Driver stuff

[Soda_Popinsky]

Im having problems with browsers. I used IE for a while, but it would always unexpectedly quit, usually 10-15 seconds after I opened it. Sometimes the error report would tell me there was a driver conflict. So, I moved to using Firebird(mozilla). Every now and then, but less often, I get the same unexpected quits. What drivers are most commonly associated with screwing with browsers? I've never heard of this before, and yes, I am fully updated with XP.

Thanks

[MrLinus]

Which website are you looking at when this happens?

[Soda_Popinsky]

I've been on AO a lot lately, but its been happening anywhere. Ive got norton antivirus and firewall updated if it means anything

[MrLinus]

It doesn't tell you which driver is conflicting? Have you checked your hardware manager to see if there are any yellow exclamation points?

[Soda_Popinsky]

Yup, that was the first thing I checked, and theres no notifications. I have a feeling the problem is elsewhere now- I just tried installing openoffice and Java, and neither successfully installed...

[MrLinus]

Hrmm... virus? trojans? other apps running? Maybe it's the Norton's? Try disabling Norton's firewall and install another firewall?

[knoledgesponge]

What I would do is shut down every unnecessary process, then uninstall all the troublesome drivers (unless of course you know which ones are causing the problem) and reinstall them

[SDK]

Un-install Internet Explorer and try re-installing it! Might help! Good Luck!

[jinxy]

You can't uninstall IE within xp, if it becomes damaged you can repair it with either of the following:
Click start>run and type src /scannow then click ok. Have your xp disk to hand as you will need it. The next method involves regedit so make sure you back up befor doing this.#

Click start>run and type regedit & click ok
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}

Right-click the IsInstalled (REG_DWORD) value, and then click Modify.
Change the value from 1 to 0 then click ok. Exit regedit then reinstall Explorer, you will have to go through windows update to re-install all the patches after this.

If this doesn't cure your problem i would suggest you look at what web sites you visit, check for nastie scripts etc. Update your AV software and run a scan.

By the way all the info above is freely available from microsoft here. http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;318378