McAfee is finding no probems on my system. So I ran the Trend Micro
online scan, which also found no problems. Using the information from
the support link below, I restored all IE7 advamced settings and reset
all Internet settings. I've done quite a bit of testing since then
and not had the error at closing. Hopefully the problem is fixed
(fingers crossed)! Thanks!

- Bill

On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:50:33 -0400, Leonard Grey
<Leonard@Grey.invalid> wrote:

>Your McAfee software should have prevented any malicious changes from
>occurring to your computer.
>
>"Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts"
>http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_intro
>
>Since malicious software can be very hard to detect you typically need
>to scan your system for malicious software with /several/ of the better
>online scanners (Kaspersky, Eset, Trend Micro, Panda, Sophos, Symantec
>etc.) If necessary, submit a HiJack This log to one of the expert web
>sites that analyze these logs.
>
>Issues with Internet Explorer can also be caused by the use of so-called
>registry cleaners, which often damage a computer, sometimes irreparably.
>If you were using a registry cleaner and it has an undo function, try
>undoing the changes that may have caused your problems to occur.
>
>---
>Leonard Grey
>Errare humanum est
>
>Bill wrote:
>> When I close IE7 (by clicking on the X in the upper right corner) I
>> get an error that says "Internet Explorer has stopped working,
>> searching for a solution". This message stays on the screen for a few
>> seconds, then the window closes and a new IE7 window opens. This new
>> window can be closed normally. This error occurs almost every time I
>> close IE7!
>>
>> My OS is Vista Home Premium, the OS and IE7 are current with Windows
>> updates. I believe this problem started either when I ran a windows
>> update OR when I accidentally landed on a crack page. McAfee warned
>> me the page was bogus, but possibly too late. FWIW though, my default
>> home page (About:Blank) still works OK.
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>>
>> Thanks, Bill