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by j.wilson

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An error message read Internet explorer has caused an error.The message went on to say that data might be lost in the process of fixing the error.I've never seen this error message before.The message was detailed and had a technical explaination that I did'nt understand.Question: where was the origin of this error? Was the error caused by this user? thanks jerry

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by thechas

I assume that you are using IE6.
Microsoft improved the error handling in IE6. So instead of just crashing the system, IE6 lets you know it is about to crash.

The error message allows you to report the problem to Microsoft if you so desire.

Bassically, what happened is the IE got lost and couldn't recover on it's own. So, instead of crashing the entire system, it shut itself down.

Unless this happens a lot, it is nothing to worry about.

The "lost data" would include session history and typed URL information. Along with possibly canceling any downloads that you had in progress.

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