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More info?)
Kenneth,
Glad you've pin-pointed the culprit. BTW, are those BHOs legitimate ones, or
the ones that you don't recognize. If the latter, it's a good idea to
follow-up with Malware cleanup.
--
Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"3rd party browswer ext. stop explorer.ex"
<3rdpartybrowswerextstopexplorerex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:4D87CEA8-85D9-4B2C-AF76-F46B21733F4C@microsoft.com...
> Ramesh,
>
> Thanks for your input. Explorer.exe will not load. No error messages. It
> just does not load. But, I believe that you have properly identified the
> issue. dc@dcsoft.com sent me the following:
>
> Anyway, regarding the "third party browser extensions" are known as
> Browser
> Helper Objects (or BHO). IE6 has a nice way to mange them.
>
> 1. Select Tools | Internet Options
> 2. Click the Programs tab
> 3. Click Manage Add Ons
>
> You can enable/disable each one.
>
> I disabled three of the "suspicious" appearing BHO's and everything
> appears
> to work without a hitch.
>
> Thanks again very much for your reply and assistance.
>
> Kenneth Ching
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> What exactly do you mean by "stops working"? Perhaps an error message is
>> displayed when you try to open Explorer? One of the Browser Helper
>> Objects
>> may be blocking the functionality. Note that BHOs load with both
>> iexplore.exe as well as explorer.exe instances. You may use any of these
>> following programs to determine which BHO is causing the problem.
>>
>> ToolbarCop :
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4126.html
>> BHO Demon :
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "3rd party browswer ext. stop explorer.ex" <3rd party browswer ext. stop
>> explorer.ex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7DDD1537-E0E4-4CF5-B5C9-EC5976653956@microsoft.com...
>> > Windows Explore stops working if "third party browser extensions" in IE
>> > 6
>> > are
>> > enabled. For example, installing the Google Toolbar in IE 6 enables
>> > third
>> > party browser extensions, and prevents explorer.exe from working. Does
>> > any
>> > know of a fix or work around? Thanks.
>>
>>