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Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. (NEED HELP BAD!!!!!)
Shameless vanity | 11/29/05 | Self

Posted on 11/29/2005 1:59:48 PM PST by Chi-townChief

I'm suddenly getting the above message and I can't get rid of it. I've unloaded and reloaded Internet explorer 6 countless times over the past 5 days as well as patches, updates, virus checks, bot checks, et al. and keep coming up with the same problem. My e-mail is affected too. "kernel32.dll", whatever that means, seems to come into play here as well. Anyone know anything about this?


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To: Vn_survivor_67-68
I had so many problems with Zone Alarm that I finally got rid of it and installed the Sygate Personal Firewall by Symantec, available on Tucows here:

Sygate

I've not had a problem after having it over a year now.

While on the subject of great utilities, may I also recommend AVG Anti-virus:

AVG Anti-virus

And for the good news, they're both free for the personal editions.

61 posted on 11/29/2005 3:01:18 PM PST by Reagan is King (Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it)
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To: Chi-townChief

Download Mozilla FireFox. and Uninstall IE. I haven't had a problem since I quit using IE. FireFox will allow you to import all your BookMarks and Outlook Express files. Don't waste your time trying to fix IE it's a waste of time.


62 posted on 11/29/2005 3:26:07 PM PST by okiejack (Thank GOD for Grunts!)
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To: Chi-townChief

keep in mind your old OS doesn't support many of these newer programs


63 posted on 11/29/2005 3:28:56 PM PST by vigilante2 (member of the vast right wing conspiracy)
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To: Chi-townChief

Firefox is good, but it has a tendency to crash on certain sites: Drudge, NRO, NYPost. Other than that it's a good browser. It's fast and more immune to spyware and hijacks.


64 posted on 11/29/2005 3:34:23 PM PST by manwiththehands (Democrats and the MSM: lies and hypocrisy on steroids)
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To: Chi-townChief

It seems to me that Internet explorer is searching for your kernal32.dll file and can't find it. Its possible it was over-written some how. You should be able to copy it back into the windows system directory from your Windows System Cab files which are stored on your installation CD.

I hope you can solve this problem without having to reinstall the whole system,but sometimes thats the best thing to do with Windows.


65 posted on 11/29/2005 3:36:20 PM PST by puppypusher
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To: Kerretarded; Chi-townChief
This happened to my work computer where I still have to use [blech] IE. I used Hijack This! and fixed the problem.
66 posted on 11/29/2005 3:42:10 PM PST by arasina (So there.)
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To: chronic_loser

I've never had a virus or spyware. I don't have to worry about any of that stuff. I've been a Mac user for 10 years. The only time I ever install the operating system is when Apple comes out with the latest and greatest. Mac OSX is great.

I do have to suffer with Micros**t XP at work, however. The Firefox I use at work is considered contraband , non-approved software that could get me in trouble, but I refuse to use Micros**t Exploder.


67 posted on 11/29/2005 3:46:40 PM PST by MSM Hater ("Ohio must be de-RINOized")
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To: Chi-townChief

Run "disk cleanup" (found in by right-clicking on the icon for drive C: in "Properties")

Then run defrag.


68 posted on 11/29/2005 3:47:27 PM PST by Alouette (Talent on loan from ZOG)
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To: Chi-townChief

bttt


69 posted on 11/29/2005 3:51:34 PM PST by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: Alouette

Did that Friday.


70 posted on 11/29/2005 4:15:38 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: arasina

I ran HijackThis but I'm totally clueless on what to do with the results.


71 posted on 11/29/2005 4:17:19 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: Mannaggia l'America

Maybe you can help with my IE problem. Everytime I log on after being offline for several hours, I get a "Page Cannot Be Displayed" error; and the only "fix" is to reboot my computer, which is a pain in the neck. Any way to fix this? Thanks.


72 posted on 11/29/2005 4:28:07 PM PST by handk (The truth is the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.)
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To: Chi-townChief

If you want you can Freepmail me the results. It is pretty easy to read once you know what you are looking at. Most of the entries will be items running on your system. If you recognize the application, ie McAfee, then it is an ok entry. Entries that you are looking for are miscellaneous ones for internet homepages or unfamiliar applications.

Like I said, I can look at it if you want.


73 posted on 11/29/2005 5:33:31 PM PST by Eagle of Liberty (11, 175, 77, 93 - In Memory Always)
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To: Chi-townChief

bttt


74 posted on 11/29/2005 6:01:42 PM PST by firewalk
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To: Kerretarded

Thanks - Help2go.com has a "detective" that analyzes them and I did what they said but still the same problem and now I can't get hijackthis to run. I replaced kernel32.dll, deleted the win386.swp file, loaded AVG anti-virus and still the same problems. Baffling.


75 posted on 11/29/2005 6:03:56 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: handk
Maybe you can help with my IE problem. Everytime I log on after being offline for several hours, I get a "Page Cannot Be Displayed" error; and the only "fix" is to reboot my computer, which is a pain in the neck. Any way to fix this?

What kind of connection do you have? Dial-up, DSL, cable? If it is DSL or cable, do you have a router or just a DSL/cable modem?

76 posted on 11/29/2005 6:04:18 PM PST by Mannaggia l'America
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To: puppypusher
It seems to me that Internet explorer is searching for your kernal32.dll file and can't find it.

Nah - if kernel32.dll didn't exist, the system wouldn't even boot into Windows. Everything uses kernel32.dll including Windows itself - basically it "is" Windows, or a large part of it.

An error in a DLL does not necessarily mean there is a problem with that DLL - it can also mean that something is feeding it bad data. DLL's are libraries of functions and subroutines that other programs use and if those programs pass invalid data into the functions and subroutines, you get errors from the DLL, but the problem actually lies in the program using the DLL, not the DLL itself (although theortically it should be robust enough to catch the invalid data and handle it gracefully, but that's another story).

77 posted on 11/29/2005 6:08:32 PM PST by Mannaggia l'America
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To: Mannaggia l'America

I have a dial-up connection. I never had a problem until recently. I suspect adware or other similar culprit.


78 posted on 11/29/2005 6:25:14 PM PST by handk (The truth is the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.)
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To: El Gran Salseron; Vn_survivor_67-68
I highly recommend El Gran Salseron's suggestion.

I have had problems with Zone alarm on numerous operating systems.

EGS's suggestion has proven to be a smart move.

This won't fix your current problem, but it may help in the future.
79 posted on 11/29/2005 6:38:50 PM PST by 2111USMC
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To: handk
The Page Cannot Be Displayed can be a variety of things. The most basic thing would be that names (like www.freerepublic.com) cannot be resolved by DNS to an IP address.

When you have the problem again, before rebooting, open a command prompt and type:

ping www.freerepublic.com

You should get something like:

Pinging www.freerepublic.com [209.157.64.201] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 209.157.64.201: bytes=32 time=209ms TTL=43

If you see the number like 209.157.64.201, that's www.freerepublic.com resolved to an IP address (which is what the Internet works with internally). If you get errors, then there is some issue with it re-establishing the DNS server.

If you get the IP address back and replies, you are online and it is some issue with IE.

In addition to what I described in my previous post about deleting all of the objects from View Objects in IE, look in Add/Remove Programs for something called "New.Net". If you see that, remove it. That's something that comes along as baggage with other programs or sites trick you into downloading - it is supposed to be some "new" way to resolve names to IP addresses, but is basically spyware (or junkware or whatever).

Of course, also take the standard routes - download and run Adaware (www.lavasoftusa.com), Spybot Search and Destroy, Microsoft AntiSpyware, and CWShredder. Be sure to get the latest signatures for each before scanning.

If that doesn't help, try the suggestions here.

80 posted on 11/29/2005 7:25:59 PM PST by Mannaggia l'America
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