Re: IE6 strange behaviour

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From: Frank Saunders, MSVP, IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 04:51:02 -0700

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Sapolsky" <roger.sapolsky@wanadoo.fr>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Date: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:05 PM
S&ubject: IE6 strange behaviour

>
> > My internet connection stops responding when I try logging to a
> a new website following a previous normal visit to another
> website.Following that,my winme PC hangs,and can only be
> restarted after pressing the power button.It is then ready for a
> more or less short web session,before it hangs again.
> Sometimes,the initial internet connection fails,the program returns
> a message like "server cannot be accessed".After: Tools | Internet options
> |
> Connections,I discover that the checkmark in the checkbox labeled like
> "make default connection" has vanished,but a checkmark is now present
> in the "never make a connection" checkbox!.perhaps this unstability is the
> cause of the troubles encountered since I upgraded from IE5.5 to IE6.
> After correction of the faulty settings,connection to a first website
> has a good chance to be OK,while logging to a following website
> will bring the issue described above.
> Can anyone help me find a fix ? Thanks in advance .
> Roger
>
First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread. 

-- 
Frank Saunders, MSVP, IE, OE
http:www.fjsmjs.com
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