IE6 shuts down randomly -> WTF?

[JPS]

I am managing a W98 box and I keep getting and error in IE6 a few minutes after I open it. I get an error saying there has been a problem and that IE6 will now shut down. Any information will be lost and session closed. It then gives me an option of reporting this as 'feedback' to M$ which I do and I get a screen saying it is done. Then IE6 shuts down and restarts. A few minutes later, same thing happens.

I have tried repairing IE. I have also tried unistalling and reinstalling IE. No luck.

I need a screen shot of the message window and will try to put one up tonight. Until then, anyone have any idea what in the world could be wrong?

Thanks!

 

[Dan]

This happens to me also. It's a random thing though. I'll go for a few days without a problem and then suddenly go through an evening of hell. One night when it was particularly bad I downloaded Netscape 6.1 and the latest version of Opera. I quickly discovered the same problem occuring with those browsers as well. It made me wonder if the problem lay with my cable modem provider rather than IE6.

 

[JPS]

Know of any work arounds. It doesn't affect my W2K boxes which run through the same firewall and hence the same cable hookup....

 

[Elledan]

Did the same thing happen before you upgraded to IE 6.0? It might very well be that this 'upgrade' to IE 6 is responsible for this problem.

 

[JPS]

Not sure...it is not my 'puter -> my wifes friend's rig

 

[Elledan]

Hmm.. I would try getting back to IE 5.x. I don't see what else could cause it, actually.

 

[Kazi]

simple, its beta...hehe, has to be - happens to me too..