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Buzz asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

Every time I go to close a link from IE I get an error report and everything shuts down. How do I fix this?

Update:

Thanks everyone! Fixed!!

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  • MLM
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    It could be a variety of reasons such as incompatible Add-ons, incompatible toolbars, lack of system resources (RAM), malware, Java problems, etc. Hard to say without knowing the error details.

    First run your resident security products such as antivirus and antispyware applications. If everything comes up clean, try uninstalling your toolbars such as Google or Yahoo through Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. If the issues continue, go to Tools, Manage Add-ons and disable each one by itself to see if one of them is the culprit. If you are still having troubles, update your Java by following these steps.

    Assuming that you are in the Administrator account, go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and uninstall everything that says J2SE, Java and Java Runtime. Reboot (some computers require a reboot to complete the uninstall process). Then go to the site below and download the most recent version of Java.

    Afterwards, in IE, go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced tab and scroll down to the Java section and tickmark the "Use 1.6.2 (version changes with each update) for applet". Click Apply, Click OK and reboot (a reboot is required for some computers for the settings to stick).

    http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

    Finally if everything above has been ruled out, you probably have a system resources problem. You can see if your computer can handle more RAM by going to Crucial.com and running a scan.

    http://www.crucial.com/index.asp

    It's important to note that everything takes RAM. Not only security products (such as active anti-spyware, anti-virus and firewall) eat up memory but your operating system, active browser windows, running applications (such as Word, Gaming, Messenger, Photoshop, etc) and malware

  • 1 decade ago

    dump IE (uninstall it)

    Download the most secure and fastest webbrowser.. Fire Fox 2..for Windows. install it and set it up to delete all the cookies, history, and your private data on logging off the internet, you do this through

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    download it from

  • 1 decade ago

    You most Definently have a virus if i were u i would get a anti-virus with a fire wall.

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