# Computer - why does the SDMB keeps crashing my IE 5.0? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 16, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468 "2003-02-16T17:48:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/1 "2003-02-16T17:48:13Z")
This is a really vexing problem. The day after I reformat my hard disk and re-install IE 5.0, the Message Board will keep crashing, causing a fatal error in URLDOM.DLL (or something like that). Any suggestion? The crash is random, as far as I can tell, and only on the SDMB… ---
**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/2 "2003-02-16T18:00:24Z")
Computer – archway! Sorry. Anyway, try to isolate the problem. Does the problem occur when you disable scripting? ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/3 "2003-02-16T18:04:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JRootabega \* > \*\*Computer – archway! > > Sorry. > > Anyway, try to isolate the problem. Does the problem occur when you disable scripting? \*\* Er, Java Scripting? (I got the latest version of Java installed) JIT complier? I don’t know ~ I wonder if that help 'cos the SBDM doesn’t load any Java applets… Or you were meaning something else? System Specs: Windows 98 500mhz with 512mb RAM IE 5.0 ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/4 "2003-02-16T18:17:05Z")
Here’s the error detail: > [@](#): > > IEXPLORE caused an invalid page fault in > module URLMON.DLL at 016f:77065552. > Registers: > EAX=00000000 CS=016f EIP=77065552 EFLGS=00010246 > EBX=01cac30c SS=0177 ESP=0058b03c EBP=0058b084 > ECX=01cb2b08 DS=0177 ESI=00000000 FS=39ff > EDX=004246f0 ES=0177 EDI=0058b06c GS=0000 > Bytes at CS:EIP: > 8b 10 68 00 c0 00 00 51 68 02 20 00 00 56 50 0f > Stack dump: > 01ccd8e4 00000ce1 0058b06c 0058b074 00000000 0058b0d8 01cac30c 01c25f64 00000000 00000001 00000000 0042000c 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ---
**Author:** ![I\_Brian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@I\_Brian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Brian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/5 "2003-02-16T18:24:54Z")
I’m using IE 5.0 and Striaght Dope is loading fine. Win 98 1.4GHz 512 RAM ---
**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/6 "2003-02-16T18:28:33Z")
[http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=254490](http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=254490) That link may hold a registry-editing solution. ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/7 "2003-02-16T19:11:49Z")
Now might be a great time to switch over to Mozilla or Opera. It would probably give you a working browser (though not solving your problem). ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-why-does-the-sdmb-keeps-crashing-my-ie-5-0/155468/8 "2003-02-16T23:43:42Z")
Get a better version of IE, its free or use Netscape 7…seems the version you have cant handle the board.