Hi,

Lately, when I click on the "Shutdown" button for my computer (running Win XP Professional), I get a pop-up that states "End Program - IEExplore.exe" and asks me to "End Now" (or it shuts it down automatically after so many seconds....) I click on "End Now" and it disappears.....but then it will reappear again a few seconds later and I have to do it again. Thic can happen several times depending on the amount of internet activity I've had on the computer. Finally after "ending now" for so many times, it finally goes into the Windows shutdown procedure and everything is fine.

I know that this is Internet Explorer, but I don't understand why I keep getting this prompt message when I shutdown my computer. Its more a frustration than anything else. I'm using IE 6-- I've avoided IE7 so far because I don't like it.

If anyone can explain this to me and perhaps how to stop it, I'd really appreciate it!

Thank you--

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Repair Internet Explorer 6

A number of XP users have reported situations with Internet Explorer 6 becoming corrupted and reporting a number of different errors. While there is certainly no guarantee, the two procedures listed below have restored functionality to IE6 for many users experiencing problems.

Note: Both methods listed require that the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM be available.

Method 1: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

* From the Start menu, select Run.
* In the Open field, type sfc /scannow (Note: There is a space between sfc and /scannow)
* Select the OK button.
* Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process.
* Reboot the computer when System File Checker completes.

Method 2: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

* From the Start menu, select Search, select All Files and Folders.
* Select More Advanced Options and place a checkmark beside Search Hidden Files and Folders option.
* Ensure that Search System Folders and Search Subfolders are also checked.
* In the All or Part of the File Name box, type ie.inf
* In the Look In drop-down menu, select C: or the letter of the hard drive that contains the Windows folder.
* Click the Search button.
* In the search results pane, find the ie.inf file located in Windows\Inf folder.
* Right click the ie.inf file and click Install on the context menu.
* Reboot the computer when the file copy process is complete.