explorer closing after clicking links

[rick]

hi.....just started having this problem..i get to web pages fine but if i
click
on links on the page explorer closes and i'm back to my desktop. i'm using
IE 7. any help? thank you!

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Start with a malware diagnosis. I suggest http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Do everything suggested, don't pick and choose. When you get to the point of
using HijackThis, be sure to post the log to an appropriate forum as
instructed. DO NOT post it here.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"rick" <rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:70621E14-1E1D-4CA3-AB9A-3995E4FAFC4D@microsoft.com...
> hi.....just started having this problem..i get to web pages fine but if i
> click
> on links on the page explorer closes and i'm back to my desktop. i'm
> using
> IE 7. any help? thank you!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

"rick" <rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:70621E14-1E1D-4CA3-AB9A-3995E4FAFC4D@microsoft.com...
> hi.....just started having this problem..i get to web pages fine but if i
> click
> on links on the page explorer closes and i'm back to my desktop. i'm
> using
> IE 7. any help? thank you!

I know of three causes for the vast majority of such problems:
1. Incompatible add-ons: What if you right click the IE icon on the desktop
and choose Start Without Add-ons?
Or go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No Add-ons).

2. Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
Scroll to the bottom and click Reset Internet Explorer Settings.

3. Malware already installed on the computer: Help with malware
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

If you want better answers for IE7 questions please see:

In a newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.