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by pctech

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I have a system with windows 98 SE and Internet Explorer 6. The explorer version was version 5 but it had a error that when I opened Internet Explorer it brought up a window saying there was a problem with Internet Explorer and it needs to close. When I click on the option to see what data the error report contains it gives me the following message
Error signature
App Name :iexplore.exe
Appvers 6.0.28.00.1106
Mod ver 0.0.0.0
offset 97638f16
Mod name: unknown

I upgraded to Explorer 6 hoping to fix this problem but the exact same message appears. I have used the Internet Explorer repair tool but it made no diffirence. If I ignore the error box then I can still browse the Internet with a problem.
I have checked the microsoft site but find nothing that relates to this particular error message.
Does anybody have any suggestions?

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by joey indolos

If that's your only system that has a problem with IE then the problem probably isn't in IE itself, but in the way the OS interacts with it. My company has experienced situations where PCs all of a sudden start acting up with some software like Excel or IE wherein the software starts throwing exceptions. Usually it's something that was left hanging in memory (you know how Windows is) and rebooting solves it. But if it starts happening with regularity we usually reinstall the OS on that PC. It's simpler and faster than trying to analyze the exact cause of the problem.

by pctech

Thanks for your input but i am hoping to avoid reinstalling the os if possible ..... I upgraded Win 98 to Win 98 SE when i upgraded some hardware and the problem was still there so it would have to be a clean install to fix it i think

by prince_jefri

i too had this problem with my XP Operating System..try using a program like Regseeker, that have a tweaking options, and will unload any program that uses memory after the program is closed...

by rickyrattlesnake

I had the same problem. RAM, which was only about a month old was going bad. Replaced it and the error message was gone. Quick, cheap fix. Hope it works for you.

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