IE Explorer 5.x Hangs Upon Open

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DanJ - 22 Jul 2004 02:49 GMT

My iMac (DV, purchased in 2000, OS 9.1.2?) \simply won't launch
Explorer anymore. As soon as I click on the alias or another program
invokes Explorer, the startup screen for MSIE appears, and my cursor
freezes within seconds.

I know the cable modem connection is fine, because AIM still works and
my wireless network is giving me access to the same connection via a
Windows laptop right now.

Any suggestions? Should I uninstall and reinstall?
-Dan

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Mickey Stevens - 22 Jul 2004 16:05 GMT

Try increasing the memory allocation to Internet Explorer. Quit Internet
Explorer, then locate the Internet Explorer application icon. Select it,
then go to File -> Get Info -> Memory. Set the Preferred size to 25000K,
then close the window.

Did you try deleting these files?
HD:System Folder:Preferences:Explorer:Downloads.html
HD:System Folder:Preferences:Explorer:History.html
HD:System Folder:Preferences:MS Internet Cache

If that doesn't help, it could indicate a corrupt Internet Preferences file.
Drag Macintosh HD:System Folder:Preferences:Internet Preferences to the
Desktop. Re-launch Internet Explorer and see if it crashes. If it still
does, move the Internet Preferences file back. If it does not, you can
trash the Internet Preferences file.

On 7/21/04 8:49 PM, in article
df8adb14.0407211749.298dd006@posting.google.com, "DanJ" <danj@2rmg.com>
wrote:

> My iMac (DV, purchased in 2000, OS 9.1.2?) \simply won't launch
> Explorer anymore. As soon as I click on the alias or another program
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Any suggestions? Should I uninstall and reinstall?
> -Dan

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IE Explorer 5.x Hangs Upon Open