My WinXP Pro system d/l an automatic update & install this morning. It had
tried to install the update yesterday, but gave me an error msg.
(Sorry...can't remember it completely.....something about a corrupt file,
maybe?) But I didn't have time to deal with it before leaving for work.

Came home from work this a.m. & evidently, the computer had installed the
update (Windows installer 3.1? I believe) and restarted my computer.
Everything was fine until I tried opening IE (ver 7.0) It will open up to my
home page & everything looks fine...until I either click on a link or enter a
new website in the address bar. Then it locks up ....and then loads 60+
blank windows! No error msgs, no nothing. All my other software is working
fine, and have even been able to d/l other software updates from links within
the software itself, so it isn't my network connection.

I've run virus scans, spyware scans, and I just finished running MS Win
Malicious Software Removal Tool and it didn't find ANYTHING after a total
system scan. (deep sigh.)

I can only assume the problem started with the Win Installer 3.1, but when I
go to uninstall it in Control Panel, I get this scary msg giving me a whole
list of programs that won't work properly if it's removed.

I've tried searching the 'net & the newsgroups here to find similar
problems, but no such luck. Thank goodness my husband's laptop is still able
to connect, otherwise, I'd really be in a mess.

Thanks in advance for your help!

"Jane Wildeman" wrote:

> My WinXP Pro system d/l an automatic update & install this morning. It had
> tried to install the update yesterday, but gave me an error msg.
> (Sorry...can't remember it completely.....something about a corrupt file,
> maybe?) But I didn't have time to deal with it before leaving for work.
>
> Came home from work this a.m. & evidently, the computer had installed the
> update (Windows installer 3.1? I believe) and restarted my computer.
> Everything was fine until I tried opening IE (ver 7.0) It will open up to my
> home page & everything looks fine...until I either click on a link or enter a
> new website in the address bar. Then it locks up ....and then loads 60+
> blank windows! No error msgs, no nothing. All my other software is working
> fine, and have even been able to d/l other software updates from links within
> the software itself, so it isn't my network connection.
>
> I've run virus scans, spyware scans, and I just finished running MS Win
> Malicious Software Removal Tool and it didn't find ANYTHING after a total
> system scan. (deep sigh.)
>
> I can only assume the problem started with the Win Installer 3.1, but when I
> go to uninstall it in Control Panel, I get this scary msg giving me a whole
> list of programs that won't work properly if it's removed.
>
> I've tried searching the 'net & the newsgroups here to find similar
> problems, but no such luck. Thank goodness my husband's laptop is still able
> to connect, otherwise, I'd really be in a mess.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!

On Aug 25, 1:52 pm, tikamurphy <tikamur...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> "Jane Wildeman" wrote:
> > My WinXP Pro system d/l an automatic update & install this morning. It had
> > tried to install the update yesterday, but gave me an error msg.
> > (Sorry...can't remember it completely.....something about a corrupt file,
> > maybe?) But I didn't have time to deal with it before leaving for work.
>
> > Came home from work this a.m. & evidently, the computer had installed the
> > update (Windows installer 3.1? I believe) and restarted my computer.
> > Everything was fine until I tried opening IE (ver 7.0) It will open up to my
> > home page & everything looks fine...until I either click on a link or enter a
> > new website in the address bar. Then it locks up ....and then loads 60+
> > blank windows! No error msgs, no nothing. All my other software is working
> > fine, and have even been able to d/l other software updates from links within
> > the software itself, so it isn't my network connection.
>
> > I've run virus scans, spyware scans, and I just finished running MS Win
> > Malicious Software Removal Tool and it didn't find ANYTHING after a total
> > system scan. (deep sigh.)
>
> > I can only assume the problem started with the Win Installer 3.1, but when I
> > go to uninstall it in Control Panel, I get this scary msg giving me a whole
> > list of programs that won't work properly if it's removed.
>
> > I've tried searching the 'net & the newsgroups here to find similar
> > problems, but no such luck. Thank goodness my husband's laptop is still able
> > to connect, otherwise, I'd really be in a mess.
>
> > Thanks in advance for your help!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Run an up to date anti-virus check and anti-spyware/malware check. IE
7 does not open blank windows for "fun." Something has taken over.