I emailed free support for SP3 and recieved the following reply. I followed
the course of action which was very easy to accomplish and it seems to have
resolved my problem. I will paste the directions here:
This issue can be caused by improper IE settings. Let’s try the following
steps to reset Internet Explorer:
Reset Internet Explorer (IE)
====================
Note: This step will help us clear cookies, restore the security level back
to the default settings, and disable third-party browser extensions. Before
trying the steps, we can export the cookies so they can be easily restored
later if you desire:
1. Press "Alt" from your keyboard, click "File", and click "Import and
Export".
2. Click "Next", select "Export Cookies", and click "Next".
3. The file is saved by default to your “Documents” folder, click "OK".
If you would like to import the cookies after resolving the issue, please
select “Import Cookies” in file menu to import the saved cookies file and
choose the “cookies” file from your “Documents” folder.
For Internet Explorer 6.0:
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1. Click Start, Run, type: “inetcpl.cpl” (without quotation marks) and press
Enter.
2. Select the General tab, and in the Temporary Internet files window, click
"Delete Cookies", and click OK.
3. In the same tab click Delete Files, check the "Delete all offline
contents" box and click OK.
4. Click the Programs tab, and click "Reset Web Settings".
5. Click the Advanced tab, and click "Restore Defaults".
6. Under the Advanced tab, uncheck "Enable third-party browser extensions"
(requires restart).
7. Click OK.
Post by Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WMPost by karatcheI have the same issue- just since my os updated itself the other night. Now I
have trouble when trying to open multiple IE windows. I refrained from
installing IE7 on this machine because as I tried IE 7 last year I found it
to run slow and did not like the changes. I'm assuming it is a conflict
between IE6 and the SP3 updates. Please let me know if you find an answer
short of rollong back the SP3 installation. Thanks
Post by HPS AdminWe have recently applied SP3 to our XP Pro PC's and our users are complaining
about intermittent "Page cannot be displayed" errors occurring for websites
they frequently visit. I am also experiencing the same issues, even when
trying to access posts on here, but clicking the refresh a few times or
clearing the cache eventually gets the page displayed. The SP2 PC's are not
experiencing this issue and I've been using one now all day without the same
errors that people on the SP3 machines are still getting, so I don't think it
has anything to do with our proxy service or network setup as I'd expect all
PC's to suffer the same issue.
Win XP Pro SP3 + IE 6.0.2900.5512 SP3
Has anyone got any ideas what may be causing this issue, it's annoying
rather than show stopping so I don't want to have to rollback SP3.
Such problems are usually caused by add-ons or malware.
ADD-ONS
Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
Uncheck "Enable third-party browser enhancements".
MALWARE
Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages, including HijackThis.
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.
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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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