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-- Posted by angie54 at 6:19 pm on Aug. 20, 2006

Ok I know a little about computers but not much, but when I go to almost any website, I get a box that says "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close."  And I can either click to 'send error report', or 'don't send', and it does this everytime I go to almost any website.  And if I click either one it closes my explorer, but if I just drag it down to the bottom of the screen where it doesn't bother me, everything keeps working fine.  It's been doing this for a couple months, but I'm getting really tired of having to do this.  Do you think I have a virus?  I'm confused, does anybody know what my problem could be?  


-- Posted by xxlifesucksxx at 6:20 pm on Aug. 20, 2006

LOL mine does the same exact thing. I just dont press anything and put it in the corner and then it's all good =)


-- Posted by Justinc08 at 6:21 pm on Aug. 20, 2006

Run a virus scan on your computer, it sounds like that might be what it is. Try calling your customer service for your internet provider.


-- Posted by JennyColada at 6:22 pm on Aug. 20, 2006

It happens to me randomly, I didn't think it was a virus as my scanner doesn't say that I have anything when I run it.

I just thought that the program hiccuped or something, as computers do sometimes, or so I thought.


-- Posted by churnfulkiler at 6:26 pm on Aug. 20, 2006

first delete all the cookies history and files including the offline content box then i that doesnt help any try a system restore


-- Posted by Junesong Provision at 6:31 pm on Aug. 20, 2006

That never happens to me, but then again my computer is brand new. I have 107 viruses, but it still works fine - im getting them out soon. Anyway, its just cause your computer is crappy and has too much shit in it wich is messing everything up.


-- Posted by Justinc08 at 6:35 pm on Aug. 20, 2006

Quote: from Junesong Provision at 8:31 pm on Aug. 20, 2006


That never happens to me, but then again my computer is brand new. I have 107 viruses, but it still works fine - im getting them out soon. Anyway, its just cause your computer is crappy and has too much shit in it wich is messing everything up.
Make sure you get them out quickly, some viruses take time to work, some of them eat your computer.


-- Posted by PerfectFairy at 7:15 am on Aug. 21, 2006

Its not a virus, viruses are rare these days and dont do much anyway. Thats just crappy internet explorer playing up


-- Posted by Roy at 7:50 pm on Aug. 22, 2006

Quote: from PerfectFairy at 10:15 am on Aug. 21, 2006


Its not a virus, viruses are rare these days and dont do much anyway. Thats just crappy internet explorer playing up
Viruses are not rare these days at all. Not only that, but they can steal your identity, or ruin your computer. A lot more, too.

That happens to me every once in a while. I'm very careful about viruses on my computer, so I wouldn't say you have a virus. You could always try going to the Microsoft homepage, and in the Downloads section you could re-install Internet Explorer.

Just to be safe, you should scan your computer for viruses.


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