Skunky
09-21-2006, 08:43 PM
Hi everyone. I am having a problem with IE.
My IE version is 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr_.050301-1519.
For some reason I was online and doing a search and I had multiple IE windows minimized and then double clicked on another potential search from google and the page loaded for a split second and then all of my IE windows were gone and I was back to the desktop. Nothing else was affected. This just happened and all of a sudden. I had no prior indication of malware/spyware or any decrease in performance you would expect if the problem were constant, growing or significant.
Now, EVERYTIME I double click the IE icon on the desktop or from the quick lauch, the web page loads for a split second and then I am back at the desktop once again. HOWEVER, if I load an explorer window from within windows and go to a site that way, it loads fine and I can navigate that page in the sites entirety. I can even go to other sites if I use the original explorer window I initially used to get the page to load, BUT if I CTRL+N to load a new page, it repeats the process and all IE windows created by using the windows explorer window disappear and I am back at the desktop. There is a 2 second pause before my icons and such become visible. I haven't installed any new hardware or software recently. I even tried to use system restore to solve the problem, but it was turned off so I couldn't use it. I don't think I have any spyware on my computer. Sure, I could have some....doesn't everybody? I run ad-aware every day and have never had a problem like this before.
Any ideas to what may be causing this problem? The computer is a Dell 8250 - P4 - 2.66Ghz with 1 GB memory.
Any information you can provide would be most appreciated! Should I download Netscape/Firefox???
Thanks!
~Gwen
My IE version is 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr_.050301-1519.
For some reason I was online and doing a search and I had multiple IE windows minimized and then double clicked on another potential search from google and the page loaded for a split second and then all of my IE windows were gone and I was back to the desktop. Nothing else was affected. This just happened and all of a sudden. I had no prior indication of malware/spyware or any decrease in performance you would expect if the problem were constant, growing or significant.
Now, EVERYTIME I double click the IE icon on the desktop or from the quick lauch, the web page loads for a split second and then I am back at the desktop once again. HOWEVER, if I load an explorer window from within windows and go to a site that way, it loads fine and I can navigate that page in the sites entirety. I can even go to other sites if I use the original explorer window I initially used to get the page to load, BUT if I CTRL+N to load a new page, it repeats the process and all IE windows created by using the windows explorer window disappear and I am back at the desktop. There is a 2 second pause before my icons and such become visible. I haven't installed any new hardware or software recently. I even tried to use system restore to solve the problem, but it was turned off so I couldn't use it. I don't think I have any spyware on my computer. Sure, I could have some....doesn't everybody? I run ad-aware every day and have never had a problem like this before.
Any ideas to what may be causing this problem? The computer is a Dell 8250 - P4 - 2.66Ghz with 1 GB memory.
Any information you can provide would be most appreciated! Should I download Netscape/Firefox???
Thanks!
~Gwen