Please answer all of the following diagnostic questions by number in your
next reply (no need to quote this post):
1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No add-ons).
2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES) &
reboot?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
3. What's the full name of the McAfee application (e.g., McAfee Antivirus
Plus; McAfee Total Protection; McAfee Security Center)?
4. Repost: Has another McAfee application or a Norton application ever been
installed on this machine?
5. Repost: Did a McAfee or Norton free-trial come preinstalled on the
computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated
it.)
6. Do you have back-ups of all the changes you've made with "UNIBLUE
Registry cleaner 2009?"
Fred Grosskurth wrote:
> Thanks again for your response:
>
> I didn't get a chance to finish answering your questions.
>
> I have used McAfee for years and just downloaded it when I got my new PC
> back in 09 and yes it's current. I use Verizon DSL. Defender is the
> only
> spyware I use.
>
> I haven't used registry cleaner for over a year. However, like an idiot,
> I
> used it yesterday hoping that would fix it.
>
>> Your injudicious use of "UNIBLUE Registry cleaner 2009" may have /caused/
>> the problem! If you ever think your Registry needs to be cleaned,
>> repaired, boosted, tuned-up, cured, tweaked, fixed, or optimized (it
>> doesn't), read http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and draw your own
>> conclusions. Also see
>> http://blogs.technet.com/markrussin.../02/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life.aspx
>>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>>
>> Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
>> computer?
>>
>> Did a Norton or McAfee free-trial come preinstalled on the computer when
>> you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)
>>
>>
>> Fred Grosskurth wrote:
>>> I'm running windows XP SP3 I.E.8. all of a sudden I started to get the
>>> :
>>> "STACK OVERFLOW AT LINE 0" error msg when in I.E.. I'm a little uneasy
>>> to
>>> just go
>>> ahead and clean my registry which I'm told is where the problem lies. I
>>> have UNIBLUE Registry cleaner 2009, but I hear stories that cleaning
>>> your
>>> registry is not the best thing to do. Someone suggested to remove JAVE
>>> and
>>> FLASH, but I'm hesitant to do that as well. Other than this error I
>>> have
>>> no
>>> other problems, XP runs well and fast.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions ?