I have IE6 and am constantly getting the error message "Internet EXPLORER has encountered a problem and has to shut down". It gets to the POINT it's almost unusable. Does IE 7 or 8 solve this problem?No. Something else is causing it. What are you doing when the error message occurs?I remember seeing that message when I used to use IE, I don't remember if it was ver 6 or 7. It was an occasional nuisance, but not constant. CC might be right that something else is going on.

Since I switched to FireFox I haven't seen anything like that since. You might try FireFox and see if it MAKES a difference. It may help you narrow down the problem.

BTW, even though I don't use IE hardly at all any more, I still keep it up to date. The most current version is IE8.

I, too, use Firefox most of the time. But there are some times when I want to use IE. I am not doing anything unusual. It just pops up when it has the mind to. Has IE 7 or 8 solved this problem?By all means, try a newer version and see what happens. It obviously can't get worse.I've seen that upgrading to a later version of IE has FIXED a problem with the current browser. It's good that you have an alternative browser like FF. MANY people don't think past that and get stuck with NO Internet with only 1 defective browser.

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