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November 21, 2008  
Subject: Freezes
Group: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
Date: 9/6/2008 5:08:01 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?RG9u?= [Email Address Protection]

I have no problem opening any program on my computer which does not require
internet access.. I am running Windows XP Home Edition with SP3 and Internet
Explorer (IE)7.0. Any desktop icon I click on which requires internet access,
including the IE icon, will try to open IE, but then the trouble starts. The
first thing I notice is that the IE starts to open with blue horizontal bands
across the top. Then when it finally opens, no matter which website I enter,
IE freezes and I get the message "This Program is not responding". The system
then locks up and I have to restart by pressing and holding down the tower
power button. I have tried disabling Norton Internet Security - doesn't help.
I have tried System Restore, but no matter which date I select, I get a
message stating System Restore could not restore to the date selected. I have
tried starting in diagnostic mode with all the start up programs deselected;
this did not help.
Any thoughts? I really need help!
--
Don

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Subject: Re: Freezes
Group: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
Date: 9/6/2008 5:17:54 PM
From: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" [Email Address Protection]

Did this behavior start immediately after you installed WinXP SP3?

Which was installed first, IE7 or WinXP SP3?

Was NIS running in the background when you installed WinXP SP3 and/or IE7?

When does your NIS subscription expire?

> ...I have tried System Restore, but no
> matter which date I select, I get a message stating System Restore could
> not restore to the date selected.

See http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html

=> Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
or

2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Don wrote:
> I have no problem opening any program on my computer which does not
> require
> internet access.. I am running Windows XP Home Edition with SP3 and
> Internet
> Explorer (IE)7.0. Any desktop icon I click on which requires internet
> access, including the IE icon, will try to open IE, but then the trouble
> starts. The first thing I notice is that the IE starts to open with blue
> horizontal bands across the top. Then when it finally opens, no matter
> which website I enter, IE freezes and I get the message "This Program is
> not responding". The system then locks up and I have to restart by
> pressing
> and holding down the tower power button. I have tried disabling Norton
> Internet Security - doesn't help. I have tried System Restore, but no
> matter which date I select, I get a message stating System Restore could
> not restore to the date selected. I have tried starting in diagnostic mode
> with all the start up programs deselected; this did not help.
> Any thoughts? I really need help!


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