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Internet Explorer wont go away
Name: eeee Date: January 27, 2008 at 08:55:33 Pacific OS: WinXP MCE CPU/Ram: 1.6ghz/504mbram
Comment:
I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition on my 1.6ghz laptop. I used Internet Explorer for about 5 days after I got it, switched to Firefox, and now I am using Opera because I HATE INet Explorer. When I open my Task Manager 2 or 3 instances of IEXPLORE.exe are open and I am getting internet explorer popups that begin with 'CiD.' occasionally. I am scanned my entire drive with Spybot S&D and I just bought Norton 2008 and did a full system scan. The moment i boot up my computer there are 2 instances of IEXPLORE open. I try to end task on them and they close, but immediately reopen and are using about 30-55 mbRam each. What can/should I do?
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: January 27, 2008 at 09:14:16 Pacific
Reply:
I've had this before and it was a file called SVCHOST32 causing the problem.
Boot the computer into safe mode, ditch Norton (because it is crap) and download tools like AVG, Spybot Search and Destroy and scan your system with them. Search using Windows Search tool for a file called SVCHOST32 and delete it.
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Response Number 2
Name: aegis Date: January 27, 2008 at 11:05:44 Pacific
Reply:
Also, you can disable Internet Explorer by going to the Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Then click the large 'Add/Remove Windows Components' button in that window. Scan for Internet Explorer, deselect it and click 'Next'.
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Response Number 3
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: January 27, 2008 at 11:57:03 Pacific
Reply:
that won't stop it from running, it just hides the icons. You can just as easily type "iexplore" into Run.
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Response Number 4
Name: eeee Date: January 27, 2008 at 12:03:45 Pacific
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I have no file called svchost32, and I tried that IE trick and it didnt work either. After my computer has been up awhile each instance of IE uses very little memory.
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Response Number 5
Name: aegis Date: January 27, 2008 at 13:21:15 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks very much for correcting me on that Celcius!! :-)
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Response Number 6
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: January 27, 2008 at 15:44:03 Pacific
Reply:
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