Major problem

**lynchknot** · June 21st, 2005, 19:17 PM

Explorer repeatedly crashes. Windows lets me know that explorer has a problem then after I click ok, it closes and starts back up and I receive the error again. This also occurs in safe mode - not allowing me to run system restore. Before I run TrueImage, perhaps someone will recognize this behavior and be able to help. Thanks

*i'm using my mom's computer to post - which also has a strange problem: Firefox won't start - is stuck in taskmanager at 95% cpu without starting - having to use IE to post.

**phishhead** · June 21st, 2005, 19:36 PM

try going into add and remove programs then the windows components and remove IE...then reboot and reinstall it. seems to be a bug in explorer but showing up in IE since they are so tightly intergrated. this fixed an issue with my pc.

**lynchknot** · June 21st, 2005, 20:02 PM

Yeah! I first noticed that IE was having problems connecting. Windows update would be a blank page. Then I was getting notices of errors with IE. I wasn't until I rebooted when It really got bad.

**Curio** · June 21st, 2005, 20:21 PM

I wonder how every computer you use develops strange and unexplainable problems LK. Is there some kind of link we may be missing?

**lynchknot** · June 21st, 2005, 20:24 PM

Starting Fx in safe mode worked (Fx safe mode that is). The problem was an extension.

Is there some kind of link we may be missing?

It could be opening strange packages from rough neighborhoods.

*edit- is there a possibility to delete the files manually? it's stuck on deleting files.

**lynchknot** · June 21st, 2005, 21:07 PM

OK worked but i'm still having the same problem -prevx encountered a problem now firefox is encountering a problem. Runnin scan - this looks suspicious:

**lynchknot** · June 21st, 2005, 21:09 PM

what the hell? thats the wrong screnshot and the multiples? I can't explain that.

**lynchknot** · June 21st, 2005, 22:27 PM

Any more possible solutions? Along with my crashes I get to see this:

http://img299.echo.cx/img299/8663/goaway2hm.jpg

**rik** · June 22nd, 2005, 02:49 AM

Format and reinstall fixes everything.

**lynchknot** · June 22nd, 2005, 03:09 AM

Also I removed IE and have not reinstalled it but when I hit windows update from start menu why does I start up again?

Here's more:

**Tinker** · June 22nd, 2005, 13:10 PM

Are you using Outlook or Outlook Express? If you are using Outlook then be sure and do the updates for it. I had a problem close to this and updating Outlook seems to have cured it.

**lynchknot** · June 22nd, 2005, 16:43 PM

Originally Posted by rik

Format and reinstall fixes everything.

Rik, that may fix everything but you learn absolutely nothing.

How do you update Outlook and OE? I have booth but use OE more often.

**rik** · June 22nd, 2005, 17:33 PM

sure ya do. You learn to quit screwin with stuff...

**Tinker** · June 22nd, 2005, 18:00 PM

You will have to use IE to do the update. After you get up and going use this link.

Microsoft Office Downloads Home Page
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/of...e/default.aspx

Click on check for updates.

OE is updated by Windows update if needed.