Fixing Explorer 6.0

[FastFastr]

WHen I am using Explorer 6.0, I can not navigate within a website. I can get TO a site, but then have trouble clicking WITHIN a site. It seems that the microsoft flag in the upper-right corner stops "flying."

Although hitting refresh sometimes helps, it is not a real cure.

I have tried:

1. Going to microsoft.com to download updates, but I can not navigae to the downloads.

2. Erasing the popup-stopper, adaware and webshots that I have downloaded in case any of them brought junk with them.

Neither works. Please help. Do I have a virus or trojan horse? Please help me! This is an occasional problem tha thas grown worse.

 

[Lust Engine]

Are you on a Mac? Because the grand ol' folks at Microsoft have stopped supporting Explorer- no new patches, updates, etc... Explorer's doing a lousy job with some of the more intense Java based sites so that might be your issue with it seizing up.

Switch over to Safari if you are on a Mac; it's a little different but much more reliable.

 

[fgarvb1]

Fuck man..if you find out how to completely fix IE 6. anything the world will bow down and kiss your ass!

Now having smarted off.

Have you tried reinstalling it. When you do most of the time it will give you the option to "repair it" (insert large snort here!).

 

[FastFastr]

I am running it on a Dell, "mac-free" computer. How do I reinstall it? From a disk or from the web?

 

[SweetErika]

You could also try another browser like Mozilla Firefox (I'm a convert) or Opera. I only use Explorer when absolutely necessary now. Good luck!

 

[coldbeer1]

Read This:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;318378

 

[FastFastr]

Thanks coldbeer... nice lead.

 

[Zergplex]

Zergplex Says

You could also try another browser like Mozilla Firefox (I'm a convert) or Opera. I only use Explorer when absolutely necessary now. Good luck!

I'm a firefox convert as well. I don't know how I survived these forums without tabbed browsing....

-Zergplex

 

[Bobmi357]

Somethings just aren't worth trying to fix.

I've been using Netscape forever. For less than 10bucks you can get yourself a nifty book and the program on cd, or you can download it for free online and live without the book.

Since the early 80's when I was first introduced to the net, I've watched it grow in features and capabilities. And it surprises the heck out of me that people allow microsoft to get away with the crap they do. MS and its security flaws are responsible for 80% of the worlds known computer viruses of the past five years. If detroit built cars like Microsoft built software, GM, Ford all those companies would have been sued into non-existance years ago.

 

[Zergplex]

Zergplex Says

Somethings just aren't worth trying to fix.

I've been using Netscape forever. For less than 10bucks you can get yourself a nifty book and the program on cd, or you can download it for free online and live without the book.

Since the early 80's when I was first introduced to the net, I've watched it grow in features and capabilities. And it surprises the heck out of me that people allow microsoft to get away with the crap they do. MS and its security flaws are responsible for 80% of the worlds known computer viruses of the past five years. If detroit built cars like Microsoft built software, GM, Ford all those companies would have been sued into non-existance years ago.

I have to agree with all of Microsofts glaring errors, but I do dispute one fact for your virus example. The majority of virus's are built for microsoft not because of the flaws (or at least not primarily) but because that is where the targets of the viruses are. If Apple was the primary computer system for most personal and buisness computers then more viruses would be targeted at Apple computers. This doesn't excuse microsofts errors in the least though, just one of your examples.

-Zergplex

 

[fgarvb1]

I am running it on a Dell, "mac-free" computer. How do I reinstall it? From a disk or from the web?

On windows 98SE, go to the add/remove programs menu, click on IE and click remove.

NOTE: on MOST modern non-OEM versions you will get a menu asking if you want to install, remove, or repair it.

Click on repair.

I would not try this unless I had a browser on hand to get me back on the INTERNET because I am unlucky and can fuck up a wet dream.

You may well have to reinstall service packs or up dates, I don't remember.

On XP follow Microsoft's advice.

 

[Bobmi357]

Re: Zergplex Says

I have to agree with all of Microsofts glaring errors, but I do dispute one fact for your virus example. The majority of virus's are built for microsoft not because of the flaws (or at least not primarily) but because that is where the targets of the viruses are. If Apple was the primary computer system for most personal and buisness computers then more viruses would be targeted at Apple computers. This doesn't excuse microsofts errors in the least though, just one of your examples.

-Zergplex

Bullshit. There have been a handful of viruses out there for mac. That the intel based processor computer is more popular than macs can be attributed to apple's pricing and poorly designed marketing strategy. Yes there are more pc's than macs, but to put this as the primary reason as to why there are more pc viruses than mac viruses ignores the fact that there are more holes/loopholes and flaws in the pc environment than there are in the mac environment. And software development for the PC is easier than the Mac.

Viruses, spyware, trojans all can be avoided just by practising a little safe computing. The computers here in my office have been virus free for years. But then I do not use a MS built email program, I do not use an html capable emailer, I do not use a MS browser. Other than the barest operating system features, no ms product is executed on our systems.

If you use a Microsoft product, you deserve the virus you catch.

 

[Zergplex]

Re: Re: Zergplex Says

Bullshit. There have been a handful of viruses out there for mac. That the intel based processor computer is more popular than macs can be attributed to apple's pricing and poorly designed marketing strategy. Yes there are more pc's than macs, but to put this as the primary reason as to why there are more pc viruses than mac viruses ignores the fact that there are more holes/loopholes and flaws in the pc environment than there are in the mac environment. And software development for the PC is easier than the Mac.

Viruses, spyware, trojans all can be avoided just by practising a little safe computing. The computers here in my office have been virus free for years. But then I do not use a MS built email program, I do not use an html capable emailer, I do not use a MS browser. Other than the barest operating system features, no ms product is executed on our systems.

If you use a Microsoft product, you deserve the virus you catch.

I have not had a virus in years either, so please don't get on a high horse Bobmi I respect your opinion too much for that. Virus writers write for the platform their targets are, where they can get the most widespread distribution of their virus. Microsoft's Windows is the dominant OS and so it is the target whether it has security holes or not. I am not excusing it's problems, Windows has MAJOR flaws and so do all Microsofts software but that is not the reason so many viruses are made for that operating system. If they had 10% of the PC market instead of the majority of it you wouldn't see nearly as many viruses written for the system, instead virus writers would exploit problems in the new popular operating system.

Or at least thats how I'v always seen it through my experiances.

-Zergplex

 

[ReadyOne]

While I will admit the number of script kiddies is much. much greater now than back in the mainframe days...

The number of Security fixes IBM made for the MVS operating system can almost be counted on the fingers of one hand.

When did you ever hear of the Federal Reserve system or ACH catching a virus?

(That's why they still keep the mainframes -- so they can run MVS!)

Now in it's day, MVS was by far and wide the most prevalant operating system runing on what was by far the most prevalent architecture.

If we could do it (have a secure system) with mainframes, Bill Gates could have done it with Windows/NT

My humble opinion....

 

[anony13]

Re: Re: Zergplex Says

Usually... I lurk. Read the Advice. Check out the ladies. But this post deserves a response.

There have been a handful of viruses out there for mac.

None iirc for OS X. There have been a few "proof of concept" virii, but nothing in the wild.

That the intel based processor computer is more popular than macs can be attributed to apple's pricing and poorly designed marketing strategy.

I think Apple's marketing strategy is doing pretty well. The same statement could be applied to the question "Why aren't we all driving BMWs and Porsches?"

And software development for the PC is easier than the Mac.

Do you even know what you're talking about? All of the tools to write software for the Mac COME with it. NeXT (on which OS X is based) is still considered one of the easiest platforms to write software for. I would go no where near as close as to say that software development is easier for Windows.


And to not thread jack.
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