Dysfunctional

I have no idea what causes this malfunction or even how to properly
characterize it but occasionally (not every time but often enough that
it's extremely aggravating) my system will suddenly start cascading
dozens of copies of the same page (link or whatever you want to call it)
onto the monitor screen.

Once upon a time, my XP system did the same thing but either because of
some adjustment I unknowingly made (or maybe somebody higher up the
computer food chain made an adjustment), the phenomenon stopped.

Has anybody else experienced this same malfunction and if so, do you
know how to stop it? Sometimes I just have to shut off my computer to
stop it as the "end task" function doesn't work.


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sooner1938

brink;512586 Wrote:
> If it is mulitple copies of a web browser window when you click on
> MailTo link, then this tutorial will show you how to fix the proble

It's not specifically in the Windows Mail program, Shawn, although i
has happened there once also. Anyway, I'll check out your link and se
if that'll solve my problem

You're extremely knowledgeable about this new OS - are you with Dell?
BTW, I'm a Texan too

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sooner1938

sooner1938;512599 Wrote:
> It's not specifically in the Windows Mail program, Shawn, although it
> has happened there once also. Anyway, I'll check out your link and see
> if that'll solve my problem.
>
> You're extremely knowledgeable about this new OS - are you with Dell?
> BTW, I'm a Texan too.

sooner1938;512603 Wrote:
>
> I see your fix involves changing an item in the registry. I'm verrrrry
> reluctant to change anything in the registry as I've read that can
> totally screw up your system if you don't do everything _exactly_ right.
>
>
> To repeat something I've said before; I'm pretty ignorant about the
> inner workings of these machines. I'd hate to mess up my brand-new
> 'puter.

Sooner,

No, I'm not with Dell or anyone else. I'm just a independent user that
has been working on computers since the old DOS days. Glad to see a
fellow Texan here to.

As long as you follow the instructions in the tutorial, you will be
fine. They only instruct you on changing the settings back to default,
so it will not hurt anything if that is not the cause of your problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/79...ink-error.html

I added a download option to make it easier to do soon.

Shawn


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dzomlija;512777 Wrote:
> Actually Sooner, using End Task in Taks Manager does work, but getting
> there is hard, because the cascading basically kills the system. You
> need to end the IEXPLORE.EXE process under Processes to stop it.
>
> I've tried Brinks solution myself, and so far I haven't had this
> problem again (knock on wood!).
>
> Currently, I rank Brink, Jupiter and Andre as the best solution
> providers on this NG.

Thanks very much for your input, Peter. You're pretty knowledgeable
about these matters yourself. Much more so than me.

As I said in my initial post, I've been using computers since about
1984 but have never really explored the mechanisms that make it all fit
together. Too intellectually lazy, I guess.


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sooner1938

sooner1938;513001 Wrote:
> Thanks very much for your input, Peter. You're pretty knowledgeable
> about these matters yourself. Much more so than me.

You're welcome. And thank you for the vote of confidence.

But I don't know about me being more knowledgeable than you, though. I
live my the basic rule that -no matter how much you know, there's always
somebody there that knows something you don't-.

Chances are you know something about computers that I don't, just as I
may know stuff that Brink may not, just as he may know something that
Andre does not. But isn't that why we're on this NG? So that we can all
learn something from everyone else?

sooner1938;513001 Wrote:
> As I said in my initial post, I've been using computers since about 1984
> but have never really explored the mechanisms that make it all fit
> together. Too intellectually lazy, I guess.

I wouldn't say intellectually lazy. Maybe you had other priorities, and
you just never really had the time?


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dzomlija;513217 Wrote:
> You're welcome. And thank you for the vote of confidence.
>
> But I don't know about me being more knowledgeable than you, though. I
> live my the basic rule that -no matter how much you know, there's always
> somebody there that knows something you don't-.
>
> Chances are you know something about computers that I don't, just as I
> may know stuff that Brink may not, just as he may know something that
> Andre does not. But isn't that why we're on this NG? So that we can all
> learn something from everyone else?
>

Peter,

I second that. I am constantly finding about things that I did not know
before. (haha)

"There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them."

Shawn


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brink

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OM\")
*Please post feedback to help others.*

Hi,

That's certainly not normal, but to my knowledge it's not a known issue
either. You can intentionally cause a cascade failure of Windows Explorer by
holding down the windows key + e, but there's not a keyboard shortcut like
this for internet explorer. Perhaps your system has a keyboard hotkey for
this function? If so, it may be that the button occasionally sticks, or that
there is an issue with the supporting keyboard driver. Updating to the most
recent driver release from the manufacturer may help, as may adjusting
keyboard settings in the control panel.

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"sooner1938" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I have no idea what causes this malfunction or even how to properly
> characterize it but occasionally (not every time but often enough that
> it's extremely aggravating) my system will suddenly start cascading
> dozens of copies of the same page (link or whatever you want to call it)
> onto the monitor screen.
>
> Once upon a time, my XP system did the same thing but either because of
> some adjustment I unknowingly made (or maybe somebody higher up the
> computer food chain made an adjustment), the phenomenon stopped.
>
> Has anybody else experienced this same malfunction and if so, do you
> know how to stop it? Sometimes I just have to shut off my computer to
> stop it as the "end task" function doesn't work.
>
>
> --
> sooner1938