explorer keeps shutting down - autotrader

[gemini]

help please

when I get a hit listof vehicles and I select one for a closer look the computer reports an error

I get a report screen with send or dont send - this then shuts down explorer

It does it on comets site also when I ask it to bid for an item

any help gratefully recieved as its ruining my shopping

[fid]

gemini said:

help please when I get a hit listof vehicles and I select one for a closer look the computer reports an error I get a report screen with send or dont send - this then shuts down explorer It does it on comets site also when I ask it to bid for an item any help gratefully recieved as its ruining my shopping

I had the same problem. Restoring Defaults on the Advanced tab in the Internet Explorer control panel solved it for me.

[gemini]

I reset the sytem to an earlier date - this solved it

and then low and behold when I logged on tonight its doing it again


Buggered?

[gemini]

any help

even when I log onto here it crashes as oon as the page loads

www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/

[agent006]

Autotrader uses javascript to open new windows.

Try:
http://jdl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9812

[__LEE__]

gemini said:

I reset the sytem to an earlier date - this solved it and then low and behold when I logged on tonight its doing it again Buggered?

Sounds like you could have some spyware/adware which is altering your IE settings (very common problem).

Is your computer protected?, i.e. Firewall, AV, Anti-Spyware?. Let us know what/if any protection you are using then we can suggest what to do.

I would recommend you dump IE, and get FireFox its quicker, far more secure and has a host of improvements over IE.

But if you would like to stick with IE, you could try and trace the problem with HijackThis.





>> Edited by __LEE__ on Sunday 19th December 14:47

[old64er]

I agree since changing to fireox the net has been a better experience, i like the built in search capabilities and its security

[joospeed]

ok I must be missing something .. download the firefox prog off their site, but all it creates is some funny looking icon in my program files folder and when i click on it it asks me which program i want to open it with the icon is called en-GB .. what do I do with it? there's no .exe files, nothing at all in fact, the icon properties says it 4.7mb big so there's something there, but what I dunno

[D_Mike]

you might have downloaded an archive... you probably want a self extracting archive... try getting the one on the front page of www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

that crying smiley always makes me answer posts asking for help... it just looks so sad.

[gemini]

firfox seems to have sorted it
I blame spy ware

I had little protection other than pop up blocker so the barstewards must have got to me!

Bloody hun.net

[joospeed]

yay all sorted now .. works a treat top tip

[__LEE__]

gemini said:

firfox seems to have sorted it I blame spy ware I had little protection other than pop up blocker so the barstewards must have got to me! Bloody hun.net

I recommend you download and install these programes (all free/Trial).

Zonelabs Firewall
Anti-Spyware
Adware Remover

P.S, I wouldn't use your credit card on the net or do anything sensitive i.e. online-banking until you have installed the above software and carried out a sweep of your system with each.

Here is a article I always recommend users read at work, it's gives some good tips and advice on how to use your P.C. without getting stung.

[tycho]

Also get the firefox patch to speed it up. Goes like lightning with it. Dunno where it is but there was a thread on here not long ago.

[gemini]

loaded anti spy ware and sweeper

it found 18 objects from cookies to tojans

clean now!


no wonedr I kept getting the odd nude pop up
most embarrassing when looking at cbeebies sites withthe lad!