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    Lately, I have been unable to open new windows in IE.  It wouldn't even work if I clicked on a linked that opened to a new window or even clicked on a link in an e-mail.  Today, was the ultimate pisser when I opened the find window and typed in what I was looking for and clicked Find and got an error.  Luckily, the MS KB came to the rescue and it was a very easy fix.

    If you ever have problems like this, check out KB Article 180176

    Posted: Mar 23 2004, 05:33 PM by HumanCompiler | with 8 comment(s)
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    Ryan Rinaldi said:

    Sounds like a really crappy bug. To bad Microsoft thinks they fixed it. Quote the KB article:
    "This problem does not occur in Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 or later."
    # March 24, 2004 6:37 PM

    HumanCompiler said:

    Ha...didn't see that...nice! ;)

    About once every 2 years or so, I have some major problem like this. I should be good to go for a while now. :P
    # March 24, 2004 6:38 PM

    JENN said:

    HI WHOEVER CAN HELP ME!
    I RECENTLY MESSED UP MY SETTING FOR MY INTERNET EXPLORER AND KNOW THE ADDRESS BAR IS AN ICON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN
    HOW DO I GET IT TO TURN BACK INTO AN ADDRESS BAR WHERE I CAN TYPE MY WEBSITES IN IT AGAIN!
    # April 30, 2004 3:48 PM

    rob said:

    when I close internet explorer I always get and error page
    # May 6, 2004 11:15 AM

    Mark said:

    I an having the same problem as mentioned above, when I want to open a new browser window or click an a link that opens a new window in IE 6.0 with XP. When this happens I get an error message saying Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and must close. Is this the same thing that was happening in the above error and KB Article 180176 fixed the issue?
    # May 17, 2004 6:00 PM

    HumanCompiler said:

    Actually, no, mine wasn't doing that, but I believe from reading the KB that they are definitely related.
    # May 17, 2004 6:12 PM

    fustrated with explorer said:

    i am having a problem with internet explorer constantaly refreshing its self i have tried just about everything short of reformatting my hard drive and starting anew but i do not want to do this because i have many files i cannot lose as well as programs on my computer i have since lost the insatall disks for i am using windows xp. if anyone has any advice about how to fix this problem the please shhot me an email at hyper_fool@yahoo.com
    # July 19, 2004 6:16 PM

    jp said:

    I have a new computer with Vista Every time I try to access my e-mail via explorer, my internet connection gets disconnected. What's the fix?
    # June 14, 2007 11:40 AM