Shortcuts to web pages stop working

[Larry]

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Rather frequently, in my Windows 98, my shortcuts to webpages and my
Winkey assignments stop working. When this happens the only way I can
get to a website is to have an IE window open and type the address into
the address bar.

Another symptom is that, when I hold the pointer over the taskbar, the
hourglass or waving flag icon appears, indicating that something is
going on in the background When this happened yesterday, I opened the
Close Program dialog box and found several instances of Internet
Explorer open (though there were no windows corresponding with these
processes). I closed them one by one, but the problem persisted.

So far, whenever this hangup occurs, the only thing that seems to work
is a restart. Any better ideas?

Thanks,
Larry

 

[Guest]

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Before anything else, see my article on Security at
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm. Sounds like spyware to me.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User


"Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
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> Rather frequently, in my Windows 98, my shortcuts to webpages and my
> Winkey assignments stop working. When this happens the only way I can
> get to a website is to have an IE window open and type the address into
> the address bar.
>
> Another symptom is that, when I hold the pointer over the taskbar, the
> hourglass or waving flag icon appears, indicating that something is
> going on in the background When this happened yesterday, I opened the
> Close Program dialog box and found several instances of Internet
> Explorer open (though there were no windows corresponding with these
> processes). I closed them one by one, but the problem persisted.
>
> So far, whenever this hangup occurs, the only thing that seems to work
> is a restart. Any better ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
>
>

 

[Larry]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

Thanks, Gary, I'll check it out.

Larry





"Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ObVK9LdpFHA.2504@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Before anything else, see my article on Security at
> http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm. Sounds like spyware to
me.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
>
>
> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
> news:ed5RGccpFHA.2904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Rather frequently, in my Windows 98, my shortcuts to webpages and my
> > Winkey assignments stop working. When this happens the only way I
can
> > get to a website is to have an IE window open and type the address
into
> > the address bar.
> >
> > Another symptom is that, when I hold the pointer over the taskbar,
the
> > hourglass or waving flag icon appears, indicating that something is
> > going on in the background When this happened yesterday, I opened
the
> > Close Program dialog box and found several instances of Internet
> > Explorer open (though there were no windows corresponding with these
> > processes). I closed them one by one, but the problem persisted.
> >
> > So far, whenever this hangup occurs, the only thing that seems to
work
> > is a restart. Any better ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Larry
> >
> >
>
>