Thanks for the help! I've been trying to fix this for a while. I don't use
IE6, I use Firefox most of the time and this affected both. Seems to me that
the sites most affected were firearms related if it matters. Take care,
Andy

"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
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> DO NOT install 1.4.2 - it's now outdated, and has been replaced by v1.5.
> v1.4.2 has some significant vulnerabilities that were fixed in the update.
> If you have earlier versions of Java installed, they will need to be
> uninstalled from Add/Remove programs..
> http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>
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> "jotama" <jotama@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:82D77F07-58DD-4AF7-A52D-CBA2E76AF574@microsoft.com...
>> Go to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html.
>> Download J2SE v 1.4.2_10 JRE. (Make sure you get the JRE file - Windows
>> Installation, Multi-language , not the SDK file, unless you are a
>> software
>> developer).
>> Install it.
>>
>> The foregoing worked for me on My Windows XP2 Pro.
>> Good Luck
>>
>>
>> "diggler042003@yahoo.com" wrote:
>>
>>> Whenever I try to open certain web pages, my browser (whether it's IE,
>>> Firefox, Opera) simply closes automatically without warning.
>>>
>>> I've disabled my firewalls (Norton and XP SP2) and STILL I get the same
>>> problem!
>>>
>>> What is going on here, and how can I fix this problem? Please help -
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>>
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