DeathNACan,
I read on another thread that many users of MS-IE are having similar
problems. I will take your advise and try it. I will post the results.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!!
RJ Riptide
"DeathNACan" wrote:
> Since you are having problems with both your brower and email client, I am
> somewhat willing to suspect either another internet based application causing
> a conflict, and IE plug-in, a virus, virus or anti-spyware scanner or some
> peice of spyware. Something that is affecting TCP/IP and not actually the
> browser and email client. However, assuming you are using the same browser
> version and email client verion on both machines, use the Files and Settings
> Transfer Wizard to copy your settings from the working machine to the
> non-working machine. You might want to start with a clean profile first on
> the non-working machine. Before you do, create a new profile on the
> non-working machine and configure it. If it fails, then the problem is not
> profile related (unless the Default User profile is corrupted) If
> successful, then the problem was profile related. Is the client you are
> using MS Outlook Express? If so, uninstall, reboot, reinstall and patch and
> try again. Also, didnt you mention you were having trouble browsing? Do you
> have any third party plug-ins installed? Try running Spybot Search and
> Destroy and see what it finds. One other thing, are you running the same
> virus scanner on both machines? Are they both updated? Anything that
> affects the IO process, drivers, virus scanners can cause memory corruption.
> The real time scanners in a lot of the brand name virus scanners can cause a
> lot of issues. I use AVG by Grisoft. It has a low memory and processor
> footprint and I have never had memory corruption from it Real Time Scanner.
> But I do not use the AVG Firewall it is a port of another product and does
> not as stable as I would like.
>
> "RJ Riptide" wrote:
>
> > Ran my spyware and tried the ccleaner...still the same problem..Any other
> > ideas???
> >
> > "DeathNACan" wrote:
> >
> > > Download CCleaner, it will do the job, it is freeware and spyware free. Be
> > > very carefull how you configure it.
> > >
> > > "RJ Riptide" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I tried defragging...not sure if this fixed anything or not ,time will
> > > > tell...but since this problem does happen while browsing and in the email, on
> > > > my laptop but not on the decktop maybe it is related to the temp directories
> > > > as you said in #2...How do I get the trash out of there?
> > > >
> > > > "DeathNACan" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Off the top of my head this could be because for any of the following reasons:
> > > > > 1. There is no or an invalid application registered to open the extention of
> > > > > the attachment.
> > > > > 2. The of of the temp directories has trash left in it from a previous
> > > > > failed attempt to open the attachment.
> > > > > 3. The attachment if FUBAR.
> > > > > 4. The attachment has a virus.
> > > > > 5. Your hard drive is fragmented causing memory and or data corruption.
> > > > > 6. Your email program needs to be patched.
> > > > >
> > > > > For simplicity sake, I would start at the bottom of the list and go up in
> > > > > troubleshooting.
> > > > >
> > > > > "RJ Riptide" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > When opening an attachment or link it will not open all the way or will not
> > > > > > respond to any commcand. I can not close it if it does open and have to hit
> > > > > > ctrl, alt, delete and get task manager and have to end task which is a not
> > > > > > responing program, end now...and I have to start all over from desk top.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What might be possible reason and a fix to it???
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