IE Crashing immediately after posting to this forum?

[MonitorGuru]

Has anyone else had this problem?  I've seen it on two different systems, one at home and one at work.  Home is XP Pro, work is Windows Server 2003 and all have the latest required updates.

When I click POST, IE locks and then has a "send to microsoft" error dialog.  My post actually goes through, but IE crashes before redrawing the screen after the post/reply.

Does anyone else have this problem?  I havn't run into it on any other forum, though most others don't run this particular software.

[spystyle]

I once got SO fed up with Microsoft's crappy browser that I tried Mozilla FireFox, it was so great I have'nt looked back since.

And it's free!

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

It's solid, feature rich, fast, resistant to malicious code and pop-ups, I simply can't recommend it enough.

Not to mention historically Microsoft's IE browser was only 'bolted on' to Windows because Netscape was winning the browser war, it was rushed and buggy since it's inception, it was another of Microsoft's tricky tactics to ensure total monopoly.

It's as melevolent as it is true, read about it here :
http://www.fuckmicrosoft.com/content/whatsbad.shtml

For me switching to Firefox web browser was like stepping out of a 1984 Ford Escort and stepping into 2000 Toyota Celica, try it out, you'll dig it :)

Groovy?
Craig

[MonitorGuru]

Umm lets not get into MS bashing / browser religion here. A simple question looking for a simple answer please.

[Jakobud]

Umm lets not get into MS bashing / browser religion here. A simple question looking for a simple answer please.

Hehe... there is nothing 'religious' about it   Firefox simply blows IE out of the water.  You should try it.

[Goz]

 Firefox rocks.

As for the IE prob, try dropping your cookies and posting again. Chances are you have a corrupt  cookie. If this doesn't solve it, tru the next std IE trouble shooting step: delete temp internet files and try again.

Hope it helps...

-Goz

[shmokes]

I'll second the delete temp internet files (Tools, Internet Options, Delete Files, OK).  I've seen a lot of random problems with internet explorer once Temporary Internet files fill up to the set space limit they are allowed to take up on the hard drive.  I have no idea why MS would be so thick not to build in a warning that says, "Hey You!!! You're out of space for temporary internet files.  Delete some or allocate more space immediately!!!"

And I'll emphatically third or fourth or fifth or whatever the recommendation that you switch to Firefox.  Nothing new to learn if you don't want to.  Right out of the gate all your Internet Explorer favorites will have be imported in and all the Internet Explorer keyboard commands do the same thing in Firefox.  Internet Explorer will still work exactly the same, so it's not like once you switch you're screwed if you don't like it.  There are lots of goodies in there, though, if you are[/b] willing to learn a few new tricks (CTRL+T and middle clicking on links being the most important of them).  Even without learning anything new, at the very least you get a built in pop-up ad blocker.

www.mozilla.com/firebird

[Grasshopper]

Mozilla also gets my vote.

I had the same problem recently with IE running on Windows 98SE. But I couldn't post anything anywhere without the program crashing. I think the problem started after I had removed some spyware. At one stage I seemed to be removing spyware on an almost daily basis. Microsoft's attitude to security borders on the negligent IMHO. I think the removal process must have done some permanent damage. Even uninstalling IE using Win98SE Lite and then reinstalling it with all the latest MS patches didn't cure the problem.

In exasperation I started looking at alternatives. First I tried Opera. It's certainly powerful but seemed a bit bloated and the screen was too cluttered for my taste. I then tried Mozilla, and like the others have said, I haven't looked back since. It has all the things that IE lacks - a genuinly useful print preview, and a popup blocker.

[SirPeale]

Once upon a time, I was super pro IE.  After many, many viruses and browser hijacks (and popups!) I decided to give Firefox a shot.  I figured, why not?  It's a measily 6M download.

Wow!  No popups (well, I had ONE, not sure why, but that's it) nothing installed against my will, and tabbed browsing!  I thought the tabs were stupid when I first heard about it, but now that I've used it, I can't go back!

As for your problem, as mentioned earlier, delete all cache files and cookies.

[Jakobud]

And I'll emphatically third or fourth or fifth or whatever the recommendation that you switch to Firefox.  Nothing new to learn if you don't want to.  Right out of the gate all your Internet Explorer favorites will have be imported in and all the Internet Explorer keyboard commands do the same thing in Firefox.  Internet Explorer will still work exactly the same, so it's not like once you switch you're screwed if you don't like it.  There are lots of goodies in there, though, if you are[/b] willing to learn a few new tricks (CTRL+T and middle clicking on links being the most important of them).  Even without learning anything new, at the very least you get a built in pop-up ad blocker.

www.mozilla.com/firebird

Or you can make up your own custom 'tricks' using mouse gestures... All-In-One Mouse Gestures extensions totally rocks