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"Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts"
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_intro

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Mike wrote:
> First off I'm running Windows XP-MCE SP-2, with MSIE 7.0.5730.11. The problem
> I'm having is that MSIE is hanging and or freezing. It takes about 5 minutes
> for it open to my home page once that is open I can open any pages in my
> favorites. But if I click on a link it never opens and stops responding. I
> must C-A-D to close it and then I get a message that IE had hung-up. I am not
> running any third-party firewalls, and I'm using Symantec AV. This problem
> just started yesterday for me, after I came home and re-booted my machine.
> Prior to the re-boot no problems. When I do get to my homepage, I better not
> click on a new tab or it will hang-up (freeze). I can run updates to programs
> that don't go through IE, and my local area connection shows that I am
> connected. Please help me, Mike.