After installing an official MS office 2003 update when starting Windows XP
(SP2)
an IE instance starts automatically.
When then I start either outlook express or internet explorer they freeze
when connecting to WEB.
If I kill the automatic IE instance using taskmanager everything goes back
to normal and both OE and IE
connect regularly.
I thank in advance whomever may give me useful suggestions on how to solve
this issue.

Do you have a short cut for IE in your Startup folder? If so, you
probably want to remove it. It could also be a short cut to a file that
uses IE by default to open, such as an HTML file.

Otherwise do a Start, Run, MSCONFIG and look there for things that might
be starting IE.

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups via this web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
There select Internet Explorer


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"joe ebay" wrote in message
...
After installing an official MS office 2003 update when starting
Windows XP (SP2)
an IE instance starts automatically.
When then I start either outlook express or internet explorer they
freeze when connecting to WEB.
If I kill the automatic IE instance using taskmanager everything goes
back to normal and both OE and IE
connect regularly.
I thank in advance whomever may give me useful suggestions on how to
solve this issue.

Nope, the phantom IEXPLORE instance is still being startup by user SYSTEM.
It blocks any other IE and OE instance I run.
I am really getting crazy, do you have other ideas or sources where I could
find useful hints ?
Thanks again for your kindness.

Marco
"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Do you have a short cut for IE in your Startup folder? If so, you
probably want to remove it. It could also be a short cut to a file that
uses IE by default to open, such as an HTML file.

Otherwise do a Start, Run, MSCONFIG and look there for things that might
be starting IE.

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups via this web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
There select Internet Explorer


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"joe ebay" wrote in message
...
After installing an official MS office 2003 update when starting Windows
XP (SP2)
an IE instance starts automatically.
When then I start either outlook express or internet explorer they freeze
when connecting to WEB.
If I kill the automatic IE instance using taskmanager everything goes
back to normal and both OE and IE
connect regularly.
I thank in advance whomever may give me useful suggestions on how to
solve this issue.

What does the Internet Explorer open? A web page, HTML file, etc.?
That might give a clue.

The MSCONFIG Start Up tab shows everything started when Windows start.
It either has to be there or has to be started by something there.

You might also want to scan for spyware, viruses, etc.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Spyware, Browser Hijackings and other Antisocial Tricks
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html

Removing Malware
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"joe ebay" wrote in message
...
Nope, the phantom IEXPLORE instance is still being startup by user
SYSTEM.
It blocks any other IE and OE instance I run.
I am really getting crazy, do you have other ideas or sources where I
could find useful hints ?
Thanks again for your kindness.

Marco
"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Do you have a short cut for IE in your Startup folder? If so, you
probably want to remove it. It could also be a short cut to a file
that uses IE by default to open, such as an HTML file.

Otherwise do a Start, Run, MSCONFIG and look there for things that
might be starting IE.

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups via this web
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
There select Internet Explorer


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"joe ebay" wrote in message
...
After installing an official MS office 2003 update when starting
Windows XP (SP2)
an IE instance starts automatically.
When then I start either outlook express or internet explorer they
freeze when connecting to WEB.
If I kill the automatic IE instance using taskmanager everything
goes back to normal and both OE and IE
connect regularly.
I thank in advance whomever may give me useful suggestions on how to
solve this issue.

"Michael Santovec" escreveu na mensagem
...
What does the Internet Explorer open? A web page, HTML file, etc.? That
might give a clue.

The MSCONFIG Start Up tab shows everything started when Windows start. It
either has to be there or has to be started by something there.

You might also want to scan for spyware, viruses, etc.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Spyware, Browser Hijackings and other Antisocial Tricks
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html

Removing Malware
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"joe ebay" wrote in message
...
Nope, the phantom IEXPLORE instance is still being startup by user
SYSTEM.
It blocks any other IE and OE instance I run.
I am really getting crazy, do you have other ideas or sources where I
could find useful hints ?
Thanks again for your kindness.

Marco
"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Do you have a short cut for IE in your Startup folder? If so, you
probably want to remove it. It could also be a short cut to a file that
uses IE by default to open, such as an HTML file.

Otherwise do a Start, Run, MSCONFIG and look there for things that might
be starting IE.

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups via this web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
There select Internet Explorer


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"joe ebay" wrote in message
...
After installing an official MS office 2003 update when starting
Windows XP (SP2)
an IE instance starts automatically.
When then I start either outlook express or internet explorer they
freeze when connecting to WEB.
If I kill the automatic IE instance using taskmanager everything goes
back to normal and both OE and IE
connect regularly.
I thank in advance whomever may give me useful suggestions on how to
solve this issue.