# Can't get to links while in a thread.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-to-links-while-in-a-thread/360918>\
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**Created:** [June 16, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-to-links-while-in-a-thread/360918 "2006-06-16T13:29:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-to-links-while-in-a-thread/360918/1 "2006-06-16T13:29:25Z")

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This has never happened before, but when I click on a link the browser freezes, and I have use Ctrl-Alt-Del to shut down Explorer. In other programs, links seem to work fine. Why does this happen?