[SOLVED] IE 7 freezes when using address bar

dskellie · 12-07-2007, 02:12 PM

Hi all,

Sorry if I didn't have time to search for this problem in the forum. Just point me to the thread if there is one.

My pc:

Gateway Intel
WinXP home - SP2
IE 7

Problem:
In the last week or so whenever I type an address in the address bar and hit Enter, IE freezes and the cursor disappears everywhere except the taskbar. I open Task Manager and IE is "Not Responding". I have to shut it down and get the error-reporting message.

I have cleared the AutoComplete function, deleted Histories, etc. I've run AdAware SE, Spybot and looked thru HiJackThis log without anything jumping out at me, nor has anything worked.

Thanks in advance for your help.

**Go The Power** · 12-07-2007, 05:05 PM

Hello and welcome to TSF

Try doing this:

Click Start, All programs, Accessories, System tools and click on Internet Explore (No Addons)

Does it still freeze if you run IE with no add-ons?

dskellie · 12-07-2007, 05:33 PM

Thanks for the quick reply and welcome. I didn't have time to search for a similar posting, but did and found one.

IE without add-ons works fine so I went to Manage add-ons under Tools and systematically found that a Yahoo! browser helper object was causing the problem. I disabled it and still have the Yahoo toolbar. Don't know if there's another problem lurking yet, but thanks for the help.

I'll search more completely before I duplicate another post.

dskellie

**Go The Power** · 12-07-2007, 06:37 PM

I am glad to hear your problem is solved :)

Could you please mark this thread Resolved? Click Thread tools, then on Mark This Thread Resolved, as seen in the image below:

dskellie · 12-08-2007, 10:28 AM

Thanks again.

12-07-2007, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
dskellie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 OS: winXPhome	[SOLVED] IE 7 freezes when using address bar Hi all, Sorry if I didn't have time to search for this problem in the forum. Just point me to the thread if there is one. My pc: Gateway Intel WinXP home - SP2 IE 7 Problem: In the last week or so whenever I type an address in the address bar and hit Enter, IE freezes and the cursor disappears everywhere except the taskbar. I open Task Manager and IE is "Not Responding". I have to shut it down and get the error-reporting message. I have cleared the AutoComplete function, deleted Histories, etc. I've run AdAware SE, Spybot and looked thru HiJackThis log without anything jumping out at me, nor has anything worked. Thanks in advance for your help. Last edited by JohnthePilot; 12-07-2007 at 05:19 PM. Reason: email address removed to avoid spam

12-07-2007, 05:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 11,006 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: IE 7 freezes when using address bar Hello and welcome to TSF Try doing this: Click Start, All programs, Accessories, System tools and click on Internet Explore (No Addons) Does it still freeze if you run IE with no add-ons? __________________

12-07-2007, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
dskellie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 OS: winXPhome	Re: IE 7 freezes when using address bar Thanks for the quick reply and welcome. I didn't have time to search for a similar posting, but did and found one. IE without add-ons works fine so I went to Manage add-ons under Tools and systematically found that a Yahoo! browser helper object was causing the problem. I disabled it and still have the Yahoo toolbar. Don't know if there's another problem lurking yet, but thanks for the help. I'll search more completely before I duplicate another post. dskellie

12-07-2007, 06:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 11,006 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: IE 7 freezes when using address bar I am glad to hear your problem is solved :) Could you please mark this thread Resolved? Click Thread tools, then on Mark This Thread Resolved, as seen in the image below: __________________

12-08-2007, 10:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
dskellie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 OS: winXPhome	Re: [SOLVED] IE 7 freezes when using address bar Thanks again.