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Dr debugger wormer?? something kicking me off facebook

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by hedpig 1 view

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am not sure this is the name of it..but sometimes that name pops up after i get booted off IE6 when i am in facebook.. most times a box comes up stating something has happened and IE has to shut down.. i am not able to open anything that comes up to explain how to avoid this as another box comes up telling me there is no folder to open it with and i have to make one.. i have no clue what all those things are in 'folder options' i am not a big business just me at home with lil biz..i am totally clueless and do not have the $ to take computer in for this..can anyone help?? would be much appreciated.. hope you all have a safe and happy holiday and Merry Christmas

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by tonyreilly

Have you tried running IE with no addons? This option can be found in the start menu. If it works then it is an add on that is causing it to kick you off.
Does this happen on all sites or just Facebook?

by tobif

For instance Mozilla Firefox (maybe even with ad blocker and noscript add-ons) or my favorite browser Opera.

[rant] (I use Internet Explorer only for a few sites that don't work well with "normal browsers", mostly internet banking.[/rant]

by hedpig

i do not know what add ons are..i just get kicked off facebook as of now....

someone mentioned using mozilla.. i will do that... hope it works as it makes me crazy to keep logging back to email andother IE pages

by tobif

Open Windows' Control panel - Internet options
Go to tab "Programs" and click on "Manage add-ons".

Here you can walk through all installed add-ons to IE and disable as much as you like. Just remember what you were doing, in case you want to roll back anything. The extensions from Microsoft are probably ok.

Map based on Vista with IE8, could look slightly differently on your system.

by seanferd

?

If so, this is not your problem. It is gathering data on the crash to report the problem to MS (let it do so).

by seanferd

Black sheep of the family, though. They say I lack guts, bowel in particular.

But that Dr. Watson, he's de bugger!

by hedpig

yes that comes up sometimes but not often..after i get booted off IE..meaning ALL the IE pages i have open.not just facebook..
but i am doing something ON facebook when i get booted..

by seanferd

by "Dr debugger wormer".

"after i get booted off IE..meaning ALL the IE pages i have open.not just facebook.."

Yes, that is what happens when an application crashes.

It may simply be due to the fact that you are using IE6. You should really upgrade to a newer version of IE (8 for XP) or try a different browser like Firefox or Chrome. I've seen IE6 crash plenty when it encounters modern web technology that it can't handle.

As to Add-ons possibly causing an issue:
In IE, click Tools → Manage Addons and see if there is anything listed. Disable any add-ons and try Facebooking again.

You can look in the Event logs to see what errors IE registered (and post them here, if necessary). Find Event Viewer in your Start menu, or type
eventvwr.msc
in the Run box.

Look at the Applications log. Look for the most recent errors and warnings for potentially related entries. Then, at the top of the viewing pane, click the Source column header to sort the events by app name, then look for internet explorer entries which are errors or warnings.

You can try uninstalling then reinstalling IE, in case something in IE is corrupted.

You can run the command
sfc /scannow
from the Run box to check system files for corrupted or missing files.

In case malware may be causing a problem, do a full scan with your anti-virus. Further, download this tool http://malwarebytes.org (the free version), install it, let it update, then run it.

But do realize that IE6 is terribly outdated, and that you are likely to run into more problems with it as the web continues to change. (Besides, you are missing out on tabbed browsing! So much easier to be able to refer to a link on a page without having the original page close.)

by tobif

I think that anti-malware programs, which are capable of finding and eliminating keyloggers, should be labeled "deburgler" :)

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