[GetReal]

If this post is off-topic or inappropriate then someone let me know.


Having a PC problem here and can't identify whats wrong. Have 4 computers here and this very old one is my primary link to the internet, as use the other 3 for serious things and can't contemplate getting malware on them. The PC is running Win-2000 SP-4 with most updates and PC-cillin antivirus. Within the past month I find that I can still access my home page OK (PCWorld) but if I then click on any article or link there the 90% result is that within seconds of a newpage download starting, IE locks followed by a request to debug. When I click "no" then IE unloads. If I click "yes" to debug then Debug shows but I don't know what to do with it. Don't have this problem if I stay away from PCWorld. As one-time experiment I tried a different computer using W2K with same configuration & did not have this problem(s).

Just to access this forum & post this comment required 5 attempts/restarts, so need to resolve this.

Suggestions or comments welcome!

[mjd420nova]

Have you installed any new software/hardware lately? Just this last week I had to install soft software on the server so my youngest son could use a new HP all in one unit with his laptop. Man did that thing install a load of junk, order supplies, support and a bunch of junk. Really slowed down a restart and held up things. Had to go back and uninstall the unneeded stuff and that cured the problem.

[GetReal]

Thanks for the response---good question there but actually don't know the answer. Approximately the same time this started (plus or minus a week or so) I bought/installed an Iomega 500 Gb network HD and configured software on all 4 computers. If that is the problem then I wonder why the other computer I have home networked don't experience the problem (one other also has dual-boot for W2K and XP and that computer is the unit previously mentioned as test-bed, it is also connected to the new external HD yet shows no problems).

[mphenterprises]

Hi GetReal and welcome to the PCWorld Communities. :D




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[mphenterprises]

My first questions to you are:

- What version of Internet Explorer are you using?

- Have you tried any other browsers?

- Do you have any add-ons installed within Internet Explorer?

[GetReal]

Sorry about posting this to the wrong forum.


Using IE6 w/ sp1 as believe that is the most recent Microsoft version that runs with W2K. Don't have & never used any other browsers. I have installed MS updates for IE & Outlook but have not installed any other add-on's to IE6 and don't see anything on my IE toolbar or elsewhere(?)

[GetReal]

Apologize! Was not sure where to post the question. Thank you.

[mphenterprises]

:D No need to post it two. I got it the first time. :D





I have not used Windows 2000 in a very long time and the same applies to Internet Explorer 6. Give me a moment and let me do a bit of research about version compatibility.

[mphenterprises]

Okay, after doing some digging, I confirmed that upgrading to Internet Explorer 7 is definitely not an option. However, at least as just a test, determining if another browser works for your needs is an option. Opera (available by clicking this link ) is compatible with Windows 2000.

As I mentioned, just as a test, download and install this browser to see if you have the same issue. Just to confirm, when you stated, "Just to access this forum & post this comment required 5 attempts/restarts, so need to resolve this," I presume you mean five restarts of Internet Explorer and not your computer, correct?

[rgreen4]

I used to have to use IE6 running on Win2K when replying to posts in the community at work. It was a real pain. I never had that problem, but IE6 and Clearspace don't like each other. Shoot IE7 and Clearspace don't either.
Get Real - another one to try is Firefox.

[GetReal]

Thanks to both of you for the replies.
These are typical of error messages received under IE6 while trying to access this page....









!http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
1!

















!http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
1!





Well, have 3 similar/different images to show but can't get the image insert process here to accept all...

:-[


To answer questions, yes IE is all that crashes, W2K OS shows no problem.


I have downloaded & installed both Opera & Firefox. Running each one time loads this forum-page without any error, so apparantly it is a problem wiyh my install of IE6.









Unless someone has more ideas of what I can do to fix this (I hope) it looks like I need to either abandon PCWorld as homepage and/or resolve to not use IE6 if I don't!

[GetReal]

Further to my most recent post about testing Opera & Firefox. I have closed both and then reverted to IE6. Doing this twice and each time IE6 now functions without producing errors!!!!!!!!
Something apparantly corrected or overwritten with install of these 2 other browsers??????



GOOD!

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OOPS---not good.....

Restarted the computer and now the IE6 problem has returned.

And Coastie, I cannot find any references to IE6 W2K service packs beyond SP1, though MS has some upgrades & fix's on their downloads page. Please give me any links that you might remember....
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[coastie65]

Hey GetReal, I ran Win2k pro until 2004. If I remember correctly, they were up to SP6. I know it went as far as SP4 for sure. coastie