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"Conrad AN" <Conrad AN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Have a Dell Inspiron 1150. Was working OK; then, IE6 simply failed to
> load;
> although, Task Manager reflects each instance of IE6 I try to load. It's
> just that the browser never comes up. Also, CPU useage appears to be
> maxed
> out.
>
> Then, I download Mozilla Firefox as an alternative test and Firefox works
> fine, no problems, not a glitch, but IE6 still fails.
>
> Outlook Express still works fine, MSN works fine, But, no browsing via IE6
> or Explorer.
>
> Any ideas - Microsoft says to goto the Update Center; but, it's a
> catch-22;
> as, without IE6 working, can't get to the update center.
>
> Any ideas anyone?