# IE malfunction

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-malfunction/476648>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 11, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-malfunction/476648 "2008-12-11T01:07:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-malfunction/476648/1 "2008-12-11T01:07:24Z")

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Lately, anytime I run anything through Google or YouTube, Internet explorer gets “overloaded” and shuts down.

I’ve been running Spybot and defragging the hard drive, but the broblem stands.  
any solutions?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-malfunction/476648/2 "2008-12-11T03:56:11Z")

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Have you tried adaware or AVG? I’ve had AVG pick up things that adaware can’t find or can’t remove.

Of course, I can’t _do_ spybot. The screen at the end just looks like a bunch of gibberish to me.

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-malfunction/476648/3 "2008-12-11T08:44:21Z")

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tools----internet properties----advanced tab

Reset all browser settings button.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-malfunction/476648/4 "2008-12-11T13:18:26Z")

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> [@drachillix](#):
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> tools----internet properties----advanced tab
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> Reset all browser settings button.

What would that accomplish (I’m asking not arguing)? Is there somthing in those setting that could cause those kinds of problems?