I would uninstall AOL and that will be a step in the right direction and use
another provider.

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: Hi,
:
: I've been having a problem with IE as of late, and I've also been
: unable to download any new programs, so I'm hoping that someone may
: have some suggestions as to solve my problem. But here is background
: into the situation...
:
: I'm using Windows 98, and have internet explorer 5 intalled on the
: computer. For a while now, whenever I'm logged on to AOL, a notice or
: a tag appears on the screen that says that has the initials "IE" in the
: top left hand corner and reads something like, "this program has
: committed an illegal operation and will be shut down" or something like
: that. And you can click a little box for details or to shut it down
: and etc.
:
: This tag appears on the screen whenever I become inactive on the
: computer while on internet or when another program is opened. For
: instance, if I leave for about 15-30 seconds to go get a snack from the
: fridge, then the tag appears. It doesn't appear while I'm typing or if
: I'm actively using a function such as searching for a file, but the tag
: on the screen appears on the screen if I stop for about 15-30 seconds
: without doing anything.
:
: I'm also having problems downloading new programs as well, and I think
: it is probably connected to what I described above. I've tried to
: install a new scanner and other new hardware, but while I'm
: downloading, the screen will just freeze up after some time. It won't
: fully download new programs any more.
:
: So I'm just curious if anyone might have any suggestions or ideas as to
: how I can fix this problem. As for the problem with IE, I have tried
: to de-install IE 5 using the "add/remove", but it won't do it. I
: wanted to remove IE 5 because of the problem I just described with the
: tag appearing on the screen (I downloaded IE 5 off a disc a short while
: back..perhaps it was corrupted?) and have the computer reinstall IE 4
: (which was the original browser) but I've had no success with any of
: this. I hope someone can please help me here with the problems I just
: described.
:
: thanks
: