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Internet Exploreer closes new windows

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by charlenedodge

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I have recently reinstalled Windows 98SE on a computer I just overhauled that had more problems than you can shake a stick at, not booting right, not shutting down ect. Everything went fine except that the IE 5.5 and 6 as well as Netscape close every new window that you load up. It is not related to Anti Virus, and it is not related to anti pop up software. I also tried to close the Java settings, which worked for a few days and now it has started up closing explorer windows again. Please help.

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by mozster

Its a stab in the dark but it could be spyware/malware thats installed itself on your PC - antivirus programs won't find these.
Go to www.lavatech.de and download a copy of the free Adaware program.
Run this and let it detect and remove any spyware etc it finds on your machine. Try IE again after this process is complete.

by charlenedodge

It never hurts to have that running, but the problem did not go away. that, and since I cannot bring up a second window on that system, I had to burn to CD then install from the HD.

by jschein

Second stab.. Righ-click my computer... goto properties.. look into your device manager. Do you have any exclamation marks? You need to install all the proper drivers or that system will always be buggy.

If that is not the case, SPY BOT S&D and Adaware should be used to do a full sweep of that system.

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