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February 4, 2005
Dear CNET members, Happy Friday! This week's overwhelming answer to Lawrence's trouble with Internet Explorer was Mozilla Firefox! While I have to agree that Firefox is an awesome browser, a simple browser switch may solve his problem temporarily but may not address the root cause, which could be anything from spyware to a corrupt version of his software. Since we don't know exactly what Lawrence's IE issue entails, this week's winning answer by two-time winner Miguel K. gives several approaches to tackling it. So, Lawrence, swing by this week's discussion and let us know if Miguel's solutions, the honorable mentions, and the recommendations by our members helped you out in any way. Thanks, everyone!
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Member Question of the Week
About every 15 minutes, I get a message saying, "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close." What's causing this, and do you have any suggestions on how to fix this problem? It is quite annoying! Thank you.
Submitted by:
Lawrence A.
It is impossible to diagnose the cause of this (or any) error message without knowing what operating system is running on your computer, which version of Internet Explorer you are using, and what exactly you were doing when the latter crashed. If you are running an older version of Internet Explorer or one missing some key fixes and patches, the solution to your problem might be as simple as updating your software.For argument's sake, let's assume you have the latest version of Internet Explorer and that it is...
Submitted by:
Miguel K. of Columbus, Ohio
Please click the following links for this week's: For
Miguel's
efforts, we're sending him his choice of any Help.com Learning CD.• Honorable mentions • Other recomendations from our members Community Buzz  Each week we take a look at topics discussed in the forums.Best regards and enjoy! Recently, Microsoft joined the battle against spyware by releasing its own antispyware utility. While it is still in the beta phase, for those of you who currently are using it, tell us what you think of it and how it compares to the more popular antispyware utilities out there. We're all listening. More from the Viruses & security alerts forum I've had it with spyware! One member, jetblast, has had it with these parasites and doesn't know what else to do. He has used Spybot and Ad-aware and has a firewall, but he still can't get rid of spyware. Read up on his situation, and if you have any additional suggestions, let's hear them. Or if you find yourself in a similar scenario, check out what others recommend. More from the Windows XP forum Attack on daughter's Web sites When a malicious cyberattack hits home, is there anything you can do about it? Here a member explains how her daughter's innocent Web site was maliciously trashed with offensive content. She would really like to find out how to investigate it further. Do you have any suggestions? What would you do if it happened to you? More from the Computer newbies forum Digital 8mm transfer to PC? This is a popular subject that surfaces in the forums quite often. Is there hardware that will allow you to convert digital 8mm videotapes to your computer when a USB or FireWire port is unavailable on the camcorder? What are the options? See what members are recommending. If you have a suggestion, let us hear about it. More from the Multimedia forum The case of the disappearing Favorites folder This member just spent countless hours organizing his Internet Explorer browser favorites, only to find the next day that his Favorites folder had completely disappeared. Do you have any suggestions for him? More from the Computer help forum Mac nugget: Security for Macs Have you recently switched from a Windows to a Mac system? Do you want to know if you need to take all the security baggage you had when dealing with Windows into the Mac environment? Find out what our members suggest. More from the Mac OS forum |
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I am trying to find some kind of parental control program that will log what my teenage kid does online--e-mail, passwords, and such. My daughter has recently changed all her passwords and has become very secretive. We're concerned that this may lead to trouble. Does anyone know of a program that is reliable and has had no problems associated with it? I would be most appreciative!
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