content.
>>>>> So, the first thing I'm going to ask is... Well... Obvious. <g> Did
>>>>> you do a good deep scan for malware?
>>>>
>>>> If you set IE to open new windows in a new process, you get one
>>>> iexplore.exe for each IE you have open. I have this on my XP Pro SP2
>>>> machine here.
>>>> Dan
>>>
>>> XP Pro SP2 here. IE settings set to not reuse windows for launching
>>> shortcuts. 6 IE Windows open. Only one listed? What am I doing
>>> wrong??? *curious now* Not on the applications tab - on the
>>> processes tab - only one listed. I'd really recommend a malware scan
>>> and perhaps, if that doesn't work, a re-installation of IE.
>>>
>> It's nothing to do with that setting, it's about *processes* not
>> reusing *windows*. I have the reuse windows option ticked, and still
>> get 1 iexplore.exe process for each IE window. Machine is clean, and
>> has never been infected with anything (systems are locked down nice
>> and tight here at work, and check regularly, multiple times a day).
>>
>> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/964/
>>
>> You can turn this option on and off in the registry. It's something
>> that was around in IE5.x as an option in the IE settings, I can't
>> remember how I set this in IE6 but it was some time ago.
>>
>> Dan
>
> That sounds like a valuable tweak. I can't say that I've ever played with
> that one before. I think, and thanks for sharing the link, that if that
> would stop all browser windows from closing when IE crashes (as it will do
> once in a while) that it'd be a fairly valuable tweak. I don't even see it
> in X-Setup Pro. The site says it's normally set based on RAM. I checked
> three PCs (two XP, one home one pro, and a 2k box) and none of them had
> that setting enabled, in place, or disabled for that matter. It does look
> interesting and inviting, I'll have to play with it at some point so
> thanks for the heads up.
>


It does indeed prevent all IE windows from being closed if one crashes. Only
the window related to the IE process that dies is closed, leaving the others
running.

I've actually realised that it wasn't this PC I set it on - it was my last
one, which ran W2K Pro. This PC was supplied with it already set by the OEM
installer.

Dan

Dan


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