I have been getting the gray and white box that says that "Microsoft has encountered a problem and needs to close". It gives me a choice of whether I want to "Send Error Report" or "Don't Send". When I choose to send the report, the only recommendation is that there is a newer version of IE available which is IE 6 SP1. I am using IE 5.5 SP2 and I don't want to upgrade because of the problems IE 6 has been having. I did download the patch that is suppose to be a cumulative patch for all versions of Internet Explorer. Please give me a step by step instruction on how to disable the IE Error Reporting Box. I do know that I have to edit the Registry but I need a "line by line" description on what to do once I get into the Registry to change it. Thanks,

It is in the Microsoft Knowledge base article below. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q276550

Yes, I have looked at it many times. Is this what I put in the Registry - "IE WatsonEnabled = (DWORD) 0" without the quotes? Do I actually type in the word ... (DWORD) ? This is all so new to me. Can I reinstall IE 5.0 that came on my Windows 98SE CD without reinstalling Windows? Thanks,

Click on Start, Run, type in Regedit click on OK. Go all the way down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main, then click on Edit in the menubar, select New from there click on DWORD Value. Now type in: IEWatsonEnabled and hit the [Enter]key. The default value is 0. When you reboot the new setting becomes active. Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. One cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk. Greetz from The Netherlands, The Count

Run Regedit Browse to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Select the word MAIN In the right window, right mouse, new, DWORD Value You will get a field called NewValue#1 created AND hightlighted. Type over it with the characters IEWatsonEnabled Then Enter (By default, it's value is zero.) Exit Regedit

Yes on the IE5 install dword is the just type of registry field you are creating. When you created the registry field IE WatsonEnabled you had the option of designating it as a string value, binary value, or dword value. You should have selected dword value, then typed IE WatsonEnabled and pressed enter. Then you right click on the new field name you see there called IE WatsonEnabled, and select modify, then enter a 0 under the words value data. Press enter, close regedit and you are set.

Dakota-I went to RR Broadband and unbekown to me IE6 SP1 was installed on the CD they gave me. That was the best thing that could have happened to me. I could get rid of the IE Repair Tool with IE6. It has been a smooth ride. Just be sure and get the whole deal including SP1.